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Record Nr.

UNISA996207186103316

Autore

Hommon Robert J

Titolo

The ancient Hawaiian state : origins of a political society / / Robert J. Hommon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2013

ISBN

0-19-991613-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (335 p.)

Disciplina

996.902/7

Soggetti

Political sociology

Hawaii Antiquities

Hawaii Civilization

Hawaii Politics and government To 1893

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""PART ONE: Hawai`i in the Early Contact Era""; ""1. The People""; ""2. Government, War, and Refuge""; ""3. Homes and Crafts""; ""4. Farming and Fishing""; ""5. Gods and Temples""; ""6. Makahiki, Trails, and Exchange""; ""PART TWO: State Societies and the Ancient Hawaiian Example""; ""7. State Societies""; ""8. The Ancient Hawaiian State""; ""PART THREE: Polynesian Societies""; ""9. Polynesian Comparisons""; ""10. Tikopia""; ""11. The Marquesas Islands: Nuku Hiva and `Ua Pou""; ""12. The Society Islands: Tahiti and Porapora""

""13. The Ancient Tongan State""""PART FOUR: The Model of Hawaiian State Emergence""; ""14. The Model: Introduction and Chronology Construction""; ""15. The Hawaiian State Emergence Model""; ""16. Summary and Conclusion""; ""Appendix: Summary of Ancient Hawaiian Political History""; ""Glossary""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""

Sommario/riassunto

Drawing on archaeological and ethnohistorical sources, this book redefines the study of primary states by arguing for the inclusion of Polynesia, which witnessed the development of primary states in both Hawaii and Tonga.