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An Anthropological Journey into Well-Being
Springer 2012; US$ 39.99This volume is a unique contribution to the exploration of a new perspective in the study of well-being, which tries to overcome the quantification bias by creating an account of the good life in a specific place. Rather than numbers, this research focuses on local narratives, emphasising the urgent need to include a wider range of... more...
Civilisation
Awa Press 2012; US$ 11.99Civilisation is Steve Braunias at his best, the scavenger of social lodestone, rich, fascinating and occasionally disturbing stories of settlements?from Kawakawa in the north, to Mosgiel in the south, and Samoa and Antarctica over the seas?and the people who live in them, their lives, loves, aspirations, and sometimes dark secrets. more...
Hide & Seek Adelaide
Hardie Grant Books 2012; US$ 8.50Not every city needs to shout, Look at me! Look at me! No, Adelaide is more of a quiet achiever. Its a place that has damn fine swimming beaches, lots of green spaces and a city centre thats so well organised even Wally couldnt get lost here. But then theres still more to discover thats a little more under... more...
Hobart
University of New South Wales Press 2013; US$ 16.99A journey through Hobart?Australia?s smallest, most southerly, least prosperous, but arguably most beautiful state capital?this updated edition reveals a city in transition, shaking off its dark and troubled past to claim its special place in the post-modern world. From Hobart?s convict legacy, its spectacular natural setting, heritage architecture,... more...
Adventure Guide to Hawaii
Hunter Publishing 1999; US$ 15.00A comprehensive guide to the islands of Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Hawaii, Kauai and Oahu by a long-time Hawaii resident. Smaller less-visited islands are also included. Along with the basics ? getting there, on-island transportation, restaurants, hotels, sightseeing ? you'll find plenty of outdoor fun. The best diving and snorkeling spots, the most scenic... more...
Internationalizing the Pacific
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 195.00The Institute of Pacific Relations was a pioneering intellectual-political organization that shaped public knowledge and both elite and popular discourse throughout the Asia-Pacific region and beyond during the inter-war years. Inspired by Wilsonian internationalism after the 1919 formation of the League of Nations, it grew to become an international... more...
Hawaiki, Ancestral Polynesia
Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 39.00Kirch and Green develop an anthropological approach to long-term history, combining archaeology, comparative ethnography, and historical linguistics. They advance a phylogenetic model for cultural diversification, and apply a triangulation method for historical reconstruction, presenting a detailed reconstruction of Hawaiki, the Ancestral Polynesian... more...
Narratives of Nation in the South Pacific
Taylor and Francis 1997; US$ 41.95It is striking that in many Pacific nations, 'national' narratives are subordinate to other fundamental historical imaginings, such as those concerning local political dynasties and conversion to Christianity. While leaders in Pacific states have frequently sought to legitimate new nations through local 'tradition' and 'custom', these constructions... more...
Archaeology of Oceania
Wiley 2008; US$ 134.95This book is a state-of-the-art introduction to the archaeology of Oceania, covering both Australia and the Pacific Islands. The first text to provide integrated treatment of the archaeologies of Australia and the Pacific Islands Enables readers to form a coherent overview of cultural developments across the region as a whole Brings together... more...
The United States in the Pacific
Greenwood Publishing Group 1995; US$ 120.00This work traces the development of American private interests in the Pacific before the 1840s - trading, whaling, sealing, missionary work and so on - and the gradual evolution of US governmental interests in the region, beginning in the 1840s. more...









