[PDF] American Samoa eBook

Author : J. Robert Shaffer
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 34,70 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Travel
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Looks back at the American involvement in the islands, historical events, cultural artifacts, and the people and topography of the islands.

Author : Reuel S. Moore
Publisher :
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 48,40 MB
Release : 1931
Category : American Samoa
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"The narrative which follows was prepared at the request of Senator Hiram Bingham, of Connecticut, chairman of the American Samoan Commission, by the two newspapermen who accompanied the commission on its trip from Honolulu to Samoa. Its purpose is not so much to record the work of the commission from the standpoint of what may have been accomplished, but to recount all the essential details of what transpired during the visit of the commission to Samoa"--Preface.

Author : Line-Noue Memea Kruse
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 45,57 MB
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319888705

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This book is a researched study of land issues in American Sāmoa that analyzes the impact of U.S. colonialism and empire building in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Carefully tracing changes in land laws up to the present, this volume also draws on a careful examination of legal traditions, administrative decisions, court cases and rising tensions between indigenous customary land tenure practices in American Sāmoa and Western notions of individual private ownership. It also highlights how unusual the status of American Sāmoa is in its relationship with the U.S., namely as the only “unincorporated” and “unorganized” overseas territory, and aims to expand the U.S. empire-building scholarship to include and recognize American Sāmoa into the vernacular of Americanization projects.

Author : Gilad James, PhD
Publisher : Gilad James Mystery School
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 23,1 MB
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Category : Travel
ISBN : 8545368003

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American Samoa is a group of islands located in the South Pacific, lying roughly 2,600 miles southwest of Hawaii. It is an unincorporated territory of the United States, meaning that it is under American sovereignty but is not part of the 50 states. American Samoa consists of five volcanic islands and two coral atolls that cover an area of approximately 76 square miles. The islands have a tropical climate and are largely covered in lush rainforest with a diverse range of flora and fauna. American Samoa is home to a diverse culture that has been shaped by its unique history and geographical location. The islands were originally settled by Polynesian explorers, who brought with them their traditions, religion, and language. In 1899, the United States annexed the islands, and American Samoans became US nationals. Today, the islands are governed by an elected governor and legislature, and the people of American Samoa have a unique cultural identity that reflects their rich history and their position between Polynesia and the United States.

Author : Margaret Mead
Publisher : Digireads.com
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,62 MB
Release : 2024-05-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781420982008

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First published in 1928, "Coming of Age in Samoa" is Margaret Mead's classic sociological examination of adolescence during the first part of the 20th century in American Samoa. Sent by the Social Science Research Council to study the youths of a so-called "primitive" culture, Margaret Mead would spend nine months attempting to ascertain if the problems of adolescences in western society were merely a function of youth or a result of cultural and social differences. "Coming of Age in Samoa" is her report of those findings, in which the author details various aspects of Samoan life including, education, social and household structure, and sexuality. The book drew great public interest when it was first published and also criticism from those who did not like the perceived message that the carefree sexuality of Samoan girls might be the reason for their lack of neuroses. "Coming of Age in Samoa" has also been criticized for the veracity of Mead's account, though current public opinion seems to fall on the side of her work being largely a factual one, if not one of great anthropological rigor. At the very least "Coming of Age in Samoa" remains an interesting historical account of tribal Samoan life during the first part of the 20th century. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

Author : Eni Faʻauaa Hunkin Faleomavaega
Publisher : [email protected]
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,6 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780964442610

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Congressman Eni Faleomavaega sets the intellectual and legislative agenda on Pacific issues for the next decade including Asian security and trade concerns.