Une Histoire de Tahiti: des origines à nos jours

The title of this book translates as A History of Tahiti: from its origins to today. Written entirely in French, it is a compilation of essays by eight teachers and researchers. According to the editor, Éric Conte, this volume was inspired by the absence of a concise up-to-date history book of Tahiti and her islands - and therefore is primarily aimed at an audience of teachers and students, as well as the general public. The book spans around a thousand years of history from the settlement of Tahiti and her islands by ocean-going Polynesians through to 2004 which heralded the beginning of a turbulent political period not included in the book. In this review I have translated the chapter titles into English.