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Going to school in Oceania

Going to school in Oceania


Craig Campbell, Geoffrey Sherington



Review "Education students, executives with multinational corporations and NGOs, and interested adult readers are the audie...
The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty

The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty


Caroline Alexander



Amazon.com Review Surely this exhaustingly-researched, enthralling and enthusiastically-written tome is the last word on...
How ''natives'' think: about Captain Cook, for example

How ''natives'' think: about Captain Cook, for example


Marshall Sahlins



From Library Journal On its face, this appears to be a rebuttal of Gananath Obeyesekere's The Apotheosis of Captain Cook ...
Reassessing Revitalization Movements: Perspectives from North America and the Pacific Islands

Reassessing Revitalization Movements: Perspectives from North America and the Pacific Islands


Michael E. Harkin



From the Inside Flap The escalating political, economic, and cultural colonization of indigenous peoples over the past fe...
You Can't Fight Tanks with Bayonets: Psychological Warfare against the Japanese Army in the Southwest Pacific (Studies in War, Society, and the Militar)

You Can't Fight Tanks with Bayonets: Psychological Warfare against the Japanese Army in the Southwest Pacific (Studies in War, Society, and the Militar)


Allison B. Gilmore



Review "Ironically, while Hollywood films and popular American stereotypes that persist to the present portray the Japane...
Waikiki: A History of Forgetting & Remembering

Waikiki: A History of Forgetting & Remembering


Gaye Chan



About the Author Gaye Chan is an artist and teaches at the University of Hawai‘i. Andrea Feeser is a writer and teac...
Staying Local in the Global Village: Bali in the Twentieth Century

Staying Local in the Global Village: Bali in the Twentieth Century


Linda Connor, Raechelle Rubinstein



Staying Local in the Global Village: Bali in the Twentieth Century...
Capturing Wealth from Tuna: Case Studies from the Pacific

Capturing Wealth from Tuna: Case Studies from the Pacific


Kate Barclay



Capturing Wealth from Tuna: Case Studies from the Pacific...
The History of the Third Parties (The U.S. Government: How It Works)

The History of the Third Parties (The U.S. Government: How It Works)


Vicki Cox



From School Library Journal Grade 4-6-These readable, informative overviews have full-color and black-and-white photos or...
We Fought the Navy and Won: Guam's Quest for Democracy (Latitude 20 Books)

We Fought the Navy and Won: Guam's Quest for Democracy (Latitude 20 Books)


Dolores Coulter Cogan



From the Back Cover "Insightful and well done. We Fought the Navy and Won will be an important contribution to the literatu...
Samurai In The Surf: The Arrival Of The Japanese On The Gold Coast In The 1980s

Samurai In The Surf: The Arrival Of The Japanese On The Gold Coast In The 1980s


Joe Hajdu



Samurai In The Surf: The Arrival Of The Japanese On The Gold Coast In The 1980s...
Na Kua'aina: Living Hawaiian Culture

Na Kua'aina: Living Hawaiian Culture


Davianna Pomaika'I Mcgregor



About the Author Davianna Pômaika‘i McGregor is professor of ethnic studies at the Univeristy of Hawai‘i a...
Who Owns the Crown Lands of Hawai'i?

Who Owns the Crown Lands of Hawai'i?


Jon M. Van Dyke



About the Author Jon M. Van Dyke has been a professor of law since 1976 at the William S. Richardson School of Law, Uni...
Agypten und Levante XVIII Egypt and the Levant XVIII

Agypten und Levante XVIII Egypt and the Levant XVIII


Manfred Bietak



Agypten und Levante XVIII Egypt and the Levant XVIII...
Memories of War: Micronesians in the Pacific War

Memories of War: Micronesians in the Pacific War


Laurence Marshall Carucci, Lin Poyer, Suzanne Falgout



From the Publisher Micronesians often liken the Pacific War to a typhoon, one that swept away their former lives and brou...
Twelve Days at Nuku Hiva: Russian Encounters and Mutiny in the South Pacific

Twelve Days at Nuku Hiva: Russian Encounters and Mutiny in the South Pacific


Elena Govor



Twelve Days at Nuku Hiva: Russian Encounters and Mutiny in the South Pacific...
Vanished Islands And Hidden Continents Of The Pacific (Latitude 20 Books)

Vanished Islands And Hidden Continents Of The Pacific (Latitude 20 Books)


