The Resource The Pacific
The Pacific
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The item The Pacific represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Missouri University of Science & Technology Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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The item The Pacific represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Missouri University of Science & Technology Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- In this fascinating and exciting overview, Donald B. Freeman explores the role of the Pacific Ocean in human history. Covering over one third of the globe, the Pacific Ocean plays a vital role in the lives and fortunes of more than two billion people who live on its rim-lands and islands. It has played a crucial part in shaping the histories of the different Pacific cultures, towards which it has appeared in a variety of different guises. Exploring the ocean's place in human history, this wide ranging book draws together the long and varied physical, economic, cultural and poli
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (272 pages).
- Contents
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- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Series editor's preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; 1 COMPREHENDING THE PACIFIC: ENVIRONMENTALINFLUENCES AND EFFECTS; Geographic influences; Climatic-oceanographic influences; Tectonic influences; The interplay of environmental effects; The significance of environmental change; 2 PEOPLING THE PACIFIC: FROM PREHISTORYTO THE FIRST EUROPEAN INCURSIONS; Asian origins of Pacific peoples; Influential cultures of the Asian Pacific rim; Peopling the American Pacific rim
- Cultural realms of the Pacific basin3 CLAIMING THE PACIFIC: EUROPEAN, ASIAN ANDAMERICAN EXPLORATION AND ANNEXATION; Claiming the 'New World'; The Asian Pacific rim; In search of fabled lands; Hunting the mythical north-west passage; Pacific claims and counterclaims; Improving access to Pacific territories; Cultivating imperial claims; Exploring the last Pacific frontier; 4 ENCOMPASSING THE PACIFIC: REVOLUTIONS INTRANSPORT, NAVIGATION AND CHART MAKING; 'Seaworthy' ships and the Pacific environment; Surviving long Pacific voyages; Improved navigation aids; Modern transpacific navigation
- 5 EXPLOITING PACIFIC RESOURCESUse and abuse of common property resources; The Pacific as a lawless, exploitable frontier; The assault on Pacific resources; Modern overfishing; Hastening environmental destruction; Lawlessness and Pacific labour exploitation; Resources and conflict in the Pacific rim; Current environmental issues; 6 CONTESTING THE PACIFIC: MILITARY ACTIVITY, COLONIAL STRUGGLE AND IMPERIAL COMPETITION; Contesting indigenous rights in the Pacific; Conflict on the Asian Pacific rim; European rivalry in the Pacific; The scramble for colonial possessions; Open warfare in the Pacific
- The nuclear age in the Pacific7 PICTURING THE PACIFIC: THE OCEANHEMISPHERE IN ART, LITERATURE AND FILM; Pacific art and European imagination; Pacific art and European morality; Pacific art and European markets; Pacific influences on European literature; Fact and fantasy in modern depictions of the Pacific; The Pacific as a research laboratory; Picturing cultural history in the Pacific; Scientific myths about the Pacific; 8 DEVELOPING THE PACIFIC: POLITICALINDEPENDENCE, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENTAND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; Nation-building in the Pacific basin; Development in the Pacific rim
- Environmental protection and development in the PacificCONCLUSION; Selected bibliography; Index
- Isbn
- 9781136604164
- Label
- The Pacific
- Title
- The Pacific
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In this fascinating and exciting overview, Donald B. Freeman explores the role of the Pacific Ocean in human history. Covering over one third of the globe, the Pacific Ocean plays a vital role in the lives and fortunes of more than two billion people who live on its rim-lands and islands. It has played a crucial part in shaping the histories of the different Pacific cultures, towards which it has appeared in a variety of different guises. Exploring the ocean's place in human history, this wide ranging book draws together the long and varied physical, economic, cultural and poli
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Freeman, Donald B
- Dewey number
- 909.164
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- DU29.F74 2010eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- Series statement
- Seas in History
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Pacific Area
- Pacific Ocean
- Pacific Area
- Pacific Ocean
- Pacific Area
- Pacific Ocean
- Label
- The Pacific
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
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- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Series editor's preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; 1 COMPREHENDING THE PACIFIC: ENVIRONMENTALINFLUENCES AND EFFECTS; Geographic influences; Climatic-oceanographic influences; Tectonic influences; The interplay of environmental effects; The significance of environmental change; 2 PEOPLING THE PACIFIC: FROM PREHISTORYTO THE FIRST EUROPEAN INCURSIONS; Asian origins of Pacific peoples; Influential cultures of the Asian Pacific rim; Peopling the American Pacific rim
