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Author:   Robert J. Hommon (Former Senior Cultural Resouce Scientist and Archaeologist, Former Senior Cultural Resouce Scientist and Archaeologist, Former Pacific islands Support Office)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.90cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 16.30cm
Weight:   0.732kg
ISBN:  

9780199916122

ISBN 10:   0199916128
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   25 April 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction PART ONE: Hawai'i in The Early Contact Era 1. The People 2. Government, War, and Refuge 3. Houses and Crafts 4. Farming and Fishing 5. Gods and Temples 6. Makahiki, Trails, and Exchange PART TWO: State Societies and the Ancient Hawaiian Example 7. State Societies 8. The Ancient Hawaiian State PART THREE: Polynesian Societies 9. Polynesian Comparisons 10. Tikopia 11. The Marquesas Islands: Nuku Hiva and `Ua Pou 12. The Society Islands: Tahiti and Porapora 13. The Ancient Tongan State PART FOUR: The Hawaiian State Emergence Model 14. The Model: Introduction and Chronology Construction 15. The Model of Hawaiian State Emergence 16. Summary and Conclusion Appendix A. Summary of Ancient Hawaiian Political History Appendix B. Glossary Bibliography Index

Reviews

<br> Hommon's masterful integration of archaeological and documentary records demands attention from scholars beyond Oceania who must interpret the world's early states without eyewitness accounts. Hawai'i offers a perspective that is rarely accessible to archaeologists who study complex societies solely through material records. --James M. Bayman, University of Hawai'i at Manoa<p><br> Robert Hommon offers us not only a comprehensive description of the ancient Hawaiian state, but a model for state emergence that draws upon a wealth of comparative data from other Polynesian societies. Hommon moves longstanding debates over the nature of Polynesian political organization to a new level of understanding. --Patrick V. Kirch, University of California, Berkeley<p><br>

Author Information

Robert J. Hommon, (Ph.D., University of Arizona), retired archaeologist and Senior Cultural Resource Scientist for the Pacific Islands Office, National Park Service, has conducted research on seven of the eight major Hawaiian Islands focused on the cultural, social, and economic roots of the Hawaiian kingdoms' emergence.

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