An edition of Sailors and traders
(2009)
Sailors and traders
a maritime history of the Pacific peoples
by A. D. Couper
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Like 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.
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Sailors and traders: a maritime history of the Pacific peoples
2009, University of Hawaii Press
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0824832396 9780824832391
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Table of Contents
Introduction: 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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