Lagaga: A Short History of Western Samoa

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Malama Meleisea, Penelope Schoeffel Meleisea
editorips@usp.ac.fj, 1987 - History - 225 pages
A history from writers from Western Samoa, examining thematically the influences of European settlers, the churches, German and NZ colonialism and the background to Western Samoa's independence. This short history is written for the general reader and for senior high school and university students seeking an overview of Samoan history. First published in 1987 and last reprinted in 2003. This is a reissue of the 2003 edition for 2018.
 

Contents

Chapter
1
Chapter
24
Chapter Three
41
Christianity
47
Chapter Five
73
Chapter
89
The Cry of Mataafa for his people to
102
Chapter Seven German Samoa 19001914
108
Chapter Eight
125
Chapter Nine Preparation for Independence 19451961
147
Chapter Ten The independent State of Western Samoa 19621982
158
Appendix 1
170
Appendix 2
177
Appendix 3
197
Bibliography
214
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