Robert C. Suggs (1932–2021)

1829 The Island Civilizations of Polynesia, by Robert C. Suggs (read 28 Feb 1984) I am not sure when, if ever, I have read a book on anthropology before. No doubt it would have been logical to read an introductory text thereon before reading this study. This book was written in 1960 by an anthropologist. Really quite interesting, but so new to me that I am not sure I got much out of it. The author ridicules the theory of Kon Tiki--that Polynesia was settled from Peru--and examines the anthropological and archeological findings re Hawaii, New Zealand, Easter Island, and other islands. I was interested in his statement that the Maori of New Zealand were now integrated with the culture of the European colonials. I had not realized that. Not a bad book.… (meer)