Why has Hawaii, from the times of Polynesian antiquity to the present, enjoyed the highest material standard of living in Oceania? How did changes in the social structure of pre-Cook Hawaii affect tha
Several attempts were made to update a 1979 collection of reports on studying a culture over a long span, but not until now have all the elements come together for success. The 12 resulting essays are
From Tribute to Communal Sovereignty examines both continuity and change over the last five centuries for the indigenous peoples of central western Mexico, providing the first sweeping and comprehensi
