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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.


Miscellaneous

Samoa: A Photographic Essay.
Frederick Koehler Sutter

Price: $19.95
Format: Hardcover, 92pp.
ISBN: 0870227785
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press, The
Pub. Date: September 1975

Samoa: 1998/1999
Robert C. Kelly Debra Ewing Stanton Doyle Denise Youngblood

Price: $31.96
Format: Other Format, 55pp.
ISBN: 1583101594
Publisher: Commercial
Pub. Date: December 1998

Samoas: American Samoa, Western Samoa, Samoans Abroad
H. G. Hughes

Price: $56.17
Format: Hardcover, 275pp.
ISBN: 1851092536
Publisher: A B C-CLIO, Incorporated
Pub. Date: January 1997

American Samoa
William Albert Setchell

Price: $57.50
Format: Hardcover, 275pp.
ISBN: 0404142338
Publisher: AMS Press
Pub. Date: January 1978
Edition Desc: 1st AMS ed

Amerika Samoa
J. A. C. Gray

Price: $31.95
Format: Hardcover, 295pp.
ISBN: 0405130384
Publisher: Ayer Company Publishers, Incorporated
Pub. Date: January 1980

Islands of Samoa: Reference Map of Tutuila, Manu`A, `Upolu, and Savai`I
James A. Bier

Price: $3.95
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 0824813308
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press, The
Pub. Date: July 1990

Living with Aunt Sasae: A Family in Western Samoa
Helene Tramblay

Price: $14.95
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 1894110064
Publisher: Peguis Pub Ltd
Pub. Date: December 1997

Modern Samoa
Felix Maxwell Keesing

Price: $50.00
Format: Hardcover, 506pp.
ISBN: 0404595367
Publisher: AMS Press
Pub. Date: January 1978
Edition Desc: 1st AMS ed

Samoa under the Sailing Gods
Newton Allan Rowe

Price: $28.00
Format: Hardcover, 339pp.
ISBN: 040414232X
Publisher: AMS Press
Pub. Date: June 1975
Edition Desc: REPRINT

The Elder Samoan
Wesley H. Ishikawa With Vaosa Aifili With Alaisea Epati Tuitele With Pauga V. Faiivae

Price: $7.60
Format: Paperback, 44pp.
ISBN: 0916304345
Publisher: San Diego State University Press
Pub. Date: April 1978

Englishing My Samoan
Tamaseseef

Price: $12.00
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9820102693
Publisher: Booklines Hawaii Ltd
Pub. Date: June 1996

Little Samoan Boys Don't Wear Miniskirts
Vaiinupo M. Fitisemanu

Price: $14.95
Format: Hardcover, 20pp.
ISBN: 0761000917
Publisher: Northwest Publishing, Incorporated
Pub. Date: November 1995

The Samoans, a Selected Bibliography
Ramsay Leung-hay Shu

Price: $2.00
Format: Paperback, 33pp.
ISBN: 093458415X
Publisher: Pacific/Asian American Mental Health Research Center
Pub. Date: January 1981

Reformatted: 4th May 2004
 
 
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