Endangered Peoples of Oceania: Struggles to Survive and Thrive / Edition 1

by Judith M. Fitzpatrick

Overview

The peoples of Oceania are struggling to be economically independent and autonomous while maintaining their distinctive cultural traditions. Each chapter in Endangered Peoples of Oceania: Struggles to Survive and Thrive is devoted to a specific people, including a cultural overview of their history, subsistence strategies, social and political organization, and religion and world view; threats to their survival; and their response to these threats. A section entitled Food for Thought poses questions that encourage a personal engagement with the experience of these peoples, and a resource guide suggests further reading and lists films and videos as well as pertinent organizations and web sites. As the curriculum expands to include more multicultural and indigenous peoples, this unique volume will be valuable to both students and teachers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313306402
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/30/2000
Series:	The Greenwood Press Endangered Peoples of the World Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

JUDITH M. FITZPATRICK has worked in the Pacific for the last 25 years investigating health and environment issues from a cultural perspective./e Recent projects include advising indigenous community organizations in Torres Strait on cultural heritage management and protection, cultural mapping, and indigenous property rights.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword
Introduction
The Aboriginal Peoples of Cape York Peninsula, Australia by David F. Martin
The Anuta Islanders by Richard Feinberg
The East Indians of Fiji by Brij V. Lal
The Irakia Awa of Papua New Guinea by David J. Boyd
The Marshall Islanders by Nancy J. Pollock
The Marquesas Islanders by Jane Freeman Moulin
The Micronesians by Glenn Petersen
The Nasioi of Papua New Guinea by Eugene Ogan
The Palauans by Karen L. Nero
The Peoples of Ok Tedi and Fly River, Papua New Guinea by David Hyndman
The Samoans in New Zealand by Cluny MacPherson
The South Sea Islanders of Mackay, Queensland, Australia by Clive Moore
The Tannese by Lamont Lindstrom
The Tehit of Irian Jaya, Indonesia by Leontine Visser and Jaap Timmer
The Torres Strait Islanders of Australia by Judith Fitzpatrick
The Wurundjeri of Melbourbane, Australia by Lynette Russell and Ian J. McNiven
Glossary
General Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

Describes how the peoples of Oceania are struggling to be economically independent and autonomous while maintaining their distinctive cultural traditions. Introduces a range of Pacific Islanders and indigenous and migrant cultures in Australia and New Zealand, focusing on 16 endangered peoples. Examines the impacts of factors such as nuclear testing, migration for jobs, uncontrolled development, and ecotourism. Includes b&w photos. Fitzpatrick is a consultant anthropologist. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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