Comprehending the Pacific: environmental influences and effects
Peopling the Pacific: from prehistory to the first European incursions
Claiming the Pacific: European, Asian and American exploration and annexation
Encompassing the Pacific: revolutions in transport, navigation and chart making
Exploiting Pacific resources
Contesting the Pacific: military activity, colonial struggle and imperial competition
Picturing the Pacific: the ocean hemisphere in art, literature and film
Developing the Pacific: political independence, economic advancement and environmental protection.
