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Conservation Is Our Government Now: The Politics of Ecology in Papua New Guinea (New Ecologies for the Twenty-First Century)
Conservation Is Our Government Now: The Politics of Ecology in Papua New Guinea (New Ecologies for the Twenty-First Century)
by Paige West
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A significant contribution to political ecology, Conservation Is Our Government Now is an ethnographic examination of the history and social effects of conservation and development efforts in Papua New Guinea. Drawing on extensive fieldwork conducted... (read more)

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Destiny's Landfall: A History of Guam
Destiny's Landfall: A History of Guam
by Robert F Rogers
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Ferdinand Magellan's fateful landfall on Guam, the first inhabited Pacific island known to Europeans, ushered in the age of European exploration in the Pacific and led inexorably to foreign domination of every traditional island society throughout... (read more)

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Nuclear Nativity: Rituals of Renewal and Empowerment in the Marshall Islands
Nuclear Nativity: Rituals of Renewal and Empowerment in the Marshall Islands
by Marshall Carucci
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The leading authority on the lifeways of the Enewetak people explores the rituals, customs, and meanings of the Kurijmoj festival. Illuminating the empowering aspects of rituals involved in feasts, competitive games, speeches, dances, songs of... (read more)

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The Edge of Paradise: America in Micronesia (Kolowalu Books)
The Edge of Paradise: America in Micronesia (Kolowalu Books)
by P F Kluge
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In 1967 the Peace Corps sent P. F. Kluge to paradise - or so the American possessions in Micronesia seemed. His assignment was as noble as it was adventurous: to help the people of those half-forgotten Pacific islands move from old to new, so that... (read more)

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Aphrodite's Island: The European Discovery of Tahiti
Aphrodite's Island: The European Discovery of Tahiti
by Anne Salmond
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"This book offers a fresh history of early Tahiti, considerably richer than any published before, imaginative in its speculations around local cosmology and local meanings, but also precise in its reconstruction of the political relationships that... (read more)

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The King and People of Fiji (Pasifika Library)
The King and People of Fiji (Pasifika Library)
by Joseph Waterhouse
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Reverend Joseph Waterhouse's work offers an excellent insight into the traditional Fijian way of life.... (read more)

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Islanders: The Pacific in the Age of Empire
Islanders: The Pacific in the Age of Empire
by Nicholas Thomas
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“Thomas has written a work of scholarship that merits close attention and, at the same time, that presumes a ready grasp of the vast geography of the Pacific. His analysis is thoughtful and often thought-provoking.”—Tim Severin... (read more)

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Omai: The Prince Who Never Was
Omai: The Prince Who Never Was
by Richard Connaughton
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A vivid account of the tragedy of England's first black celebrity, the story of the Tahitian prince brought to England by Captain Cook's companion.... (read more)

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A History of the Pacific Islands
A History of the Pacific Islands
by I C Campbell
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History of the Pacific Islands marks the first time in forty years that a balanced and succinct introduction to the peoples of the Pacific islands has been made avaliable to students, travellers, and scholars. Dr. Ian Campbell's informed and balanced... (read more)

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The Four Corners: One Woman's Solo Journey: Into the Heart of New Guinea
The Four Corners: One Woman's Solo Journey: Into the Heart of New Guinea
by Kira Salak
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A story of extraordinary danger and adventure follows a very young woman who attempts, alone, a trip across Papua, New Guinea, as she follows in the footsteps of British explorer Ivan Champion.... (read more)

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A Voyage to the Island of the Articoles
A Voyage to the Island of the Articoles
by Andre Maurois
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"Dangerous, charming, and funny, this elegant miniature rediscovery will delight even brilliant minds."—Simon Van Booy André Maurois' novella, published in the same year as Margaret Mead's Coming of Age in Samoa, is about a couple who... (read more)

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The Cassowary's Revenge: The Life and Death of Masculinity in a New Guinea Society (Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender, & Culture)
The Cassowary's Revenge: The Life and Death of Masculinity in a New Guinea Society (Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender, & Culture)
by Donald F Tuzin
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Donald Tuzin first studied the New Guinea village of Ilahita in 1972. When he returned many years later, he arrived in the aftermath of a startling event: the villages men voluntarily destroyed their secret cult that had allowed them to dominate women... (read more)

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History and Traditions of Rarotonga
History and Traditions of Rarotonga
by Te Ariki Taraare
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History and Traditions of Rarotonga is the earliest known literary work in the Cook island Maori language. Its author, Te Ariki Tara 'Are, was a pre-eminent scholar who recorded the historical traditions of his people in the mid-nineteenth century. This... (read more)

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Pacific Islands: Politics, Economics, & International Relations
Pacific Islands: Politics, Economics, & International Relations
by Teo Fairbairn
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This introduction to the contemporary Pacific, intended for those in government, business, and academia, provides a succinct account of the complex trends, issues, and developments affecting the islands and offers sketches of individual nations and... (read more)

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The Pacific Islands
The Pacific Islands
by Douglas L Oliver
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Argonauts of the Western Pacific
Argonauts of the Western Pacific
by Bronisla Malinowski
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Remaking Micronesia: Discourses Over Development in a Pacific Territory, 1944-1982
Remaking Micronesia: Discourses Over Development in a Pacific Territory, 1944-1982
by David L Hanlon
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Nafanua Saving the Samoan Rain Forest
Nafanua Saving the Samoan Rain Forest
by Paul Alan Cox
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Changes in latitude :an uncommon anthropology
Changes in latitude :an uncommon anthropology
by Joana Varawa
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Remembrance of Pacific Pasts: An Invitation to Remake History
Remembrance of Pacific Pasts: An Invitation to Remake History
by Robert Borofksy
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 475-535) and index.... (read more)

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