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Mollusks and Marine Environments of the Ten Thousand Islands

Mollusks and Marine Environments of the Ten Thousand Islands

Mollusks and Marine Environments of the Ten Thousand Islands provides the first comprehensive overview of the shells and habitats that are present in the last unexplored coastal area of southwestern Florida. The mysterious and primordial Ten Thousand Islands where the rivers and marshlands of the Everglades empty into the Gulf of Mexico house a number of remarkable marine ecosystems many shown here in detail for the first time. Primary among these are unique worm shell “reef systems ” composed entirely of immense masses of vermetid gastropod mollusks. These previously unexplored and unstudied gastropod reefs which are often many acres in size are shown here to mimic coral reefs in their growth structure and represent the only large-scale molluscan reefs found anywhere on Earth. Living in association with the zonated gastropod reefs are a number of rare and unusual mollusks some of which represent endemic species that are unique to the Ten Thousand Islands. These and many other southwestern Florida shells are illustrated throughout this book along with detailed illustrations and descriptions of the marine and estuarine environments that dominate the archipelago and its adjacent lagoon systems.

GBP 150.00
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Family Violence and Social Change in the Pacific Islands

Family Violence and Social Change in the Pacific Islands

The Pacific Islands have some of the highest rates of family violence in the world. Addressing the contemporary mutations of Pacific Island families and the shifting understandings of violence in the context of rapid social change this book investigates the conflict dynamics generated by these transformations. The contributors draw from detailed case studies in a range of Pacific territories to examine family violence in relation to the social economic and political situation of native populations as well as individual collective and institutional responses to the development of violence within and upon the family. They focus on vernacular understandings conflicting social norms the emergence of different types of violent patterns the impact of violence on individuals and communities and local attempts at mitigating or combating it. Combining ethnographic expertise with engaged scholarship this volume offers a vivid account of ongoing social change in Pacific Island societies and a crucial contribution to the understanding of family violence as a social process cultural construct and political issue. This book will appeal to scholars with interests in the sociology of violence and the family Pacific studies development studies and the social and cultural anthropology of Oceania. | Family Violence and Social Change in the Pacific Islands

GBP 130.00
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An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands in the South Pacific Ocean

An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands in the South Pacific Ocean

John Martin (1789-1869) was a London-based Edinburgh-educated physician interested in anthropological matters. This is his only book. He was inspired to write it by a chance encounter with its subject William Mariner (1791-1853) who spent four years (1806-1810) in Tonga in the South Pacific one of the earliest European residents at a time before European influence disturbance or modification society. Mariner an extraordinarily mature and perceptive youth became thoroughly imbued with Tongan language and culture as the adopted son of the most powerful chief in Tonga. Thanks to Martin’s intelligent engagement with Mariner resulted in a compelling narrative and a comprehensive account of Tongan society which became a classic. Often celebrated as an extraordinary real-life adventure story it is a pioneering work of anthropology and for 200 years it has been a primary and authoritative source for research into Tongan history and culture. | An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands in the South Pacific Ocean

GBP 120.00
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