The Evolution of the Polynesian Chiefdoms

Patrick Vinton Kirch

Cambridge University Press, 1989

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This is an archaeological perspective on the elaborate system of chiefdoms found in the islands of Polynesia. Using comparative ethnography, lexical reconstruction and direct archaeological evidence, the author reconstructs Ancestral Polynesian Society and details colonization, adaptation to changing environments, development of intensive production and social conflict and competition.

ISBN-13
9780521273169
ISBN-10
0521273161
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1989
Publication date
1989-07-13
Pages
328
Dimensions
229x156x20
Weight
496