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Modern SamoaBook 1934 • Keesing, Felix Maxwell
Samoans • Oceania > Polynesia
This document is a socio-political analysis of Samoan history and contemporary Samoan society. Keeping describes the development and present condition of, and makes recommendations for administrative policy with regard to the Samoan government, judic...The Papuan Orokaiva vs Mt. Lamingtonarticle 1952 • Keesing, Felix Maxwell
Orokaiva • Oceania > Melanesia
This source is a study in cultural dynamics, illustrating what happens when people are subjected to a sudden unexpected shock which dislocates not only their own individual lives but the cultural continuity of the entire community as well. The case i...