The Austronesians historical and comparative perspectives
The Austronesian-speaking population of the world are estimated to number more than 270 million people, living in a broad swathe around half the globe, from Madagascar to Easter Island and from Taiwan to New Zealand. The seventeen papers in this volume provide a general survey of these diverse popul...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Canberra, ACT
ANU E Press
2006, [2006]©2006
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| Series: | Occasional paper of the Department of Anthropology, Research School of Pacific Studies, the Australian National University
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | The Austronesian-speaking population of the world are estimated to number more than 270 million people, living in a broad swathe around half the globe, from Madagascar to Easter Island and from Taiwan to New Zealand. The seventeen papers in this volume provide a general survey of these diverse populations focusing on their common origins and historical transformations. The papers examine current ideas on the linguistics, prehistory, anthropology and recorded history of the Austronesians |
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| Item Description: | Previously published in Australia by the Department of Anthropology in association with the Comparative Austronesian Project, Research School of Pacific Studies, the Australian National University, Canberra 1995. - Papers originally presented at a conference of the Comparative Austronesian Project |
| Physical Description: | 367 pages illustrations |