Research Catalog

Title

The new South Pacific [by] R. G. Crocombe.

Author

Crocombe, R. G.

Publication

London, Reed Education, 1973.

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Description

viii, 130 p. illus.; 22 cm.

Summary

Pt.1 is a set of talks given at the University of the south Pacific and later broadcast by NZBC. Pt.2 was first published in Pacific perspective, v.1 1972.

Subject

Islands of the Pacific

Note

• Part II originally published as Pacific perspective, v.1, 1972.

Bibliography (note)

• Bibliography: p. 119-123.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• Part 1. The past in the present -- Part 2. The present in the future.
• Part 1. The past in the present: People: a history of movement -- Culture: unity in diverse -- Personality: loading the dice -- Economy: how long in foreign hands? -- Land: resource or obstacle? -- Politics: new and old sources of power -- Part 2. The present in the future: Introduction: preserving which tradition? -- Technology: if it works, use it! -- Economy: not only what kind, but whose? -- Government: are some less bad than others? -- Religion: how many sources of truth? -- Philosophy and ethics: guidelines for living -- Social organisation: networks of commitment -- Customary behaviour: some less useful than others -- Creative arts: the soul of a people -- Language: are all 1,200 necessary? -- The importance of legitimacy: doing one’s own thing -- Manipulating the symbols: foreign wolves in traditional sheep’s clothing -- How many cultures? – one can be restrictive -- Conclusion: the quest for a unique, respected and functional identity -- Basic facts about the main Pacific nations and islands.

ISBN

0589049240

OCLC

10035009

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library