KAI ISLANDS

or Kei Islandsboth: kī, island group (c.550 sq mi/ 1,420 sq km), E Indonesia, SE of Seram, in the Banda Sea, in the Moluccas. It is densely forested with valuable timber; the people are skilled boat builders. The chief island is Great Kai. The group is sometimes called the Key Islands.

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Chiang Kai-Shek: Marshal of China
Book by Sven Hedin, Bernard Norbelie; John Day, 1940
Subjects: Chiang, Kai-Shek--1887-1975, China--History--1937-1945, China--History--Republic, 1912-1949
...Soong, Mei-ling, see Madame Chiang Kai-shek Soong, T. V., 107 , 111 , 113 , 126 , 128 South Africa, 42 Spratly Islands, 25 Stalin, Joseph, 13 , 246 Stevenson...Pass, 247 Tan An-po, 174 Tan Yuan-kai, 27 Tanaka, General, 39 - 40 Tang Sheng...
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The China of Chiang K'Ai-Shek
Book by Paul M. A. Linebarger; World Peace Foundation, 1941
Subjects: Chiang, Kai-Shek--1887-1975, China--Politics And Government--1912-1949
...functioning. When the conquerors of China entered the cities, and took over the government, they were strangers holding mere islands in the greatness of China. Japan has the seven most important cities of China. She has most of the railroads. The waters...
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Strong Man of China: The Story of Chiang Kai-Shek
Book by Robert Berkov; Houghton Mifflin, 1938
Subjects: Chiang, Kai-Shek--1887-1975, China--Politics And Government--1912-
...wigs not wanted at home. Actually he went to do a little reconnoitering of the China scene from the shores of the near-by islands and to propose marriage to Miss Soong Mei-ling. The reconnoitering was soon done. Chiang decided that it would not be long...
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General Chiang Kai-Shek: The Account of the Fortnight in Sian When the Fate of China Hung in the Balance
Book by Mayling Soong, Kai-Shek Chiang; Doubleday, 1937
Subjects: China--History--Republic, 1912-1949, China--Politics And Government--1912-, Xi'An (Shaanxi Sheng, China)
...rearmament; her energetic demonstration that at all costs she intends to maintain her commercial status in the China market and islands further south; and the effect those two phases of policy have had upon the Japanese mind and, incidentally, upon Chinas...
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World War II Pacific Island Guide: A Geo-Military Study
Book by Gordon L. Rottman; Greenwood Press, 2002
Subjects: Islands Of The Pacific--Strategic Aspects, Military Geography--Pacific Area, World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean, World War, 1939-1945--United States
...term Greater Sunda Islands generally includes...been divided into two island chains by geographers...Java Lesser Sunda Islands Timor Tanimbar Islands...Islands New Guinea Kai Islands Aroe Islands As with many other island groups the individual...
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journal articles on: Kai Islands  - 221 results

