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Guide Books

If you are thinking of visiting Samoa be sure to read one of these books before you leave.


Impressions of Samoa

Since the Europeans first encountered the islands, visitors have been recording details of their travels.

The Samoan Language

Many visitors to these web pages have expressed an interest in learning Samoan. Here are some books that can help you.

History

For such a small country, Samoa held a remarkable position on the World stage. Why not find out about it.

Flora and Fauna

A selection of books about the diversity of life in the rainforests and reefs of Samoa.

Politics, Economics and Commerce

Samoa is one of the poorest countries in the world. Learn more about the factors which contribute to this.

Fiction

Choose from traditional Samoan stories or modern Samoan fiction.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Find out more about Samoa's most famous Scottish inhabitant.

Anthropology and Culture

Samoa is refered to as the Heart of Polynesia, because of all the islands, it has retained the strongest links to its cultural heritage.

Margaret Meade

It was in Samoa that Margaret Meade made her reputation as an anthropologist, however some now think that her observations and methods were flawed.

Biography

Find out more about some successful Samoans.


Miscellaneous

Books that we have been unable to classify.


History

A Footnote to History: Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa
Robert Louis Stevenson

Price: $15.96
Format: Paperback, 200pp.
ISBN: 0824818571
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press, The
Pub. Date: September 1996

Before you buy this book why don't you start reading the copy we have on our web site. This book provides a fascinating insight into the characters, history and politics that eventually led to the preparations for war between the Three Great Powers: Britain, Germany and The United States and the subsequent split of Samoa into Western and American.

Picturing Paradise: Colonial Photography of Samoa, 1875 to 1925
Elizabeth Edwards Alison D. Nordstrom Peter Mesenholler Von Reiche Momoe M. Virginia Lee Webb Casey Blanton (Editor)

Price: $40.00
Format: Paperback, 149pp.
ISBN: 1887040145
Publisher: SE Mus Pho
Pub. Date: May 1995

Sala'ilua, a Samoan Mystery
Bradd Shore

Price: $107.10
Format: Paperback, 358pp.
ISBN: 0835745864
Publisher: Books on Demand

The To'aga Site: Three Millennia of Polynesian Occupation in the Manu'a Islands, American Samoa, Vol. 51
Patrick Vinton Kirch P.V. Kirch Terry L. Hunt (Editor) T.L. Hunt (Editor)

Price: $29.95
Format: Paperback, 248pp.
ISBN: 1882744012
Publisher: University of California, Archaeological Research Facility
Pub. Date: August 1993

Origins of International Rivalry in Samoa, 1845-1884
Sylvia Masterman

Price: $19.00
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 0404142281
Publisher: AMS Press

Reformatted: 4th May 2004
 
 
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