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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.


Politics, Economics and Commerce

Tradition Versus Democracy in the South Pacific: Fiji, Tonga, and Western Samoa
Stephanie Lawson

Price: $64.95
Format: Hardcover, 240pp.
ISBN: 0521496381
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date: April 1996

Samoan Planters: Tradition and Economic Development in Polynesia
Tim Tim O'Meara J. Tim O'Meara

Price: $19.75
Format: Paperback, 200pp.
ISBN: 0030228476
Publisher: Harcourt Brace College Publishers
Pub. Date: November 1997

South Seas in Transition: A Study of Post-War Rehabilitation and Reconstruction in Three British Pacific Dependencies
W. E. H. Stanner

Price: $79.50
Format: Hardcover, 448pp.
ISBN: 0313236615
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
Pub. Date: January 1982

Political Advancement in the South Pacific: A Comparative Study of Colonial Practice in Fiji, Tahiti and American Samoa
Francis James West

Price: $55.00
Format: Hardcover, 188pp.
ISBN: 0313245339
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
Pub. Date: January 1984

South Seas in Transition: A Study of Post War Rehabilitation and Reconstruction in Three British Pacific Dependencies
W.E. E. H. Stanner

Price: $63.25
Format: Hardcover, 448pp.
ISBN: 0404595626
Publisher: AMS Press
Pub. Date: June 1953
Edition Desc: 1st AMS ed

Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Western Samoa, Vanuatu, Tonga: Business Risk Overview
Press, Limited Rector (Editor)

Price: $500.00
Format: Paperback, 125pp.
ISBN: 1572055561
Publisher: Rector Press, Limited
Pub. Date: April 1994

American Samoa: Inadequate Management and Oversight Contribute to Financial Problems
Publishing Company Diane (Editor)

Price: $30.00
Format: Paperback, 92pp.
ISBN: 1568063288
Publisher: DIANE Publishing Company
Pub. Date: May 1993

Land Utilization in American Samoa
J. W. Coulter

Price: $30.00
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 0527022780
Publisher: Periodical
Pub. Date: January 1969

Reformatted: 4th May 2004
 
 
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