Patrick D. Nunn



About the Author Patrick D. Nunn is professor of oceanic geoscience at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji....
The Other Side: Ways of Being and Place in Vanuatu (Pacific Islands Monograph Series)

The Other Side: Ways of Being and Place in Vanuatu (Pacific Islands Monograph Series)


John Patrick Taylor



About the Author John Patrick Taylor is a Simon Research Fellow at the University of Manchester. ...
Patrons, Clients, and Empire: Chieftaincy and Over-rule in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific

Patrons, Clients, and Empire: Chieftaincy and Over-rule in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific


Colin Newbury



Review "...a creative, perceptive, comparative study...which is careful to explicate the complexities in each colony and ...
Talking Hawai'i's Story: Oral Histories of an Island People (Biography Monograph)

Talking Hawai'i's Story: Oral Histories of an Island People (Biography Monograph)




Talking Hawai'i's Story: Oral Histories of an Island People (Biography Monograph)...
Guardian of the Sea: Jizo in Hawaii (Latitude 20 Books)

Guardian of the Sea: Jizo in Hawaii (Latitude 20 Books)


John R. K. Clark



From the Back Cover "John Clark has written a remarkable book about shoreline statues of Jizo, a Buddhist figure dedicate...
The Devil's Handwriting: Precoloniality and the German Colonial State in Qingdao, Samoa, and Southwest Africa (Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning)

The Devil's Handwriting: Precoloniality and the German Colonial State in Qingdao, Samoa, and Southwest Africa (Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning)


George Steinmetz



Review “The Devil’s Handwriting is a masterly study of the capacious nature of the colonial form. Comparing...
Loyal to the Land: The Legendary Parker Ranch, 1950-1970: Volume 2, The Senior Stewards

Loyal to the Land: The Legendary Parker Ranch, 1950-1970: Volume 2, The Senior Stewards


Billy Bergin



About the Author Dr. Billy Bergin was born and raised on the Big Island of Hawaii`i. He went on to establish the first p...
Pathways to the Present: U.s. Development and Its Consequences in the Pacific (History)

Pathways to the Present: U.s. Development and Its Consequences in the Pacific (History)


Mansel G. Blackford



About the Author Mansel G. Blackford in professor of history at The Ohio State University. ...
First Contacts in Polynesia the Samoan Case (1722-1848) : Western Misunderstanding About Sexuality and Divinity

First Contacts in Polynesia the Samoan Case (1722-1848) : Western Misunderstanding About Sexuality and Divinity


Serge Tcherkezoff



First Contacts in Polynesia the Samoan Case (1722-1848) : Western Misunderstanding About Sexuality and Divinity...
Charity and Mutual Aid in Europe and North America since 1800 (Routledge Studies in Modern History)

Charity and Mutual Aid in Europe and North America since 1800 (Routledge Studies in Modern History)


Bernard Harris, Paul Bridgen



About the Author Bernard Harris is Professor of the History of Social Policy at the University of Southampton (UK). He has ...
Genes, Language, & Culture History in the Southwest Pacific (Human Evolution Series)

Genes, Language, & Culture History in the Southwest Pacific (Human Evolution Series)


Jonathan S. Friedlaender



Review "A marvellous summary of many aspects of Near Oceanic populations, from archaeology through linguistics and anthro...
Historical Metaphors and Mythical Realities: Structure in the Early History of the Sandwich Islands Kingdom (Asao Special Publications ; No. 1) (No 1)

Historical Metaphors and Mythical Realities: Structure in the Early History of the Sandwich Islands Kingdom (Asao Special Publications ; No. 1) (No 1)


Marshall D. Sahlins



Historical Metaphors and Mythical Realities: Structure in the Early History of the Sandwich Islands Kingdom (Asao Special Publications ; No. 1) (No 1)...
Ha'ena: Through the Eyes of the Ancestors (Latitude 20 Book)

Ha'ena: Through the Eyes of the Ancestors (Latitude 20 Book)


Carlos Andrade



From the Publisher Haena is a land steeped in antiquity yet vibrantly beautiful today as any Hollywood fantasy of a tropi...
Precedence: social differentiation in the Austronesian world

Precedence: social differentiation in the Austronesian world


Michael P. Vischer



Precedence: social differentiation in the Austronesian world...
Backs to the Wall: A larrikin on the Western Front

