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The Making of Modern Samoa
| Author | : Malama Meleisea |
| Publisher | : [email protected] |
| Total Pages | : 300 |
| Release | : 1987 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9789820200319 |
"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.
Samoa, the Polynesian Paradise
| Author | : Kipeni Suápaía |
| Publisher | : Literary Licensing, LLC |
| Total Pages | : 152 |
| Release | : 1962 |
| Genre | : Literary Collections |
| ISBN | : |
History, Customs, Legends And The Tribal Form Of Government Of The Samoan Islands.
The Warm Winds of Change
| Author | : Cluny Macpherson |
| Publisher | : Auckland University Press |
| Total Pages | : 175 |
| Release | : 2013-10-01 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1775582140 |
Examining a variety of intriguing issues, this sociological study analyzes the impact global culture has had on the flora and fauna, people, economies, languages, and cultures of the Pacific for many centuries. The survey draws on findings from a 40-year research partnership, illustrating the effects of globalization from the perspective of a typical Samoan village and documenting the country's shift from baskets to buckets, from religious authority to a questioning democracy, and from in-kind work to a cash economy. Delving into questions such as When do Pacific emigrants stop sending money to their home village? Do villagers stop giving away fish when they get a refrigerator? and How do cell phones change villages? this argument contends that contemporary changes are presenting a more profound challenge to Samoan social institutions and society than at any other time in the past. Comprehensive and accessible, this guide is essential for those interested in the way global forces are shaping change in small Pacific nations.
Gagana Samoa
| Author | : Galumalemana Afeleti Hunkin |
| Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
| Total Pages | : 202 |
| Release | : 2009-06-09 |
| Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
| ISBN | : 0824831314 |
Gagana Samoa is a modern Samoan language resource. Designed for both classroom and personal use, it features a methodical approach suitable for all ages; an emphasis on patterns of speech and communication through practice and examples; 10 practical dialogues covering everyday social situations; an introduction to the wider culture of fa‘asamoa through photographs; more than 150 exercises to reinforce comprehension; a glossary of all Samoan words used in the coursebook; and oral skills supplemented with audio files available on a separate CD or for download or streaming on the web.
Modern Samoa
| Author | : Felix Maxwell Keesing |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 512 |
| Release | : 1978 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
Coming of Age in Samoa
| Author | : Margaret Mead |
| Publisher | : Digireads.com |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2024-05-07 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 9781420982008 |
First published in 1928, "Coming of Age in Samoa" is Margaret Mead's classic sociological examination of adolescence during the first part of the 20th century in American Samoa. Sent by the Social Science Research Council to study the youths of a so-called "primitive" culture, Margaret Mead would spend nine months attempting to ascertain if the problems of adolescences in western society were merely a function of youth or a result of cultural and social differences. "Coming of Age in Samoa" is her report of those findings, in which the author details various aspects of Samoan life including, education, social and household structure, and sexuality. The book drew great public interest when it was first published and also criticism from those who did not like the perceived message that the carefree sexuality of Samoan girls might be the reason for their lack of neuroses. "Coming of Age in Samoa" has also been criticized for the veracity of Mead's account, though current public opinion seems to fall on the side of her work being largely a factual one, if not one of great anthropological rigor. At the very least "Coming of Age in Samoa" remains an interesting historical account of tribal Samoan life during the first part of the 20th century. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.
Cricket, Kirikiti and Imperialism in Samoa, 1879–1939
| Author | : Benjamin Sacks |
| Publisher | : Springer Nature |
| Total Pages | : 306 |
| Release | : 2019-10-10 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 3030272680 |
This book considers how Samoans embraced and reshaped the English game of cricket, recasting it as a distinctively Samoan pastime, kirikiti. Starting with cricket’s introduction to the islands in 1879, it uses both cricket and kirikiti to trace six decades of contest between and within the categories of ‘colonisers’ and ‘colonised.’ How and why did Samoans adapt and appropriate the imperial game? How did officials, missionaries, colonists, soldiers and those with mixed foreign and Samoan heritage understand and respond to the real and symbolic challenges kirikiti presented? And how did Samoans use both games to navigate foreign colonialism(s)? By investigating these questions, Benjamin Sacks suggests alternative frameworks for conceptualising sporting transfer and adoption, and advances understandings of how power, politics and identity were manifested through sport, in Samoa and across the globe.
Samoan Art and Artists
| Author | : Sean Mallon |
| Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
| Total Pages | : 234 |
| Release | : 2002-01-01 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 9780824826758 |
"Samoan Art and Artists is a wide-ranging survey of both the traditional and contemporary arts of Samoa. The author has drawn on an extensive research base to present a contemporary and accessible picture of a vibrant culture. The book has a broad sweep, covering all facets of the Samoan arts, including canoe and house building, siapo (tapa) weaving, tattooing, oratory, adornment, all forms of performance art, the visual arts, and literature. An important feature of the book is the inclusion of profiles of living practitioners, both from Samoa and the large Samoan communities in other Pacific countries."--Publisher description.
