A Shark Going Inland Is My Chief - Patrick Vinton Kirch

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Résumé :
Tracing the origins of the Hawaiians and other Polynesians back to the shores of the South China Sea, this title follows their voyages of discovery across the Pacific and presents the history of Hawaiian culture from about one thousand years ago.

Sommaire:
List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Prologue: Islands out of Time Part One: Voyages One: A Trail of Tattooed Pots Two: East from Hawaiki Three: Follow the Golden Plover Four: Voyages into the Past Five: The Sands of Waimanalo Part Two: In Pele's Islands Six: Flightless Ducks and Palm Forests Seven: Voyaging Chiefs from Kahiki Eight: Ma ilikukahi, O ahu's Sacred King Nine: The Waters of Kane Ten: Like Shoals of Fish Part Three: The Reign of the Feathered Gods Eleven: Umi the Unifier Twelve: Umi's Dryland Gardens Thirteen: The House of Pi ilani Fourteen: Like a Shark That Travels on the Land Fifteen: The Altar of Ku Sixteen: The Return of Lono Seventeen: Prophecy and Sacrifice Epilogue: Hawai i in World History Alphabetical List of Hawaiian Historical Persons Glossary of Hawaiian Words Sources and Further Reading Index

A tale told for everyone... Engaging and accessible... It is a fascinating narrative, impossible to put down.--Choice