The Austronesians

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The Austronesians is written by Peter Bellwood and published by ANU E Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1920942858 (ISBN 10) and 9781920942854 (ISBN 13).

The Austronesian-speaking population of the world are estimated to number more than 270 million people, living in a broad swathe around half the globe, from Madagascar to Easter Island and from Taiwan to New Zealand. The seventeen papers in this volume provide a general survey of these diverse populations focusing on their common origins and historical transformations. The papers examine current ideas on the linguistics, prehistory, anthropology and recorded history of the Austronesians.