- Cultural realms of the Pacific basin3 CLAIMING THE PACIFIC: EUROPEAN, ASIAN ANDAMERICAN EXPLORATION AND ANNEXATION; Claiming the 'New World'; The Asian Pacific rim; In search of fabled lands; Hunting the mythical north-west passage; Pacific claims and counterclaims; Improving access to Pacific territories; Cultivating imperial claims; Exploring the last Pacific frontier; 4 ENCOMPASSING THE PACIFIC: REVOLUTIONS INTRANSPORT, NAVIGATION AND CHART MAKING; 'Seaworthy' ships and the Pacific environment; Surviving long Pacific voyages; Improved navigation aids; Modern transpacific navigation
- 5 EXPLOITING PACIFIC RESOURCESUse and abuse of common property resources; The Pacific as a lawless, exploitable frontier; The assault on Pacific resources; Modern overfishing; Hastening environmental destruction; Lawlessness and Pacific labour exploitation; Resources and conflict in the Pacific rim; Current environmental issues; 6 CONTESTING THE PACIFIC: MILITARY ACTIVITY, COLONIAL STRUGGLE AND IMPERIAL COMPETITION; Contesting indigenous rights in the Pacific; Conflict on the Asian Pacific rim; European rivalry in the Pacific; The scramble for colonial possessions; Open warfare in the Pacific
- The nuclear age in the Pacific7 PICTURING THE PACIFIC: THE OCEANHEMISPHERE IN ART, LITERATURE AND FILM; Pacific art and European imagination; Pacific art and European morality; Pacific art and European markets; Pacific influences on European literature; Fact and fantasy in modern depictions of the Pacific; The Pacific as a research laboratory; Picturing cultural history in the Pacific; Scientific myths about the Pacific; 8 DEVELOPING THE PACIFIC: POLITICALINDEPENDENCE, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENTAND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; Nation-building in the Pacific basin; Development in the Pacific rim
- Environmental protection and development in the PacificCONCLUSION; Selected bibliography; Index
- Control code
- 831119419
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (272 pages).
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781136604164
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)831119419
- Label
- The Pacific
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Series editor's preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; 1 COMPREHENDING THE PACIFIC: ENVIRONMENTALINFLUENCES AND EFFECTS; Geographic influences; Climatic-oceanographic influences; Tectonic influences; The interplay of environmental effects; The significance of environmental change; 2 PEOPLING THE PACIFIC: FROM PREHISTORYTO THE FIRST EUROPEAN INCURSIONS; Asian origins of Pacific peoples; Influential cultures of the Asian Pacific rim; Peopling the American Pacific rim
- Cultural realms of the Pacific basin3 CLAIMING THE PACIFIC: EUROPEAN, ASIAN ANDAMERICAN EXPLORATION AND ANNEXATION; Claiming the 'New World'; The Asian Pacific rim; In search of fabled lands; Hunting the mythical north-west passage; Pacific claims and counterclaims; Improving access to Pacific territories; Cultivating imperial claims; Exploring the last Pacific frontier; 4 ENCOMPASSING THE PACIFIC: REVOLUTIONS INTRANSPORT, NAVIGATION AND CHART MAKING; 'Seaworthy' ships and the Pacific environment; Surviving long Pacific voyages; Improved navigation aids; Modern transpacific navigation
- 5 EXPLOITING PACIFIC RESOURCESUse and abuse of common property resources; The Pacific as a lawless, exploitable frontier; The assault on Pacific resources; Modern overfishing; Hastening environmental destruction; Lawlessness and Pacific labour exploitation; Resources and conflict in the Pacific rim; Current environmental issues; 6 CONTESTING THE PACIFIC: MILITARY ACTIVITY, COLONIAL STRUGGLE AND IMPERIAL COMPETITION; Contesting indigenous rights in the Pacific; Conflict on the Asian Pacific rim; European rivalry in the Pacific; The scramble for colonial possessions; Open warfare in the Pacific
- The nuclear age in the Pacific7 PICTURING THE PACIFIC: THE OCEANHEMISPHERE IN ART, LITERATURE AND FILM; Pacific art and European imagination; Pacific art and European morality; Pacific art and European markets; Pacific influences on European literature; Fact and fantasy in modern depictions of the Pacific; The Pacific as a research laboratory; Picturing cultural history in the Pacific; Scientific myths about the Pacific; 8 DEVELOPING THE PACIFIC: POLITICALINDEPENDENCE, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENTAND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; Nation-building in the Pacific basin; Development in the Pacific rim
- Environmental protection and development in the PacificCONCLUSION; Selected bibliography; Index
- Control code
- 831119419
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (272 pages).
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781136604164
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)831119419
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