| 1949. | Quanchi, Max. 1991. Pacific People and Change. 110 pp, 19 halftones, 6 tables, 26 line diagrams, 8 1/4 X 9 3/4 (pbk) (An introduction to the histor y of the Pacific region for students aged 11-16. The text uses an inquiry approach to allow the student to interpret the events that have occurred in the Pacific from a historical perspective. Contents/Contributors: Acknowledgements / Introduction / Clues To The Past: The Lapita Pottery Makers / Young Men, Yams and Art: Abelam History and Tradition / Living in A Volcano: A Violent History / The Highlands of Papua New Guinea: First Contact / People On The Move: Relocation and Resettlement / The War in The Pacific: 'We Have Got Nothing' / Retracing The Past: The Voyage of The Hokule'a / Land Rights: The Struggle For Banaba / Glossary / Index). The Pacific in the 20th Century. Cambridge University Press. |