Voyager: Human Migration and Island Civilization in the Pacific (milestone Library)
by (australia) Nicholas Thomas
About This Novel
A classic masterpiece by the author who won the 2010 Wolfson History Prize. The Wall Street Journal's top ten best books of 2021. Thousands of islands are scattered across the vast Pacific Ocean, inhabited by many different peoples. Beginning with Captain James Cook in the 16th century, European explorers who visited the Pacific were shocked to see people thriving thousands of kilometers away from the mainland. Who are these people? Where do they come from? How did they arrive and disperse across such a vast ocean of islands? The distinguished anthropologist Nicholas Thomas charts the migrations of humans between the islands of Asia and the Americas starting in late prehistory, and the seafaring technology that made these epic voyages possible. This book allows you to quickly understand the island civilization in the Pacific, while also experiencing the myths, history and customs of the islanders in an all-round and multi-dimensional way.
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