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Historic Maps and Archaeology as a Means of Understanding Late Precolonial Settlement in the Banda Islands, Indonesia
Journal article by Peter V. Lape; Asian Perspectives: the Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific, Vol. 41, 2002
Subjects: Archaeology and history--Research, Banda Islands--History, Banda Islands--Research, Banda Islands--Social aspects, Land settlement patterns--Research, Maps, Early--Research, Maps, Early--Social aspects
...From this perspective, the islands of Ay and Rhun look much as...sitting on the horizon. The island of Hatta is invisible from...addition to common names for some islands. Pulau Rhun is called "the English Island" (Engelse Eylant), Pulau...bronze kettledrum from the Kai Islands, eastern Indonesia. Indo...
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Ahu-The Ceremonial Stone Structures of Easter Island. Analyses of Variation and Interpretation of Meanings
Journal article by Ethan E. Cochrane; Asian Perspectives: the Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific, Vol. 37, 1998
Subjects: Ahu, The Ceremonial Stone Structures of Easter Island: Analyses of Variation and Interpretation of Meanings (Book)--Reviews, Books--Reviews
...similarity of some of the first Phoenix island marae with the well-developed marae of the Society Islands. Wallin remarks that the east-to...in the work on Rapa Nui (Easter Island), refers to the islands ceremonial stone architecture and denotes...of the Marae Complex in the Society Islands, French Polynesia. Aun 18. Uppsala...Upsaliensis. 1993b A unique find on Easter Island. Paper presented at Rapa Nui Rendezvous...
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Ceremonial Stone Structures. the Archaeology and Ethnohistory of the Marae Complex in the Society Islands, French Polynesia
Journal article by Ethan E. Cochrane; Asian Perspectives: the Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific, Vol. 37, 1998
Subjects: Books--Reviews, Ceremonial Stone Structures: The Archaeology and Ethnohistory of the Marae Complex in the Society Islands, French Polynesia (Book)--Reviews
...similarity of some of the first Phoenix island marae with the well-developed marae of the Society Islands. Wallin remarks that the east-to...in the work on Rapa Nui (Easter Island), refers to the islands ceremonial stone architecture and denotes...of the Marae Complex in the Society Islands, French Polynesia. Aun 18. Uppsala...Upsaliensis. 1993b A unique find on Easter Island. Paper presented at Rapa Nui Rendezvous...
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The Pace of the Work and the Logic of the Harvest: Women, Labour and the Olive Harvest in a Greek Island Community
Journal article by Dimitrios Theodossopoulos; Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. 5, 1999
Subjects: Harvesting--Social aspects, Manners and customs--Analysis, Women--Social aspects, Work--Demographic aspects
...gender and kinship in a Greek island village (part two). J. mod...Handman, M.E. 1990. Via kai poniria: antres kai gynaikes s ena ellhniko horio...Hannell, D. 1989. The lonian islands under the British protectorate...
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Trade Ceramics from the Goto Islands (Japan), Circa Sixteenth to Early Seventeenth Century: The Yamami Underwater Site (Ojika) and Related Issues
Journal article by Barbara Seyock; Asian Perspectives: the Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific, Vol. 46, 2007
Subjects: Ceramic industry--Case studies, Ceramic industry--History, Goto Archipelago--Discovery and exploration, Goto Archipelago--History, International trade--History, Maritime history--Economic aspects, Navigation--Economic aspects, Navigation--History, Underwater archaeology
...on Figure 2, is situated near Ojika Island (TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.), a part of the Goto Islands (TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII...site distribution is located on Ojika Island, one of the smallest islands of the Gotos and the second northernmost...maritime trade business around the Goto Islands relates to the legend of the Korai sunken island. Once collected and written down by...
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magazine articles on: Kai Islands  - 112 results

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1.
Pacific Islands: Now It's Nerve Gas
Magazine article by Kai Bird, Max Holland; The Nation, Vol. 241, August 31, 1985
Subjects: Chemical weapons--Testing, Johnston Atoll--Environmental policy, United States. Department of Defense--Planning
Pacific Islands: Now Its Nerve Gas. by Kai Bird , Max Holland Future generations of Marshall Islanders...facilities in Johnson which were soon damaged by hurricanes. The islands humbe role as a garbage dump may soon be eclipsed, however...
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Triumphant Clans of Easter Island
Magazine article by Joyce Gregory Wyels; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 53, January 2001
Subjects: Culture--Easter Island, Easter Island--Rites and ceremonies, Indigenous peoples--Rites and ceremonies, Rites and ceremonies--Easter Island
...outsiders of the islands history before the...specialist on Easter Island and a founding member...vananga Rapanui), and kai kai--the formation...Roggeveen bestowed on the island the name that westerners...Papa in the Austral Islands of French Polynesia...
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Easter Island: The Eyes That Speak to the Sky
Magazine article by Doris Hamilton; World and I, Vol. 22, April 2007
Subjects: Curiosities and wonders, Easter Island--Appreciation, Easter Island--Description and travel, Easter Island--Social aspects
...their origins in Mangavera Island in the Gambier Archipelago. (2) From the islands oral traditions, the first king of Easter Island was Hotu Matua, and many Rapa...with fifteen restored moai Ana Kai Tangata A moai site Ana Tepahu...One of two beaches on Easter Island Easter Island Name given to...
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The Sea Gypsies of Surin Island
Magazine article by Antonio Graceffo; World and I, Vol. 22, September 2007
Subjects: Ethnic groups--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Ethnic groups--Education, Ethnic groups--Health aspects, Ethnic groups--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Phuket Island--Social aspects
The Sea Gypsies of Surin Island. by Antonio Graceffo The Tsunamis Wake...old headman of a village on Surin Island, said that their animist lore had warned...and paddled to the other side of the island rescuing tourists. Some Mogen, out...
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Taiwan: The Little Island That Could
Magazine article by Anne F. Thurston; The Wilson Quarterly, Vol. 20, Summer 1996
Subjects: China--Relations with Taiwan, Taiwan--History
Taiwan: the little island that could by Anne F...and hoped to cow the islands citizens into voting...president refers to the island as a country. Taiwan...Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek fled to the island...and Hong Kong, the island became one of the "four...political challenges. Chiang Kai-sheks unassailable...
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newspaper articles on: Kai Islands  - 109 results

