Prehistory in the Pacific Islands - Couverture souple

Terrell, John

 
9780521369565: Prehistory in the Pacific Islands

Synopsis

How, asks John Terrell in this richly illustrated and original book, can we best account for the remarkable diversity of the Pacific Islanders in biology, language, and custom? Traditionally scholars have recognized a simple racial division between Polynesians, Micronesians, Melanesians, Australians, and South-east Asians: peoples allegedly differing in physical appearance, temperament, achievements, and perhaps even intelligence. Terrell shows that such simple divisions do not fit the known facts and provide little more than a crude, static picture of human diversity.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

How, asks John Terrell in this richly illustrated and original book, can we best account for the remarkable diversity of the Pacific Islanders in biology, language, and custom? Traditionally scholars have recognized a simple racial division between Polynesians, Micronesians, Melanesians, Australians, and South-east Asians: peoples allegedly differing in physical appearance, temperament, achievements, and perhaps even intelligence. Terrell shows that such simple divisions do not fit the known facts and provide little more than a crude, static picture of human diversity.

Revue de presse

'... a stimulating and critical assessment of the history of the Pacific Islands.' New Scientist

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9780521306041: Prehistory in the Pacific Islands

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521306043 ISBN 13 :  9780521306041
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1986
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