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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.


Margaret Meade

Coming of Age in Samoa: A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth for Western Civilization
Margaret Mead Foreword by Franz Boas

Price: $9.60
Format: Paperback, 294pp.
ISBN: 0688309747
Publisher: Morrow,William & Co
Pub. Date: March 1975

Not Even Wrong: Margaret Mead, Derek Freeman, and the Samoans
Martin Orans

Price: $14.95
Format: Paperback, 190pp.
ISBN: 0883165643
Publisher: Chandler & Sharp Publishers, Incorporated
Pub. Date: February 1996

Margaret Mead and the Heretic: The Making and Unmaking of an Anthropological Myth
Derek Freeman

Price: $10.36
Format: Paperback, 408pp.
ISBN: 0140261524
Publisher: Viking Penguin
Pub. Date: December 1996
Edition Desc: REPRINT

The Fateful Hoaxing of Margaret Mead: A Historical Analysis of Her Samoan Research
Derek Freeman

Price: $16.80
Format: Hardcover, 320pp.
ISBN: 0813335604
Publisher: Westview Press
Pub. Date: November 1998

Quest for the Real Samoa: The Mead-Freeman Controversy and Beyond
Lowell Don Holmes

Price: $18.95
Format: Paperback, 256pp.
ISBN: 0897891627
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
Pub. Date: March 1988

Samoa Reader: Anthropologists Take Stock
Hiram Caton (Editor)

Price: $31.00
Format: Paperback, 351pp.
ISBN: 0819177210
Publisher: University Press of America
Pub. Date: January 1990

The Samoa Reader: Anthropologists Take Stock
Hiram Caton (Editor)

Price: $47.25
Format: Hardcover, 351pp.
ISBN: 0819177202
Publisher: University Press of America
Pub. Date: January 1990

Margaret Mead and Samoa: The Making and Unmaking of an Anthropological Myth
Derek Freeman

Price: $119.90
Format: Paperback, 408pp.
ISBN: 0783722613
Publisher: Books on Demand

Reformatted: 4th May 2004
 
 
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