Pacific odyssey /
Cornell, Gwenda,
Pacific odyssey / Gwenda Cornell. - Updated edition. - 267 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations ; 20 cm
First landfall [Easter Island] -- A lonely hideaway [Pitcairn Island] -- Mangareva [Gambier Islands], paradise lost -- The most beautiful island in the world [Bora Bora] -- Island politics in Aitutaki [Cook Islands] -- Showing the flag in Tuvalu -- Tonga, where yesterday meets tomorrow -- Paying homage to Tusitala [Samoa] -- Wallis, a little known corner of Polynesia -- A brief love affair with Abemama [Atoll, Kiribati] -- The electrification of Nukulaelae [Atoll, Tuvalu] -- Fijian interlude -- A visit to a legendary hero [Solomon Islands] -- The many faces of New Guinea -- Islands where time has stood still [Trobriand Islands] -- Festival farewell in song and dance [Papua New Guinea] -- Epilogue. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
1408173859 9781408173855
Islands of the Pacific--Civilization
Islands of the Pacific--Social life and customs
996.1
Pacific odyssey / Gwenda Cornell. - Updated edition. - 267 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations ; 20 cm
First landfall [Easter Island] -- A lonely hideaway [Pitcairn Island] -- Mangareva [Gambier Islands], paradise lost -- The most beautiful island in the world [Bora Bora] -- Island politics in Aitutaki [Cook Islands] -- Showing the flag in Tuvalu -- Tonga, where yesterday meets tomorrow -- Paying homage to Tusitala [Samoa] -- Wallis, a little known corner of Polynesia -- A brief love affair with Abemama [Atoll, Kiribati] -- The electrification of Nukulaelae [Atoll, Tuvalu] -- Fijian interlude -- A visit to a legendary hero [Solomon Islands] -- The many faces of New Guinea -- Islands where time has stood still [Trobriand Islands] -- Festival farewell in song and dance [Papua New Guinea] -- Epilogue. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
1408173859 9781408173855
Islands of the Pacific--Civilization
Islands of the Pacific--Social life and customs
996.1