{"product_id":"the-pacific-islands-environment-and-society-third-edition-paperback","title":"The Pacific Islands: Environment and Society, Third Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMoshe Rapaport\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDennis A. Ahlburg\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eDakota Camacho\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe exploration and settlement of the Pacific Island world is one of the most remarkable achievements of humanity. Early seafarers, skilled in navigation, discovered diverse habitats and biotas extending across a third of the globe. In this \"sea of islands,\" they established thriving communities where they lived for thousands of years. Today, although island ecosystems and cultures are facing great change, Pacific Island peoples remain resilient. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new edition of a popular text reviews the diverse landforms, climates, ecosystems, societies, and cultures of the Pacific region. Seventy-five contributors--including numerous Indigenous scholars--address two key themes: (1) environmental dilemmas and possibilities, and (2) demographic, economic, and political challenges facing the people of the region. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNew chapters highlight hydrology, ecosystem disturbance, conservation, Indigenous origins and activism, social media, ethnography, kava, contemporary dance, theater, and the cultural impact of globalization. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOther noteworthy chapters are significantly updated: biogeographical dynamics, prehistory of Near and Remote Oceania, fisheries and aquaculture, the fluidity of gender, mobility and urbanization, tourism as encounter, island economies, shifts in literary trends, Pacific music, water and development, and a new overview of land, marine, and water tenure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book concludes with a reflective essay. Pacific Island societies have been coping with environmental and demographic challenges for millennia; surviving societies have much to teach us about sustainable living, social justice, and reconciliation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePolicy makers, educators, students, and the general public will find this book an indispensable resource for understanding the region's past, present, and future.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoshe Rapaport \u003c\/b\u003ewas Honorary Fellow, Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Melbourne, and Visiting Scholar, Victoria University of Wellington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48383500124409,"sku":"9780824899592","price":105.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/bqcWCeR0sN9780824899592.webp?v=1778443898","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-pacific-islands-environment-and-society-third-edition-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}