The Journal of Jean-Francois de Galaup de la Perouse, 1785-1788 - Volume I and Volume II by Jean Francois De Galaup De Laperouse; Jean-Francois de Galoupe de La Perouse; John Dunmore (Editor)
$50.00 NZD
Category: Nautical | Series: Hakluyt Society Second Series Volumes 179-180 | Reading Level: very good
During the second half of the 18th century, Britain and France despatched a number of major expeditions to the Pacific. The greatest contribution by far was that of James Cook, but the voyages of Bougainville, Surville and Marion du Fresne had each played an important part in Pacific exploration. After ...Show more
The Leader and the Led - Social Control in Wogeo, New Guinea by Ian Hogbin
$15.00 NZD
Category: Pacific | Reading Level: good- very good
To Live Among the Stars - Christian Origins in Oceania by John Garrett
$25.00 NZD
Category: Pacific | Reading Level: very good
Persona Non Grata: Breaking the Bond - Fiji and New Zealand 2004-2007 by Michael Green
$15.00 NZD
Category: Pacific
This is the account by (the late) Michael Green, NZ High Commissioner in Fiji, of his years and role in Fiji until the surprising announcement of his change in diplomatic status to "Persona Non Grata" (unwelcome person) in 2007, a status that prevented any further diplomatic activities or role for him i ...Show more
The Contented Botanist : Letters of W. H. Harvey about Australia and the Pacific by Sophie C. Ducker (ed)
$40.00 NZD
Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good
Figuring the Pacific: Aotearoa & Pacific Cultural Studies by Howard McNaughton & John Newton (ed)
$20.00 NZD
Category: Pacific | Reading Level: very good
How to figure the Pacific? This has puzzled and intrigued people for the better part of a millennium. Many would now ask in what terms we may talk of a singular Pacific. The problem is an ancient one, as shown in the lead essay here, Robert Sullivan
Melanesians at Mission Bay. A History of the Melanesian Mission in Auckland by R. M. Ross
$20.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Church History | Reading Level: very good
Dictionary of the Language of Rennell and Bellona Part I: Rennellese and Bellonese to English by Samuel H. Elbert
$125.00 NZD
Category: Pacific | Series: Language and Culture of Rennell and Bellona Islands Volume III Part 1 | Reading Level: very good
The Kamapua'a Literature - The Classical Traditions of the Hawaiian Pig God As a Body of Literature by John Charlot
$35.00 NZD
Category: Pacific | Series: Institute for Polynesian Studies Monographs | Reading Level: very good
The Trial of the Cannibal Dog : Captain Cook in the South Seas by Anne Salmond
$25.00 NZD
Category: Pacific | Series: Allen Lane History S. | Reading Level: good-very good
The Trial of the Cannibal Dog is a spectacular recreation of three of the greatest and most startling of all human journeys. The Pacific voyages of James Cook explored the ice-bound fringes of the Arctic and Antarctic, sailed across perilous tropical seas, survived hurricanes and volcanic eruptions, dis ...Show more
The Pacific - In the Wake of Captain Cook with Sam Neill by Meaghan Wilson Anastasios
$18.00 NZD
Category: Pacific | Reading Level: very good
A rich, complex and engaging account of Cook's voyages across the Pacific, from actor and raconteur Sam Neill, in which Sam Neill retraces Cook's footsteps, in the 250th anniversary year of Cook's first voyage. Captain James Cook first set sail to the Pacific in 1768 - 250 years ago. These vast waters, ...Show more