Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-317) and index
Contents:
The island Melanesian world -- Early settlement: 40,000 to 20.000 years ago -- Settling in: 20,000 to 6000 years ago -- World turned upside down: 6000 to 3000 years ago -- Success and failure of Lapita: 3000 to 2000 years ago -- The making of traditional island Melanesian culture: 2000 to 750 years ago -- Canoes from the East: the Polynesian connection -- Ships from the West: island Melanesians encounter the Europeans -- Custom and continuity in island Melanesian cultures -- An island Melanesian future?