The Evolution of the Polynesian Chiefdoms

by Patrick Vinton Kirch

Book Overview

This is an archaeological perspective on the elaborate system of chiefdoms found in the islands of Polynesia. While the growth and development of complex social and political systems in this region have long interested anthropologists and ethnographers, the islands' rich sources of archaeological data have since been exploited. The author combines this fresh archaeological data with comparative ethnographic and linguistic materials to present an innovative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521273161
• ISBN13: 9780521273169
• Release Date: July 1989
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"