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001 2014043708
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008 150211s2015 nyuab b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014043708
020 $a9781107027701 (hardback)
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050 00 $aF3169$b.B6413 2015
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100 1 $aBoersema, J. J.,$d1947-$eauthor.
240 10 $aBeelden van Paaseiland.$lEnglish
245 14 $aThe Survival of Easter Island :$bDwindling Resources and Cultural Resilience /$cJan J. Boersema, Leiden University ; translated by Diane Webb.
264 1 $aNew York, NY :$bCambridge University Press,$c2015.
300 $axvi, 296 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
520 $a"In this book, Jan J. Boersema reconstructs the ecological and cultural history of Easter Island and critiques the hitherto accepted theory of the collapse of its civilization. The collapse theory, advanced most recently by Jared Diamond and Clive Ponting, is based on the documented overexploitation of natural resources, particularly woodlands, on which Easter Island culture depended. Deforestation is said to have led to erosion, followed by hunger, conflict, and economic and cultural collapse. Drawing on scientific data and historical sources, including the shipping journals of the Dutch merchant who was the first European to visit the island in 1722, Boersema shows that deforestation did not in fact jeopardize food production and lead to starvation and violence. On the basis of historical and scientific evidence, Boersema demonstrates how Easter Island society responded to cultural and environmental change as it evolved and managed to survive"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 249-286) and index.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: 1. Easter Island as an icon; 2. From the east or the west?; 3. The green past; 4. Culture appears, nature disappears; 5. Makemake, moai, and the tangata manu; 6. Resilience and sustainability; 7. Foreigners; 8. Christianization, sheep breeding, and research; 9. The earth and Easter Island: doom and destiny.
651 0 $aEaster Island$xCivilization.
650 0 $aPrehistoric peoples$zEaster Island.
650 0 $aSculpture, Prehistoric$zEaster Island.
650 0 $aPolynesians$zEaster Island$xAntiquities.
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology.$2bisacsh
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/27701/cover/9781107027701.jpg