The Pacific Islands

1986 (originally published by Harvard University Press in 1951 / then revised and released by Doubleday in 1961 / further revisions resulted in a later revised edition by the University Press of Hawaii in 1975 -- this is the trade paperback reprint of that edition), trade paperback reprint edition, University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 456 pages. Written by a scholarly man, a professor of anthropology. Douglas Oliver conducted extensive field studies in the South Pacific. Here is one of his finest titles, serving as the principal guide to Pacific peoples, their culture and history.