Beach Crossings Voyaging Across Times, Cultures and Self |
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| Author:
| Dening, Greg |
| ISBN: | 978-0-522-84886-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2004 |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Publishing
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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The history of the virtually unknown Marquesas islands, located about 500 miles south of the equator and 1,000 miles east of Tahiti, reflects a society's horrific past in these narratives. Based on an anthropologist's fieldwork diary, this contemplative account explores the Marquesas's neglected history in four fabled stories detailing passionate and powerful images of national struggle and freedom.
The history of the virtually unknown Marquesas islands, located about 500 miles south of the equator and 1,000 miles east of Tahiti, reflects a society's horrific past in these narratives. Based on an anthropologist's fieldwork diary, this contemplative account explores the Marquesas's neglected history in four fabled stories detailing passionate and powerful images of national struggle and freedom.