Pacific people and change /
Quanchi, Max.
Pacific people and change / Max Quanchi. - vi, 97 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. - The Pacific in the 20th Century . - Pacific in the Twentieth Century. .
Includes index.
Clues to the past: the Lapita pottery makers -- Young men, yams and art: Abelam history and tradition -- Living in a volcano: a violent history -- The highlands of Papua New Guinea: first contact -- People on the move: relocation and resettlement -- The war in the Pacific: 'we have got nothing' -- Retracing the past: the voyage of the Hokule'a -- Land rights: the struggle for Banaba.
Intended to make students aware of the diverse and unique cultures that inhabit the Pacific. Covers changes such as colonisation, wars, volcanic eruptions and rising sea levels. Suggested level: secondary.
0521376270 9780521376273
GB9186502 bnb GB9220028 bnb
Oceania--History--Juvenile literature.
Pacific people and change / Max Quanchi. - vi, 97 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. - The Pacific in the 20th Century . - Pacific in the Twentieth Century. .
Includes index.
Clues to the past: the Lapita pottery makers -- Young men, yams and art: Abelam history and tradition -- Living in a volcano: a violent history -- The highlands of Papua New Guinea: first contact -- People on the move: relocation and resettlement -- The war in the Pacific: 'we have got nothing' -- Retracing the past: the voyage of the Hokule'a -- Land rights: the struggle for Banaba.
Intended to make students aware of the diverse and unique cultures that inhabit the Pacific. Covers changes such as colonisation, wars, volcanic eruptions and rising sea levels. Suggested level: secondary.
0521376270 9780521376273
GB9186502 bnb GB9220028 bnb
Oceania--History--Juvenile literature.