Texts and Contexts is concerned with the development of Pacific Islands history as a specialization in its own right. Specifically, this volume examines the foundational texts that pioneered and consolidated the new subdiscipline and served as the building blocks and stepping stone for further developments in the field. Thirty-five texts, all of which represent defining points in the development of Pacific Islands historiography, are examined.
Much more than retrospective appraisals of the foundational texts, the individual chapters consider a text or complimentary texts within the...
Texts and Contexts is concerned with the development of Pacific Islands history as a specialization in its own right. Specifically, this volume exa...