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Number 36 - Pacific Anthropological Records
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Price: |
12.99 |
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Title: |
Social Relations in Ancient Tongareva |
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Author: |
Andrew R. T. Campbell |
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ISBN: |
093089703X |
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Description: |
1985 - Softcover - Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum -
112 pages - B/W photos, maps, diagrams |
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Condition: |
Ex-library with expected markings, title page removed, 2 SPINE SEAMS REPAIRED WITH ARCHIVAL TAPE,
--shown in two double-page pictures--corner upturn, edge wear, tape reinforced spine,
age discoloration to covers inside and out. |
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Summary: |
Historical Background - Aspects of Ecology - Social Organization - Warfare
"Penrhyn Island (also called Tongareva, Mangarongaro, Hararanga, and Te Pitaka) is the most remote
and largest atoll of the 15 Cook Islands in the south Pacific Ocean...
In 1864, Penrhyn was almost depopulated by Peruvian slavers.
An estimated 1,000 men, women, and children were taken to South America...
In World War II, a substantial airstrip was built, which is still used today ."
--some background info of the area via wikipedia CLICK THE "MORE IMAGES" LINK ABOVE TO SEE MORE OF THIS TITLE |
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