Dening, Greg. Islands and beaches : discourse on a silent land : Marquesas, 1774-1880 / Greg Dening. - Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 1980. - xii, 355 p. : ill., maps. ISBN: 0522841961 Subjects--Topical Terms: Acculturation--Marquesas Islands.Ethnology--French Polynesia--Marquesas Islands Subjects--Geographic Terms: Marquesas Islands--History.Marquesas Islands--Social life and customs.