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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Fred Spier , Paul W. Blank , Professor Dennis O. Flynn , Professor Arturo GiraldezPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Edition: New edition Weight: 0.816kg ISBN: 9780754606475ISBN 10: 0754606473 Pages: 382 Publication Date: 11 November 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; Perspectives on the Pacific: Sea and ocean basins as frameworks of historical analysis, Jerry H. Bentley; The Pacific as an artefact, O.H.K. Spate; The other one-third of the globe, Ben Finney; Geographic setting of the Pacific, Otis W. Freeman; Geology, Geophysics, and the Evolution of the Pacific Basin: Development of the circum-Pacific Panthalassic Ocean during the early Paleozoic, Christopher R. Scotese; Reconstructions of the circum-Pacific region, D.B. Rowley; Terrane analysis: a circum-Pacific overview, David G. Howell and David L. Jones; Linear volcanic chains on the Pacific plate, Everett D. Jackson; Some remarks on the occurrence of Tsunamigenic earthquakes around the Pacific, Kumizi Iida; Oceanography, Climatology, Biogeography: Oceanography, Lynn D. Talley, Gerard J. Fryer and Rick Lumpkin; Historical and prehistorical overview of El Niño/Southern Oscillation, David B. Enfield; Paleogeographic conclusions in light of biological data, J. Wyatt Durham; Biogeographic mosaics in the Pacific, Jared Diamond; Human Settlement, Diffusion, and Early Trans-Pacific Contacts: The peopling of the Pacific, P. S. Bellwood; Routes: alternative migration corridors for early man in North America, K. R. Fladmark; Linguistic evidence in support of the coastal route of earliest entry into the New World, Ruth Gruhn; Movement of people and ideas across the Pacific, George F. Carter; Index.Reviews'The purpose of this volume is [...] to praise classic scholars and introduce them to a fresh audience. For this service they deserve the gratitude of a new generation of readers.' Bulletin of the Pacific Circle 'The purpose of this volume is [...] to praise classic scholars and introduce them to a fresh audience. For this service they deserve the gratitude of a new generation of readers.' Bulletin of the Pacific Circle Author InformationPaul W. Blank, Humboldt State University, USA and Fred Spier, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Contributors: Jerry H. Bentley, O.H.K. Spate, Ben Finney, Otis W. Freeman, Christopher Scotese, D.B. Rowley, David G. Howell, David L. Jones, Everett D. Jackson, Kumizi Iida, Lynn D. Talley, Gerard J. Fryer, Rick Lumpkin, David B. Enfield, J. Wyatt Durham, Jared Diamond, Peter S. Bellwood, Knut R. Fladmark, Ruth Gruhn, George F. Carter. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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