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The South Pacific is a huge expanse of ocean that encompasses more than 20,000 islands - including the islands of New Zealand. This book is an excellent introduction to the story of the sea-faring people of this vast area. That history began about 6000 years ago when people first moved into the Pacific and continued with European exploration, war in the Pacific and political events both historic and current.Contents
Contents : Geology & geography; How we know about the past; The arrival of a seafaring people; the end of isolation : explorers and travellers; What the Europeans & Polynesians discovered about each other; European empires; living under colonial rule; War in the Pacific; The Cook Islands; Fiji; French Polynesia; Niue; Samoa; Tokelau; Tonga; Tuvalu; Polynesian outliers - Wallis, Futuna & Rotuma; The South Pacific & the world; historical mysteries; epilogue; illustration credits; index;Additional Info
New Zealand Post Book Awards Children & Young Adults Finalist 2007
