Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. List of Figures and Tables ix
4. Note on Tahitian Words and Place Names xv
5. Preface xvii
6. 1 In Search of the Mā‘ohi Past 1
7. 2 Societies Shaped by Land and Sea 16
8. 3 Ethnohistory of Social Complexity in the Society Islands 25
9. 4 The Colonization Phase (AD 950–1250) 63
10. 5 The Expansion Phase (AD 1250–1650) 89
11. 6 The Centralization Phase (AD 1650–1767) 124
12. 7 A Multi-Scalar View of Change in Mā‘ohi Chiefdoms 182
13. Glossary 243
14. References 249
15. Index 277
16. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 287