{"product_id":"a-shark-going-inland-is-my-chief-the-island-civilization-of-ancient-hawaii-hardcover","title":"A Shark Going Inland Is My Chief: The Island Civilization of Ancient Hawai'i - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatrick Vinton Kirch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracing the origins of the Hawaiians and other Polynesians back to the shores of the South China Sea, archaeologist Patrick Vinton Kirch follows their voyages of discovery across the Pacific in this fascinating history of Hawaiian culture from about one thousand years ago. Combining more than four decades of his own research with Native Hawaiian oral traditions and the evidence of archaeology, Kirch puts a human face on the gradual rise to power of the Hawaiian god-kings, who by the late eighteenth century were locked in a series of wars for ultimate control of the entire archipelago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis lively, accessible chronicle works back from Captain James Cook's encounter with the pristine kingdom in 1778, when the British explorers encountered an island civilization governed by rulers who could not be gazed upon by common people. Interweaving anecdotes from his own widespread travel and extensive archaeological investigations into the broader historical narrative, Kirch shows how the early Polynesian settlers of Hawai'i adapted to this new island landscape and created highly productive agricultural systems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatrick Kirch's new book takes the reader to many distant islands and pivotal moments of discovery that have helped shape our understanding of the human past. He recognizes the important social experiments that Oceanic societies created through their epic voyages to explore and settle the most distant portions of the planet. -Peter R. Mills, Professor of Anthropology, University of Hawai'i at Hilo \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eA Shark Going Inland Is My Chief\u003c\/i\u003e combines captivating history with Kirch's own personal story. The result is an extremely powerful piece of scholarship and a tremendous read.\" -David Igler, Associate Professor of History, University of California, Irvine\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Vinton Kirch\u003c\/b\u003e is Class of 1954 Professor of Anthropology and Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Sciences and author of \u003ci\u003eOn the Road of the Winds \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow Chiefs Became Kings\u003c\/i\u003e (UC Press), among other books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453373104306,"sku":"9780520273306","price":81.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/06b86409b0b1dcd6c1a7aa4700181756.webp?v=1778828793","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/a-shark-going-inland-is-my-chief-the-island-civilization-of-ancient-hawaii-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}