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Moving through the ancient cultural landscape of Mangaia (Cook Islands) 穿越曼加亚(库克群岛)的古文化景观

IF 0.6 4区历史学

Journal of the Polynesian Society Pub Date : 2018-09-01 DOI: 10.15286/JPS.127.2.325-357

Michael P. J. Reilly

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Voices on the wind, traces in the earth: Integrating oral narrative and archaeology in Polynesian history 风中的声音，地上的痕迹:波利尼西亚历史中口头叙述与考古的整合

IF 0.6 4区历史学

Journal of the Polynesian Society Pub Date : 2018-09-01 DOI: 10.15286/JPS.127.3.275-306

P. Kirch

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Publications received from January to May 2018 发表时间为2018年1月至5月

IF 0.6 4区历史学

Journal of the Polynesian Society Pub Date : 2018-06-30 DOI: 10.15286/jps.127.2.265

Posted by Hamish Macdonald

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Journal of the Polynesian Society, June 2018, 127 (2) 《波利尼西亚学会杂志》，2018年6月，127 (2)

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Journal of the Polynesian Society Pub Date : 2018-06-30 DOI: 10.15286/JPS.127.2.137-268

Posted by Hamish Macdonald

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Oral tradition and the canoe on Takū 口述传统和竹上的独木舟

IF 0.6 4区历史学

Journal of the Polynesian Society Pub Date : 2018-06-01 DOI: 10.15286/JPS.127.2.145-176

R. Moyle

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Performing cultural heritage with tīfaifai, Tahitian “quilts” 大溪地“棉被”表演文化遗产

IF 0.6 4区历史学

Journal of the Polynesian Society Pub Date : 2018-06-01 DOI: 10.15286/JPS.127.2.207-248

J. D. Hammond

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The “Black Pacific” and decolonisation in Melanesia: Performing négritude and indigènitude “黑人太平洋”和美拉尼西亚的非殖民化:表现出感激和贫穷

IF 0.6 4区历史学

Journal of the Polynesian Society Pub Date : 2018-06-01 DOI: 10.15286/JPS.127.2.177-206

Camellia B Webb-Gannon, Michael Webb, G. Solis

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The contributions of Jeffrey T. Clark to Samoan archaeology 杰弗里·克拉克对萨摩亚考古学的贡献

IF 0.6 4区历史学

Journal of the Polynesian Society Pub Date : 2018-03-31 DOI: 10.15286/JPS.127.1.9-14

Seth Quintus, David J. Herdrich

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Row as one! A history of the development and use of the Sāmoan fautasi 划成一排!Sāmoan faautasi的发展和使用历史

IF 0.6 4区历史学

Journal of the Polynesian Society Pub Date : 2018-03-31 DOI: 10.15286/JPS.127.1.111-136

H. V. Tilburg, David J. Herdrich, M. Howells, Va‘amua Henry Sesepasara, Telei‘ai Christian Ausage, Michael D. Coszalter

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Cover, imprint, contents, News & Notes on Authors 封面，印记，内容，新闻和作者笔记

IF 0.6 4区历史学

Journal of the Polynesian Society Pub Date : 2018-03-31 DOI: 10.15286/JPS.126.3.247-252

H. MacDonald

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