Historical Dictionary of Polynesia
- ISBN-10
- 0810842378
- ISBN-13
- 9780810842373
- Category
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Pages
- 365
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Author
- Robert D. Craig
Description
Alphabetically arranged entries, ranging in length from a paragraph to several pages, describe the important people, food, native animals, politics, history, and culture of Polynesia, which is made up of more than a dozen countries, including American Samoa, French Polynesia, Hawaii, New Zealand, and Tonga. The book includes a four-page list of acronyms, an extensive chronology, and appendices with the names of Polynesian islands and lists of political rulers of the various states through history. Author Craig (emeritus, history, Alaska Pacific U.) has created several other dictionaries on Oceania, Polynesian mythology, and Hawaii. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
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