The Survival of Easter Island : Dwindling Resources and Cultural Resilience

1. Verfasser: Boersema, J. J., 1947- , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Umfang/Format: xvi, 296 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Schlagworte:
iDAI.gazetteer: Isla de Pascua
Parallelausgabe: The Survival of Easter Island (Online version)
Inhalte/Bestandteile: 1 Datensätze
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Easter Island as an icon; 2. From the east or the west?; 3. The green past; 4. Culture appears, nature disappears; 5. Makemake, moai, and the tangata manu; 6. Resilience and sustainability; 7. Foreigners; 8. Christianization, sheep breeding, and research; 9. The earth and Easter Island: doom and destiny.