The Samoan Journals of John Williams, 1830 and 1832

The Samoan Journals of John Williams, 1830 and 1832
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Total Pages : 320
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ISBN-10 : UVA:X000820159
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Synopsis The Samoan Journals of John Williams, 1830 and 1832 by : John Williams

"John Williams was not the first London Missionary Society missionary to Polynesia, but his passion to conquer the whole Pacific region, and resolute belief that he knew better than the Directors in London how this vision might be achieved marked him out as an ambitious and aggressive man. Samoa, the setting of thses journals, was the last island group where Williams' personally introduced the gospel before he was murdered at Eromanga... Of the several journals kept by Williams during his pan-Polynesian travels, the two relating to his visits to Samoa in 1830 and 1832 are the most comprehensive and illuminating. In the course of both journeys Williams also visited Tonga, and provided graphic eye-witness accounts of contemporary Tongan and European life..."--Book jacket.

Facing Empire

Facing Empire
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Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Total Pages : 371
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ISBN-10 : 9781421426563
ISBN-13 : 1421426560
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis Facing Empire by : Kate Fullagar

Reid, Daniel K. Richter, Rebecca Shumway, Sujit Sivasundaram, Nicole Ulrich

Su’esu’e Manogi: In Search of Fragrance

Su’esu’e Manogi: In Search of Fragrance
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Publisher : Huia Publishers
Total Pages : 395
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ISBN-10 : 9781775503583
ISBN-13 : 1775503585
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis Su’esu’e Manogi: In Search of Fragrance by : Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Ta’isi Efi

This book is a celebration of His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Ta’isi Efi’s intellectual and cultural legacy to Samoa, providing Tui Atua’s writings and thoughts on Samoan indigenous knowledge. It was first compiled and published as a festschrift in commemoration of his seventieth birthday. Tui Atua is Samoa’s Head of State and is currently the only holder of one of Samoa’s four pāpā (aristocratic chiefly) titles – Tui Atua. The book also contains responses from fourteen of Samoa’s leading and emerging scholars (including two Rhodes Scholars), based within and outside Samoa. The book searches for the best of what His Highness terms ‘the Samoan indigenous reference’ and enlarges our contemporary understandings of indigenous knowledge.

Exploration and Exchange

Exploration and Exchange
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 394
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ISBN-10 : 0226468453
ISBN-13 : 9780226468457
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis Exploration and Exchange by : Jonathan Lamb

This anthology places the works of such well-known figures as Captain James Cook and Robert Louis Stevenson alongside the writings of lesser-known explorers, missionaries, beachcombers, and literary travellers who roamed the South Seas from the late 17th through the late 19th centuries.

O Tama a ʻāiga

O Tama a ʻāiga
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Publisher : [email protected]
Total Pages : 164
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ISBN-10 : 9820203775
ISBN-13 : 9789820203778
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis O Tama a ʻāiga by : Morgan A. Tuimalealiʻifano

In Oceania

In Oceania
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Publisher : Duke University Press
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 0822319985
ISBN-13 : 9780822319986
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis In Oceania by : Nicholas Thomas

Australian scholar Nicholas Thomas documents and analyzes "rhetorical artifacts" of explorers, missionaries, fiction and travel writers, and the people of the Pacific themselves to demonstrate how Oceanic identities have been represented over time. The picture Thomas paints of Oceania shows that interactions between indigenous cultures and European influences created entirely new Oceanic identities. 62 illustrations.

Nineteenth-Century Travels, Explorations and Empires, Part II vol 6

Nineteenth-Century Travels, Explorations and Empires, Part II vol 6
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 279
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ISBN-10 : 9781000558982
ISBN-13 : 1000558983
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis Nineteenth-Century Travels, Explorations and Empires, Part II vol 6 by : Peter J Kitson

A collection of writings on travels undertaken in the Victorian era. The texts collected in these volumes show how 19th century travel literature served the interests of empire by promoting British political and economic values that translated into manufacturing goods.

The Making of Modern Samoa

The Making of Modern Samoa
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Publisher : [email protected]
Total Pages : 300
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ISBN-10 : 9820200318
ISBN-13 : 9789820200319
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis The Making of Modern Samoa by : Malama Meleisea

"Since independence in January 1962, several constitutional court cases have exposed the dilemma which the Western Samoa Government is facing balancing fa'a Samoa (Samoan customs and traditions) with Western legal systems of authority. This book traces the clash between Samoan and Western notions of government and law from the 1830s to the 1980s emphasizing the hitherto neglected interpretation of events from a Samoan perspective. As a critical reinterpretation of the literature on Western Samoa, drawing on oral sources and material from the archives of the Land and Titles Court of Western Samoa, the book provides important new insights into pre-colonial regimes, racial issues and the contemporary political problems of the independent state of Western Samoa."--Back cover.

Pacific Performances

Pacific Performances
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 271
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ISBN-10 : 9780230599536
ISBN-13 : 0230599532
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis Pacific Performances by : C. Balme

This new study explores the history of cross-cultural performative encounters in the Pacific from the Eighteenth century to the present. It examines Western theatrical representations of Pacific cultures and investigates how Pacific Islanders used their own cultural performances to negotiate the colonial situation.

The Cambridge History of the Pacific Islanders

The Cambridge History of the Pacific Islanders
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 544
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ISBN-10 : 0521003547
ISBN-13 : 9780521003544
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis The Cambridge History of the Pacific Islanders by : Donald Denoon

An authoritative and comprehensive history of the Pacific islanders from 40,000 BC to the present day.