On the Road of the Winds

On the Road of the Winds
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 448
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ISBN-10 : 9780520234611
ISBN-13 : 0520234618
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Download or read book On the Road of the Winds written by Patrick Vinton Kirch and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2002-03-15 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a synthesis of archaeological and historical anthropological knowledge of the indigenous cultures of the Pacific islands, this text focuses on human ecology and island adaptations.


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