Sailors and traders : a maritime history of the Pacific peoples / Alastair Couper.

Author/creator Couper, A. D.
Format Book
Publication InfoHonolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, ©2009.
Descriptionxiii, 262 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 237-251) and index.
LCCN 2008038710
ISBN9780824832391 (hard cover : alk. paper)
ISBN0824832396 (hard cover : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks GN 662 .C68 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold