Book
Modern Samoa: its government and changing life
G. Allen & Unwin ltd. • London • Published In 1934 • Pages:
By: Keesing, Felix Maxwell.
Abstract
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, judicial system, land tenure system, economy, public health administration, and educational system. The author also includes chapters on contract labor and hybridization in Samoa. Throughout the book sections on Western Samoa and American Samoa alternate with each other. Keesing spent eight months of field work in the two parts of Samoa, ca. 1929.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2009
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Polynesia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- William W. Stein ; 1956
- Field Date
- none
- Coverage Date
- 1780-1934
- Coverage Place
- Samoa
- Notes
- by Felix M. Keesing ...
- Material on American Samoa has been filed in OU4 American Samoa.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 495-500)
- LCCN
- 34018173
- LCSH
- Samoan Islands/Samoa