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Author : James Siers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Polynesia in Colour written by James Siers and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robbie Shilliam
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472535545
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (725 download)
Download or read book The Black Pacific written by Robbie Shilliam and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-23 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a fresh understanding of the global connectivity of struggles against colonial rule.
Author : Chloë N. Duckworth
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351682962
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)
Download or read book Colour and Light in Ancient and Medieval Art written by Chloë N. Duckworth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The myriad ways in which colour and light have been adapted and applied in the art, architecture, and material culture of past societies is the focus of this interdisciplinary volume. Light and colour’s iconographic, economic, and socio-cultural implications are considered by established and emerging scholars including art historians, archaeologists, and conservators, who address the variety of human experience of these sensory phenomena. In today’s world it is the norm for humans to be surrounded by strong, artificial colours, and even to see colour as perhaps an inessential or surface property of the objects around us. Similarly, electric lighting has provided the power and ability to illuminate and manipulate environments in increasingly unprecedented ways. In the context of such a saturated experience, it becomes difficult to identify what is universal, and what is culturally specific about the human experience of light and colour. Failing to do so, however, hinders the capacity to approach how they were experienced by people of centuries past. By means of case studies spanning a broad historical and geographical context and covering such diverse themes as architecture, cave art, the invention of metallurgy, and medieval manuscript illumination, the contributors to this volume provide an up-to-date discussion of these themes from a uniquely interdisciplinary perspective. The papers range in scope from the meaning of colour in European prehistoric art to the technical art of the glazed tiles of the Shah mosque in Isfahan. Their aim is to explore a multifarious range of evidence and to evaluate and illuminate what is a truly enigmatic topic in the history of art and visual culture.
Author : George French Angas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Polynesia; a popular description of the islands of the Pacific written by George French Angas and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Marcel Perrot
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1664107363
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (641 download)
Download or read book An Essay on Colourist Philosophy written by Marcel Perrot and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2022-01-12 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book concerns my views in ethics, politics and epistemology, and where i explain colour as either primary or secondary, and where primary colour is always a posteriori for the human being, and where secondary colour concerns the external world and the ideas within itself. For as i say, the ideas of a world, are as Berkeley says, abstract and pure as a priori,. Furthermore, i explain Democritus and the soul atoms, and what they mean for colour, and where we comment on the colour atoms. Where we also visit Epicurus and the atomic swerve, and where the atoms swerving are something which God cares, and where he does not always judge their way, and for the atoms are beyond what Jehovah can govern as the God of our world. furthermore, i have shared dialogues with both Homer and Virgil, and where Pierrot converses with either great poet. Lastly there is a dialogue between my Pierrot and Nietzsche, and where the comment on Lord Buddha, and where they both prefer him than Jesus Christ.
Author : Michael Russell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Polynesia written by Michael Russell and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Adrienne L. Kaeppler
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191539996
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)
Download or read book The Pacific Arts of Polynesia and Micronesia written by Adrienne L. Kaeppler and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2008-03-27 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pacific Ocean covers one-third of the earth's surface. Comprising thousands of islands and hundreds of cultural groups, Polynesia and Micronesia cover a large part of this vast ocean, from the dramatic mountains of Hawaii to the small, flat coral islands of Kiribati. Including both traditional and contemporary arts, this book introduces the rich artistic traditions of these two regions, traditions that have had a considerable impact on western art in the twentieth century through the influence of artists such as Gauguin. Instead of looking at Polynesia and Micronesia separately, the book focuses on the artistic types, styles, and concepts that they share, placing each in its wider cultural context. From the textiles of Tonga to the canoes of Tahiti, Adrienne Kaeppler looks at religious and sacred rituals and objects, carving, architecture, tattooing, personal ornaments, basket-making, clothing, textiles, fashion, the oral arts, dance, music and musical instruments - even canoe-construction - to provide the ultimate introduction to the rich and vibrant artistic cultures of the Polynesian and Micronesian islands.
Author : Polynesian Society (N.Z.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 882 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (117 download)
Download or read book The Journal of the Polynesian Society written by Polynesian Society (N.Z.) and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 882 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. for 1892-1941 contain the transactions and proceedings of the society.
Author : Oliver Sacks
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1447204948
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (472 download)
Download or read book The Island of the Colour-blind written by Oliver Sacks and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-06-16 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Sacks is rightly renowned for his empathy . . . anyone with a taste for the exotic will find this beautifully written book highly engaging' – Sunday Times Always fascinated by islands, Oliver Sacks is drawn to the Pacific by reports of the tiny atoll of Pingelap, with its isolated community of islanders born totally colour-blind; and to Guam, where he investigates a puzzling paralysis endemic there for a century. Along the way, he re-encounters the beautiful, primitive island cycad trees – and these become the starting point for a meditation on time and evolution, disease and adaptation, and islands both real and metaphorical in The Island of the Colour-Blind.
Author : Zoological Society of London
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1320 pages
Book Rating : 4.U/5 (183 download)
Download or read book Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London written by Zoological Society of London and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 1320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stewart Firth
Publisher : ANU Press
ISBN 13 : 1760462896
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (64 download)
Download or read book Understanding Oceania written by Stewart Firth and published by ANU Press. This book was released on 2019-05-23 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is inspired by the University of the South Pacific, the leading institution of higher education in the Pacific Islands region. Founded in 1968, USP has expanded the intellectual horizons of generations of students from its 12 member countries—Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu—and been responsible for the formation of a regional elite of educated Pacific Islanders who can be found in key positions in government and commerce across the region. At the same time, this book celebrates the collaboration of USP with The Australian National University in research, doctoral training, teaching and joint activities. Twelve of our 19 contributors gained their doctorates at ANU, most of them before or after being students and/or teaching staff at USP, and the remaining five embody the cross-fertilisation in teaching, research and consultancy of the two institutions. The contributions to this collection, with a few exceptions, are republications of key articles on the Pacific Islands by scholars with extensive experience and knowledge of the region.
