Sailors and traders : a maritime history of the Pacific peoples /

Like all others who live and work at sea, Pacific mariners face the challenges of an often harsh environment, endure separation from their families for months at a time, revere their vessels, and share a singular attitude to risk and death."--Jacket.

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Pengarang Utama: Couper, A. D.
Format: Buku
Bahasa:English
Diterbitkan: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, c2009.
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260 |a Honolulu :  |b University of Hawaiʻi Press,  |c c2009. 
300 |a xiii, 262 p. :  |b ill., maps ;  |c 24 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-251) and index. 
505 0 |a Introduction: A seafaring perspective -- Sailors, myths and traditions -- The first pacific seafarers -- Settlements, territories and trade -- The arrival of foreign ships -- Pacific commercial shipowners -- Under foreign sail -- Dangers, mutinies and the law -- Companies, colonies and crewing -- Island protests and enterprises -- Contemporary local and regional shipping -- The global pacific seafarer -- Epilogue: Some contemporary resonances. 
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