Western Samoa : land, life and agriculture in tropical Polynesia / edited by James W. Fox, Kenneth B. Cumberland.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Christchurch, N.Z. : Whitcombe & Tombs, 1962Description: 337 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 630.99614 23
Contents:
1. Introduction: the problem posed -- Appendix. Classification of land use in Western Samoa -- 2. Structure, landforms and hydrology -- 3. Weather and climate -- 4. Vegetation and forest resources -- 5. The soils: -- Appendix I. Agricultural characteristics of the main groups -- Appendix II. Land classification -- 6. Population and settlement -- 7. Land, life and agriculture to mid-century -- 8. The village and its agriculture -- 9. Plantation agriculture -- 10. Agriculture outside the village and commercial systems -- 11. A regional view of Samoan agriculture -- 12. Conclusion: the problem reviewed and restated.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction: the problem posed -- Appendix. Classification of land use in Western Samoa -- 2. Structure, landforms and hydrology -- 3. Weather and climate -- 4. Vegetation and forest resources -- 5. The soils: -- Appendix I. Agricultural characteristics of the main groups -- Appendix II. Land classification -- 6. Population and settlement -- 7. Land, life and agriculture to mid-century -- 8. The village and its agriculture -- 9. Plantation agriculture -- 10. Agriculture outside the village and commercial systems -- 11. A regional view of Samoan agriculture -- 12. Conclusion: the problem reviewed and restated.

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