Pacific Studies: Books & eBooks
Books & eBooks
Niuean : predicates and arguments in an isolating language by Call Number: (eBook)ISBN: 9780191835339Publication Date: 2020This volume explores predication in Niuean, an endangered Polynesian language spoken on the island of Niue and in New Zealand.
Reed book of Tongan proverbs = Ko e tohi ʻa e Reed ki he lea Tonga heliaki by Call Number: PN6519.T59 M598 Central (Book)ISBN: 0790009633Publication Date: 2004This book records proverbs in the original Tongan language with a translation in the same language, accompanied by a translation and explanation in English.
Navigation : Kupe & Cook : an ocean in a mind and a mind on an ocean by Call Number: VK549 .S65 2022 Central (Book)ISBN: 9780473509378Publication Date: 2022Two Pacific navigation systems using different techniques are revealed, one is the oldest in the Pacific, and the other is the Tahitian system.
Reawakened : traditional navigators of Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa by Call Number: GN440.2 .E89 2021ISBN: 9780995131804Publication Date: 2021Ten navigators ... share the challenges and triumphs of traditional wayfinding based on the deep knowledge of legendary navigator Mau Piailug.
Pacific arts Aotearoa by Call Number: (In Process)ISBN: 9781776950515Publication Date: 2023This comprehensive account spans six decades of multidisciplinary Pacific creative genius, remembering the diverse, fresh, and energetic contributions of Pacific artists to New Zealand, Oceania, and the world.
Sista, stanap strong! : a Vanuatu women's anthology by Call Number: PR9670.N493 S56 2021 Central (Books)ISBN: 9781776564200Publication Date: 2021New writing from Vanuatu by three generations of women - and the first of its kind. With poetry, fiction, essay, memoir and song.
Books & eBooks
Sailors and traders : a maritime history of the Pacific peoples by Call Number: GN662 .CU78 Central (Book)ISBN: 9780824832391Publication Date: 2009Pacific mariners face the challenges of an often harsh environment, endure separation from their families for months at a time, revere their vessels, and share a singular attitude to risk and death.
Worlds apart : a history of the Pacific Islands by Call Number: DU28.3 .C543 2003 Central (Book)ISBN: 090881299XPublication Date: 2003This concise and readable narrative has now been revised to bring the story of the island world - from its first settlement by raft and canoe voyagers, through the period of western contact and acculturation - up to 2010.
Decolonising peace and conflict studies through Indigenous research by Call Number: (eBook)ISBN: 9789811667794Publication Date: 2022This book focuses on how Indigenous knowledge and methodologies can contribute towards the decolonisation of peace and conflict studies (PACS).
Climate change adaptation in Pacific countries : fostering resilience and improving the quality of life by Call Number: (eBook)ISBN: 9783319500942Publication Date: 2017Fostering Resilience and Improving the Quality of Life. In these contributions, local and international experts present a variety of initiatives showing how Pacific countries are coping with the many problems associated with climate change,
Bridget Williams Books : NZ History CollectionCall Number: (eBook)Publication Date: 2021The NZ History Collection provides complete online access to a major, authoritative resource – over thirty years of award-winning history and biography publishing from Bridget Williams Books.
The BWB Texts CollectionCall Number: (eBook)Short books on big subjects: spanning history, memoirs, contemporary issues, science and more from great New Zealand writers.
The Critical Issues CollectionCall Number: (eBook)Online access to over 40 key books addressing the big issues facing New Zealand today including housing, inequality, climate change, child poverty, the environment, migration, financial crisis, and more.
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