Islands and Cultures

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How Pacific Islands Provide Paths toward Sustainability

By Kamanamaikalani Beamer and Te Maire Tau and Peter M. Vitousek

Summary

Islands and Cultures examines the interactions between indigenous island communities and their environments, exploring the innovative ways these societies manage resources and adapt to challenges. Drawing on in-depth research, the authors delve into historical and contemporary practices to uncover sustainable living strategies. This insightful study aims to illustrate the unique cultural and ecological wisdom from islands across the Pacific.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by the intersection of geography and culture, as it delves into how islands shape and are shaped by the societies that inhabit them. This book may appeal to you if you're interested in exploring the educational insights and historical perspectives of island communities through the lenses of several esteemed authors.

Islands and Cultures

A uniquely collaborative analysis of human adaptation to the Polynesian islands, told through oral histories, biophysical evidence, and historical records

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A uniquely collaborative analysis of human adaptation to the Polynesian islands, told through oral histories, biophysical evidence, and historical records

Humans began to settle the area we know as Polynesia between approximately 3,000 and 800 years ago. Bringing with them both material culture, including plants and animals, and ideas about societal organisation, settlers had to adapt to the specific biophysical features of the islands they discovered.

The authors of Islands and Cultures analyse the formation of their human-environment systems by using oral histories, biophysical evidence, and historical records. They argue that the Polynesian islands can serve as useful models for how human societies in general interact with their environments.

The islands' clearly defined (and relatively isolated) environments, comparatively recent discovery by humans, and innovative and dynamic societies allow for unique insights not available when studying other cultures.

Kamana Beamer, Te Maire Tau, and Peter Vitousek have collaborated with a dozen other scholars, many of them Polynesian, to show how these cultures adapted to novel environments in the past. They also explore how we can draw insights from these cultures and their adaptations for global sustainability today.

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Islands and Cultures is praised for its significant content and diverse perspectives. The book offers innovative approaches to discussing Pacific indigenous and Western knowledge convergence, suggesting pathways for future sustainability. It also highlights how Polynesian worldviews integrate ideology, epistemology, and science to sustain a living universe.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780300253016

Publisher: Yale University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 January 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Yale University Press

Illustration: 14 b-w illus.

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 248

Collections

Australian & Pacific History Education & Reference History & Military Kamanamaikalani Beamer Non-Fiction Peter M. Vitousek Science & Nature Te Maire Tau

About the Author

Kamanamaikalani Beamer is professor and Dana Naone Hall Endowed Chair, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Te Maire Tau is associate professor and director, Ngāi Tahu Studies Centre at Canterbury University in New Zealand. Peter M. Vitousek is professor of biology, Clifford G. Morrison Professor of Population and Resource Studies, and a senior fellow in the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University.