Author : Serge Tcherkezoff
Publisher : ANU E Press
ISBN 13 : 1921536020
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (215 download)
Download or read book First Contacts in Polynesia - the Samoan Case (1722-1848) written by Serge Tcherkezoff and published by ANU E Press. This book was released on 2008-08-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the first encounters between Samoans and Europeans up to the arrival of the missionaries, using all available sources for the years 1722 to the 1830s, paying special attention to the first encounter on land with the Laperouse expedition. Many of the sources used are French, and some of difficult accessibility, and thus they have not previously been thoroughly examined by historians. Adding some Polynesian comparisons from beyond Samoa, and reconsidering the so-called 'Sahlins-Obeyesekere debate' about the fate of Captain Cook, 'First Contacts' in Polynesia advances a hypothesis about the contemporary interpretations made by the Polynesians of the nature of the Europeans, and about the actions that the Polynesians devised for this encounter: wrapping Europeans up in 'cloth' and presenting 'young girls' for 'sexual contact'. It also discusses how we can go back two centuries and attempt to reconstitute, even if only partially, the point of view of those who had to discover for themselves these Europeans whom they call 'Papalagi'. The book also contributes an additional dimension to the much-touted 'Mead-Freeman debate' which bears on the rules and values regulating adolescent sexuality in 'Samoan culture'. Scholars have long considered the pre-missionary times as a period in which freedom in sexuality for adolescents predominated. It appears now that this erroneous view emerged from a deep misinterpretation of Laperouse's and Dumont d'Urville's narratives.
Author : Brien Foerster
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1291227792
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (912 download)
Download or read book Crimson Horizon: The Mysterious Sea Kings Of The Pacific written by Brien Foerster and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-11-30 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The people of the Pacific known by most as "Polynesians" remain a mystery to scholars and the public alike as to their origins. While most academics in the fields of archaeology and anthropology strongly insist that they exclusively came from 121 P a g e south east Asia, other researchers, and the oral traditions of the people themselves often differ with this opinion. The presence of red hair, called "Ehu" in Hawaii and "Uru Kehu" in some of the ancient and present populations suggest connections, in the distant past, with sea farers from coastal Peru, especially the Paracas, to account for this. The famous explorer Thor Heyerdahl was insistent that there were ancient connections between Peru and the Pacific Islands, and this book attempts to solve this riddle, without delving into Celtic or other possible European ancestry. Come explore the possibilities through science, wind directions, sea currents, sculpture, and oral traditions.
Author : Michael RUSSELL (Bishop of the Scotch Episcopal Church in Glasgow and Galloway.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (26 download)
Download or read book Polynesia ... Third Edition written by Michael RUSSELL (Bishop of the Scotch Episcopal Church in Glasgow and Galloway.) and published by . This book was released on 1845 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Matt K. Matsuda
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 1478012110
Total Pages : 121 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (78 download)
Download or read book A Primer for Teaching Pacific Histories written by Matt K. Matsuda and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2020-05-22 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Primer for Teaching Pacific Histories is a guide for college and high school teachers who are teaching Pacific histories for the first time or for experienced teachers who want to reinvigorate their courses. It can also serve those who are training future teachers to prepare their own syllabi, as well as teachers who want to incorporate Pacific histories into their world history courses. Matt K. Matsuda offers design principles for creating syllabi that will help students navigate a wide range of topics, from settler colonialism, national liberation, and warfare to tourism, popular culture, and identity. He also discusses practical pedagogical techniques and tips, project-based assignments, digital resources, and how Pacific approaches to teaching history differ from customary Western practices. Placing the Pacific Islands at the center of analysis, Matsuda draws readers into the process of strategically designing courses that will challenge students to think critically about the interconnected histories of East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, the Pacific Islands, and the Americas within a global framework.
Author : Hugh Carrington
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 131703564X
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)
Download or read book The Discovery of Tahiti, A Journal of the Second Voyage of H.M.S. Dolphin Round the World, under the Command of Captain Wallis, R.N. written by Hugh Carrington and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1948.
Author : Colleen T. Downs
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 1789242061
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (892 download)
Download or read book Invasive Birds written by Colleen T. Downs and published by CABI. This book was released on 2020-12-07 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining globally invasive alien birds, the first part of this book provides an account of 32 global avian invasive species (as listed by the Invasive Species Specialist Group, ISSG). It acts as a one stop reference volume; it assesses current invasive status for each bird species, including details of physical description, diet, introduction and invasion pathways, breeding behaviour, natural habitat. It also looks at the environmental impact of each species, as well as current and future control methods. Full colour photographs assist with species identification and global distribution maps give a visual representation of the current known distributions of these species. The second part of the book discusses the biogeographical aspects of avian invasions, highlighting current and emerging invasive species across different regions of the world. The third section considers the impact of invasive species on native communities, problems associated with invasive bird management and the use of citizen science in the study of invasive birds.
