410 Pages
by
Routledge
410 Pages
by
Routledge
410 Pages
by
Routledge
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The South Seas in the Modern World (1942) surveys the economic, social, educational and strategic problems facing the islands of the Pacific dependencies on the eve of the Second World War. The ways of living that met the needs of the islanders had been disrupted by the arrival of white traders and missionaries, carrying with them new diseases, causing economic distress and social chaos. As... Read more
1. The Islands and their People 2. Economic Perspectives 3. Trends in Native Population 4. Changes in Modern Days 5. Alternatives in Native Policy 6. Land: the Essential Resource 7. Getting a Living 8. Government and Leadership 9. Community and Family Life 10. Health and Medical Work 11. Religion and Missions 12. The Educational Task 13. The Non-Native Groups 14. Retrospect and Prospect
Biography
Felix M. Keesing
