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050 00 $aGN662$b.C68 2009
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100 1 $aCouper, A. D.
245 10 $aSailors and traders :$ba maritime history of the Pacific peoples /$cAlastair Couper.
246 30 $aMaritime history of the Pacific peoples
260 $aHonolulu :$bUniversity of Hawaiʻi Press,$cc2009.
300 $axiii, 262 p. :$bill., maps ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 237-251) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction: 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.
520 8 $aLike 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.
650 0 $aPacific Islanders$xHistory.
650 0 $aSea Peoples$zPacific Area$xHistory.
650 0 $aSailors$zPacific Area$xHistory.
650 0 $aShipping$zPacific Area$xHistory.
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