The Austronesians : historical and comparative perspectives /

The Austronesians : historical and comparative perspectives /

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Imprint:	Canberra, ACT : ANU E Press, [2006] ©2006
Description:	1 online resource (367 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Occasional paper of the Department of Anthropology, Research School of Pacific Studies, the Australian National University. Occasional paper of the Department of Anthropology, Research School of Pacific Studies, the Australian National University.
Subject:	Austronesian languages -- Congresses. Prehistoric peoples -- Islands of the Pacific -- Congresses. Prehistoric peoples -- Southeast Asia -- Congresses. Comparative civilization -- Congresses. Austronesian languages. Civilization. Comparative civilization. Prehistoric peoples. Islands of the Pacific -- Civilization -- Congresses. Southeast Asia -- Civilization -- Congresses. Pacific Ocean -- Islands of the Pacific. Southeast Asia. Conference papers and proceedings.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11396552

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Other authors / contributors:	Bellwood, Peter S., editor. Fox, James J., 1940- editor. Tryon, D. T. (Darrell T.), editor. Australian National University. Comparative Austronesian Project, issuing body.
ISBN:	1920942858 9781920942854 9780731521326 0731521323
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Previously published in Australia by the Department of Anthropology in association with the Comparative Austronesian Project, Research School of Pacific Studies, the Australian National University, Canberra 1995. Papers originally presented at a conference of the Comparative Austronesian Project. Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	The Austronesian-speaking population of the world are estimated to number more than 270 million people, living in a broad swathe around half the globe, from Madagascar to Easter Island and from Taiwan to New Zealand. The seventeen papers in this volume provide a general survey of these diverse populations focusing on their common origins and historical transformations. The papers examine current ideas on the linguistics, prehistory, anthropology and recorded history of the Austronesians.
Other form:	Print version: Austronesians. Canberra, ACT : ANU E Press, [2006]

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Summary:	The Austronesian-speaking population of the world are estimated to number more than 270 million people, living in a broad swathe around half the globe, from Madagascar to Easter Island and from Taiwan to New Zealand. The seventeen papers in this volume provide a general survey of these diverse populations focusing on their common origins and historical transformations. The papers examine current ideas on the linguistics, prehistory, anthropology and recorded history of the Austronesians. This volume is a publication of the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies' Comparative Austronesian Project.
Item Description:	Previously published in Australia by the Department of Anthropology in association with the Comparative Austronesian Project, Research School of Pacific Studies, the Australian National University, Canberra 1995. Papers originally presented at a conference of the Comparative Austronesian Project.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (367 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	1920942858 9781920942854 9780731521326 0731521323