{"product_id":"the-pacific-islands-9780824812331","title":"The Pacific Islands","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecognized as \"the principal guide to Pacific peoples, their cultures, and history,\" The Pacific Islands has been a standard reference and text for scholars and students for many years. Containing extensive revisions and additions based on the large number of more recent historical and anthropological writings about the Pacific, this edition is a comprehensive view of the geography, economics, history, ethnology, and politics of the island groups up to 1950 (when changes of different kinds and tempos began to occur).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince their \"discovery\" by Europeans centuries ago, the Pacific Islands have been undergoing rapid and profound changes. With compassion and insight, Professor Oliver tells how their native peoples have fared in recent centuries and presents the facts that will determine their future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas L. Oliver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Hawaii Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.07w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780824812331\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Hawaii Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40414675632243,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":34.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_0a4bd4d3-09ab-4287-b020-a2ae2826df65.jpg?v=1662214110","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-pacific-islands-9780824812331","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}