On the Road of the Winds - by Patrick Vinton Kirch (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"The Pacific Ocean covers one-third of the earth's surface and encompasses many thousands of islands, which are home to numerous human societies and cultures. Among these indigenous Oceanic cultures are the intrepid Polynesian double-hulled canoe navigators, the atoll dwellers of Micronesia, the statue carvers of remote Easter Island, and the famed traders of Melanesia. Decades of archaeological excavations, combined with allied research in historical linguistics, biological anthropology, and comparative ethnography, have revealed much new information about the long-term history of these Pacific Island societies and cultures. On the Road of the Winds synthesizes the grand sweep of human history in the Pacific Islands, beginning with the movement of early people out from Asia more than 40,000 years ago, and tracing the development of myriad indigenous cultures up to the time of European contact in the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. This updated edition, enhanced with many new illustrations and an extensive bibliography, synthesizes the latest archaeological, linguistic, and biological discoveries that reveal the grand sweep of ancient history in the Pacific Islands"--Provided by publisher.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The Pacific Ocean covers one-third of the earth's surface and encompasses many thousands of islands that are home to numerous human societies and cultures. Among these indigenous Oceanic cultures are the intrepid Polynesian double-hulled canoe navigators, the atoll dwellers of Micronesia, the statue carvers of remote Easter Island, and the famed traders of Melanesia. Decades of archaeological excavations--combined with allied research in historical linguistics, biological anthropology, and comparative ethnography--have revealed much new information about the long-term history of these societies and cultures. <i>On the Road of the Winds</i> synthesizes the grand sweep of human history in the Pacific Islands, beginning with the movement of early people out from Asia more than 40,000 years ago and tracing the development of myriad indigenous cultures up to the time of European contact in the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. This updated edition, enhanced with many new illustrations and an extensive bibliography, synthesizes the latest archaeological, linguistic, and biological discoveries that reveal the vastness of ancient history in the Pacific Islands.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>"Patrick Vinton Kirch summarizes the extraordinary explosion during the past two decades in our knowledge of Pacific prehistory, an explosion to which he has contributed more than anyone. His synthesis brings together results from all of the subfields of anthropology--ethnography, archaeology, biological anthropology, and linguistics. No one knows this material as well or can present it in such an effective manner. This book should stand for a generation as the major synthesis of Oceanic prehistory."--Timothy Earle, author of <i>How Chiefs Come to Power</i> <p/> "After nearly four decades of teaching the culture history of Oceania, I can say this is the only up-to-date work that gives a balanced and detailed account of Polynesia, Micronesia, Island Melanesia, and Papua New Guinea. Moreover, Kirch is one of the more engaging writers of general books about the Pacific. This is the first book to which scholars and general readers will go to pursue any topic relating to Pacific archaeology."--Roger C. Green, Professor Emeritus, University of Auckland<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>""A grand synthesis. Kirch has done Pacific archaeology proud with this book."-- "Antiquity"<br><br>"As a synthesis of Oceanic prehistory, the revised edition is meritorious and it remains unique in its comprehensive coverage."-- "Archaeology in Oceania"<br><br>"Excellent."-- "Times Literary Supplement"<br><br>"Patrick Kirch's revised version of his near-classic <i>On the Road of the Winds</i> appears only eighteen years after the original edition and makes it clear that that received wisdom was very much mistaken. While the broad outlines of settlement and social processes in the Pacific Islands have become well-known, ongoing excavations in the past two decades have rewritten a great many of the details. Some of these are especially salient, including increasing recognition of the importance of trade networks and the environmental and ecological changes wrought by human agency."-- "Pacific Affairs"<br><br>"Riveting"-- "The Washington Post"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Patrick Vinton Kirch</b> is Chancellor's Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley, and the author of twelve books including <i>A Shark Going Inland Is My Chief: The Island Civilization of Ancient Hawai'i</i> and <i>Anahulu: The Anthropology of History in the Kingdom of Hawaii</i>. <br>
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