Couper, A. D. <br/><br/>
Sailors and traders  a maritime history of the Pacific peoples /  [electronic resource] : 
 Maritime history of the Pacific peoples 
Alastair Couper 
 - Honolulu :  University of Hawaii Press,  c2009 
 - 1 online resource (xiii, 262 p.) :  ill., maps 
<br/><br/> Description based on print version record 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>Introduction: A seafaring perspective -- Sailors, myths and traditions -- The first pacific seafarers -- Settlements, territories and trade -- The arrival of foreign ships -- Pacific commercial shipowners -- Under foreign sail -- Dangers, mutinies and the law -- Companies, colonies and crewing -- Island protests and enterprises -- Contemporary local and regional shipping -- The global pacific seafarer -- Epilogue: Some contemporary resonances 
<br/><br/><br/>Mode of access : Internet 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781441619884 (electronic bk.) 1441619887 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Pacific Islanders--History<br/>Sea Peoples--History--Pacific Area<br/>Sailors--History--Pacific Area<br/>Shipping--History--Pacific Area