Where the Waves Fall

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Where the Waves Fall (1984) centres the stories of the Pacific Islanders and how they were affected by European explorers and colonisers in this unique account of human settlement and cultural interchange in the Pacific islands.

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Part 1. In the Sea's Eye 1. Whence and How 2. Civilisations in the Making 3. Ethnographic Moments Part 2. From Cold Lands 4. Suspected Continents 5. The Wealth of Islands 6. To Recover the Remnant Part 3. Conquering Kings 7. Pomares of Tahiti 8. Kamehamehas of Hawaii 9. Taufa'ahau of Tonga Part 4. Monarchs Manqué? 10. New Zealand 11. Samoa 12. Fiji Part 5. Western Isles 13. The Making of Melanesia 14. Mission Frontiers 15. Trade Frontiers Epilogue 16. Considering the New Historiography