Indigenous Navigation and Voyaging in the Pacific: A Reference Guide

Goetzfridt, Nicholas J. (Compiler)/ Goetzfridt, Nicholas J.

ISBN 10: 0313277397 / ISBN 13: 9780313277399

Published by Greenwood Pub Group, 1992

About this Item

annotated edition edition. 320 pages. 9.75x6.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # x-0313277397

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Indigenous Navigation and Voyaging in the Pacific: A Reference Guide
• Publisher: Greenwood Pub Group
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0313277397
• ISBN 13: 9780313277399
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.8 kilograms

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Synopsis

How have Pacific Islanders voyaged across the vast ocean around them and navigated their small crafts from one distant place to another for thousands of years? This reference guide describes the literature on indigenous navigation and voyaging in the Pacific.

The annotated bibliography covers journal articles and books written in several languages, including English, German, Japanese, French, Spanish, and Dutch, pointing to materials of both recent and early origin. The entries are arranged alphabetically by author under Pacific (General), Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia chapters. Indexes to authors, geographic areas, and to subjects provide the reader with easy access to the entries and to a wealth of interesting research on a complex subject with many perplexing questions.

About the Author

NICHOLAS J. GOETZFRIDT is Assistant Professor of Library Science at the University of Guam. He is co-compiler of Micronesia 1975-1987: A Social Science Bibliography (Greenwood, 1989) and the author of reference works on indigenous languages and bilingual education in the Pacific. He is also the author of articles and reports concerned with library development in the Pacific.