The Pacific islands : environment and society / [edited by] Moshe Rapaport.

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Bibliographic Details
Edition:Revised edition.
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2013]
©2013
Other Authors:
Rapaport, Moshe
Subjects:
Human geography > Islands of the Pacific.
Human ecology > Islands of the Pacific.
Environmental protection > Islands of the Pacific.
Islands of the Pacific > Geography.
Islands of the Pacific > Social life and customs.
Islands of the Pacific > History.
Format: Book
The Pacific islands : environment and society /
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • List of Tables
  • Preface
  • The Physical Environment
  • 1. Climate
  • 2. Oceanography
  • 3. Geology
  • 4. Geomorphology
  • 5. Soils
  • 6. Water
  • The Living Environment
  • 7. Biogeography
  • 8. Terrestrial Ecosystems
  • 9. Aquatic Ecosystems
  • History
  • 10. The Precontact Period
  • 11. The Postcontact Period
  • 12. Changing Patterns of Power
  • Culture
  • 13. Language
  • 14. Social Relations
  • 15. Gender
  • 16. Tenure
  • 17. Law
  • 18. Religion
  • 19. Literature
  • 20. Art
  • 21. Music and Dance PerformancePopulation
  • 22. Demography: A Slow or Stalled Demographic Transition Affecting Development
  • 23. Mobility to Migration
  • 24. Health
  • 25. Education
  • 26. Urban Challenges
  • Economy
  • 27. Pacific Island Economies
  • 28. Agriculture
  • 29. Logging
  • 30. Ocean Resources
  • 31. Mining
  • 32. Tourism
  • 33. Communications
  • 34. Development Prospects
  • Atlas
  • Island Gazetteer
  • Contributors
  • index
  • Back Cover

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