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The Freedom Islands
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, April 16, 2011
Subjects: Soldiers
...Mischief Reef. These islands are considered part of...an airport on Pagasa island and occupied the other islands by stationing AFP troops...Aba, one of the bigger islands has been occupied by...under President Chiang Kai Sheks government. And even today, the island remains occupied by the...
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European Visitors Explore Islands and Reef
Newspaper article; The Daily Mercury (Mackay, Australia), May 10, 2011
Subjects: Tour operators, Tourism, Travel industry
...prove once and for all that the islands and Airlie are open for business...dispersed to various Whitsunday islands for the next few days. Munich...Tourism Queensland in Europe, Kai Ostermann, was there to lead...days exploring the mainland, islands and Whitehaven Beach and this...experiences we can get with the island life, the beaches, the sailing...
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TRULY A MIRACLE! Scientists Believe Remote and Beautiful Easter Island Holds the Secret to Long Life -- and It's Certainly a Magical Place for a Holiday Adventure ..
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 11, 2009
Subjects: Scientists
...captured one-third of the islands remaining population. As Sami...almost half of those on the island. Some are half-carved...where youll find some of the islands better preserved moai. On...claim that there is more to the island than just moai rings true...interesting caves to explore. At Ana Kai Tangata, we see a high-vaulted...
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Island of Wonderful Ironies
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, September 25, 2010
Island of Wonderful Ironies...island shielded Chiang Kai Sheks army and Taiwan...people could see the islands rich history, from its...sightseeing park in the island. Think Rizal Park...Gu that showed Chiang Kai Shek on a jeep. Viewed...In Little Kinmen, an island 15 minutes away from...
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A Disputed and Democratic Island Nation's Potent History
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, December 11, 2005
...point. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek fled to Taiwan, seeking...Nationalists who fled with Chiang Kai-shek into exile, whom the...region, which had been Chiang Kai-sheks power base in China...they ceded their part of the island to Japan in 1895. But to say...Nationalist leaders did develop the islands economy and stave off Communist...
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encyclopedia articles on: Kai Islands  - 9 results

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Kai Islands
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
KAI ISLANDS or Kei Islands both: ki, island group (c.550 sq mi/ 1,420 sq km), E Indonesia...skilled boat builders. The chief island is Great Kai. The group is sometimes called the Key Islands. ____________________ Copyright...
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Key Islands
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
KEY ISLANDS see Kai Islands , Indonesia. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Kei Islands
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
KEI ISLANDS see Kai Islands , Indonesia. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Moluccas
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Indonesia Maluku, Du. Molukken, island group and prov. (1990 pop...province is Ambon, on Ambon island. The groups many islands include Halmahera (the largest...and Tidore and the Aru and Kai island groups. Of volcanic origin...
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Taiwan
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...from the Manchus, seized the island and established an independent kingdom. However, the island fell to the Manchus in 1683...Japan, attracted by the islands strategic and economic importance...Japanese War . Japan exploited the island for the benefit of the Japanese...Nationalist government of Chiang Kai-shek and the remnants of...
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