Backs to the Wall: A larrikin on the Western Front


G.D. Mitchell, Robert Macklin



About the Author G. D. MITCHELL was born in Caltowie, SA in 1894 and enlisted in the AIF in 1914 as a 20-year-old. He fou...
Trading Nature: Tahitians, Europeans and Ecological Exchange

Trading Nature: Tahitians, Europeans and Ecological Exchange


Jennifer Newell



Trading Nature: Tahitians, Europeans and Ecological Exchange...
Traditional Micronesian Societies: Adaptation, Integration, and Political Organization

Traditional Micronesian Societies: Adaptation, Integration, and Political Organization


Glenn Petersen



Review This overview of Micronesian traditional societies, based on more than 30 years of research, is one of the most si...
The Life of Captain James Cook

The Life of Captain James Cook


J. Beaglehole



The Life of Captain James Cook...
Jasper & Abby: And the Great Australia Day Kerfuffle

Jasper & Abby: And the Great Australia Day Kerfuffle


Kevin Rudd, Rhys Muldoon



About the Author Kevin Rudd was sworn in as the 26th Prime Minister of Australia in December of 2007. Prior to enter...
Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands (Historical Dictionaries of Discovery and Exploration)

Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands (Historical Dictionaries of Discovery and Exploration)


Max Quanchi



Review This is the second book in the series Historical Dictionaries of Discovery and Exploration, and measures up to the...
The White Pacific: U.S. Imperialism and Black Slavery in the South Seas After the Civil War

The White Pacific: U.S. Imperialism and Black Slavery in the South Seas After the Civil War


Gerald Horne



The White Pacific: U.S. Imperialism and Black Slavery in the South Seas After the Civil War...
The Rights of My People: Liliuokalani's Enduring Battle with the United States 1893-1917

The Rights of My People: Liliuokalani's Enduring Battle with the United States 1893-1917


Neil Thomas Proto



Review An essential read for all Americans to understand the discomfort, historically and into this century, that still t...
Penina Uliuli: Contemporary Challenges in Mental Health for Pacific Peoples

Penina Uliuli: Contemporary Challenges in Mental Health for Pacific Peoples


Cabrini Ofa Makasiale, Margaret Nelson Agee, Philip Culbertson



From the Back Cover "Finally, a volume on mental health and well being of Pacific Island people written from the point ...
Songs from the Second Float: A Musical Ethnography of Tak Atoll, Papua New Guinea

Songs from the Second Float: A Musical Ethnography of Tak Atoll, Papua New Guinea


Richard Moyle



Songs from the Second Float: A Musical Ethnography of Tak Atoll, Papua New Guinea...
P-38 Lightning vs Ki-61 Tony: New Guinea 1943-44

P-38 Lightning vs Ki-61 Tony: New Guinea 1943-44


Donald Nijboer, Gareth Hector, Jim Laurier



P-38 Lightning vs Ki-61 Tony: New Guinea 1943-44...
Violence and Colonial Dialogue: Australia-Pacific Indentured Labor Trade

Violence and Colonial Dialogue: Australia-Pacific Indentured Labor Trade


Tracey Banivanua-Mar



Violence and Colonial Dialogue: Australia-Pacific Indentured Labor Trade...
Building a Nation in Papua New Guinea: Views of the Post-Independence Generation

Building a Nation in Papua New Guinea: Views of the Post-Independence Generation


Charles Yala, David Kavanamur, Quinton Clements



Building a Nation in Papua New Guinea: Views of the Post-Independence Generation...
Double Vision: Asian Accounts Of Australia

Double Vision: Asian Accounts Of Australia


Alison Broinowski



Double Vision: Asian Accounts Of Australia...
Dancing from the Heart: Movement, Gender, and Cook Islands Globalization

Dancing from the Heart: Movement, Gender, and Cook Islands Globalization


Kalissa Alexeyeff



Dancing from the Heart: Movement, Gender, and Cook Islands Globalization...
Stone Tool Traditions in the Contact Era

Stone Tool Traditions in the Contact Era


Dino A. Ruggiero, Douglas Bamforth, George H. Odell, James M. Bayman, Jay K. Johnson, Mark J. Wagner, Mark S. Cassell, Michael A. Volmar, Michael L. Carmody, Michael S. Nassaney, Professor Charles Richard Cobb, Stephen W. Silliman



Stone Tool Traditions in the Contact Era...
New Zealand

New Zealand


Carol Ann Gillespie



New Zealand...
Australia

Australia


Cheryl Striveildi



A very brief introduction to the geography, climate, plants, and animals of Australia. ...