The Austronesians

The Austronesians

Historical and Comparative Perspectives

Edited by Peter Bellwood, James J. Fox and Darrell Tryon

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Previously published in Australia by the Department of Anthropology in association with the Comparative
Austronesian Project, Research School of Pacific Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra 1995.

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The Austronesians: Historical and Comparative Perspectives.

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ISBN 0 731521 32 3 (print)
ISBN 1 920942 85 8 (online)

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