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Islands Plants and Polynesians
Author | : Brigham Young University--Hawaii Campus. Institute for Polynesian Studies |
Publsiher | : Portland, Or. : Dioscorides Press |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : UOM:39015024976527 |
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These essays examine the diverse plant environments of Polynesia, the relationship of plants to Polynesian voyaging, plant introductions, origins of Polynesian cultivars, plant names, agricultural practices, and use of specific plants by Polynesians.
Plants of the Canoe People
Author | : W. Arthur Whistler |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Botany |
ISBN | : 0915809001 |
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This book is about the useful plants of the Pacific islanders, with special emphasis on plants used by Polynesians. A total of ninety-six plants are included, listed in alphabetical order by scientific name, followed by a paragraph that includes Polynesian names and their origins and the English name if any. Range, habitat, uses of the plant, and a botanical description of the species are also included for each entry.
Ancient Voyagers in Polynesia
Author | : Andrew Sharp |
Publsiher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 1964 |
Genre | : Māori (New Zealand people) |
ISBN | : 9182736450XXX |
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Islands and Cultures
Author | : Kamanamaikalani Beamer,Te Maire Tau,Peter M. Vitousek |
Publsiher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 243 |
Release | : 2023-01-10 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 9780300253009 |
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A uniquely collaborative analysis of human adaptation to the Polynesian islands, told through oral histories, biophysical evidence, and historical records Humans began to settle the area we know as Polynesia between 3,000 and 800 years ago, bringing with them material culture, including plants and animals, and ideas about societal organization, and then adapting to the specific biophysical features of the islands they discovered. The authors of this book analyze the formation of their human-environment systems using oral histories, biophysical evidence, and historical records, arguing that the Polynesian islands can serve as useful models for how human societies in general interact with their environments. The islands' clearly defined (and relatively isolated) environments, comparatively recent discovery by humans, and innovative and dynamic societies allow for insights not available when studying other cultures. Kamana Beamer, Te Maire Tau, and Peter Vitousek have collaborated with a dozen other scholars, many of them Polynesian, to show how these cultures adapted to novel environments in the past and how we can draw insights for global sustainability today.
Vegetation of the Tropical Pacific Islands
Author | : Dieter Mueller-Dombois,F.R. Fosberg |
Publsiher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 905 |
Release | : 2013-11-26 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781441986863 |
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Written by the leading authorities on the plant diversity and ecology of the Pacific islands, this book is a magisterial synthesis of the vegetation and landscapes of the islands of the Pacific Ocean. It is organized by island group, and includes information on geography, geology, phytogeographic relationships, and human influences on vegetation. Vegetation of the Tropical Pacific Islands features over 400 color photographs, plus dozens of maps and climate diagrams. The authors’ efforts in assembling the existing information into an integrated, comprehensive book will be welcomed by biogeographers, plant ecologists, conservation biologists, and all scientists with an interest in island biology.
Polynesian Herbal Medicine
Author | : W. Arthur Whistler |
Publsiher | : W. Arthur Whistler |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : UOM:39015032790050 |
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"The aim of this book is to present a picture of past and present Polynesian medicinal plants. Although several books have been published on herbal medicine in Polynesia, these are either limited in geographic scope (mostly to Hawai'i) or are unscientific in basis. Restricting the study of herbal medicine to a single Polynesian island or archipelago is a disadvantage because the early accounts of medicinal practices are so sketchy. A more comprehensive approach is rewarding because so much can be learned from the similarities among the various Polynesian cultures. A scientific approach is necessary because of the nature of the subject--medicine and plants. "To establish a comprehensive and scientific basis for this book, three types of research were conducted: (1) an extensive review of the literature on Polynesia; (2) interviews with scores of Polynesian healers in Hawai'i, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti. the Cook Islands, and Tokelau; and (3) botanical collecting work in Polynesia over a twenty-year period, involving over forty research trips to the South Pacific." --from the Preface
Polynesia in Early Historic Times
Author | : Douglas L. Oliver |
Publsiher | : Bess Press |
Total Pages | : 326 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1573061255 |
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"This book presents a comprehensive and balanced description of major aspects of Polynesian cultures, using both the accounts of the European "discoverers" and the up-to-date writings of archaeologists and anthropologists".--BOOKJACKET.
Polynesians Explorers of the Pacific
Author | : Joseph Edwin Weckler |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 1943 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : UOM:39015033921977 |
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