Pacific Island Countries (PICs) generally include: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. Additionally, many other islands and territories are part of the broader Pacific Islands region, including those associated with other countries like American Samoa (USA), French Polynesia (France), and Guam (USA).
Elota's Story: the life and times of a Solomon Islands big man
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Chapters: Introduction -- Elota's Story -- Epilogues
Lives on the Line : women and ecology on a pacific atoll
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Intended as a supplement to women's studies, human ecology, medical anthropology, or Pacific anthropology courses.LIVES ON THE LINE examines women's issues in Butaritari, an equatorial Pacific atoll 15 kilometers long and a few hundred meters wide. This case study shows how the constraints of ecology and teh contingencies of history weave through patterns of human activity on Butaritari Atoll.
Samoan Planters : tradition and economic development in Polynesia
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Vignettes of villagers enliven this exploration into how traditional customs and values influence economic development among Samoan planters. Emphasis on research design and fieldwork combines with an intimate portrayal of a modern Polynesian nation in transition.
Samoan Village
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Prologue/Entering the Samoan world -- 1. The Samoan world. -- 2. The world of the Fale and the Fono: Fitiuta, 1954. -- 3. The world of work, 1954. -- 4. The world of the spirit. -- 5. The day-to-day world: life cycle, 1954. -- 6. The changing Samoan world -- Postscript/Samoan character and the academic world- the Mead/Freeman controversy.