Descriptions of her own travels to important sites of Polynesian migration and accounts of recent voyages duplicating those of ancient Polynesian mariners not only become fascinating stories in themselves but also allow her to reflect on Polynesian achievement, European folly and the tragedies that often resulted when the two civilisations clashed. This is a book that is difficult to put down. Sea People Examines The Origins And History Of Polynesia KPBS Public Media Christina Thompson deftly weaves her fascinating narrative of European travels and attempts to understand the. An engaging inquiry into the possible origins of those people who settled the islands of the Pacific.

She is the author of two books: COME ON SHORE AND WE WILL KILL AND EAT YOU ALL, a memoir, and SEA PEOPLE: THE PUZZLE OF POLYNESIA, a history of the settlement of the remote Pacific by the ancestors of the Polynesians. Well written and a relatively quick read. Thompson not only relates an important narrative but she does it in a compelling way. A dual citizen of the US and Australia, she has a BA from Dartmouth College and a PhD from the University of Melbourne. Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia Audio CD Unabridged, Maby Christina Thompson (Author) 887 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 12.49 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 22.13 46 Used from 8.62 20 New from 18.14 Paperback 16.79 14 Used from 12.65 34 New from 12. With a neat sense of irony Thompson demonstrates how Polynesian oral traditions have proven to be more accurate than European discourses on the subject. In Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia, Harvard Review editor Christina Thompson weaves together history, science, folklore and the islands ancient oral. But that is not its only narrative for Thompson also relates a damning story of how the cultural and racial bias of Western explorers and later scholars led them to misunderstand the origins, nature and occupation history of Polynesians. This book will become the standard account of where the Polynesian people came from and how they settled the Pacific. Warmer oceans bleach coral, kill marine life, increase sea level rise and make the ocean less efficient at absorbing planet-warming pollution the warmer oceans get, the more the planet will heat.

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