ABSTRACT

This narrative recounts the 18th and 19th century shipping out of Pacific islanders aboard European and American vessels, a kind of counter-exploring, that echoed the ancient voyages of settlement of their island ancestors.

chapter 1|19 pages

A Second Diaspora

chapter 2|19 pages

Shipping Out

chapter 3|19 pages

Rites of Passage

chapter 4|18 pages

Contested Decks

chapter 5|20 pages

Crosscurrents in Oceania

chapter 6|19 pages

From Rim to Shining Rim

chapter 7|20 pages

In the Belly of the Beast

chapter 8|20 pages

Prodigal Ghosts

chapter 9|18 pages

Legacies

chapter 10|4 pages

Reflections