Oceania Books

Inglis took 15 years to write this book. The book has been written in easy to read non-academic style that makes for easy access by the casual reader. I read this book with ease finding it full of useful and interesting facts. Inglis does not attempt to analyse the theory behind memory or memory representation but does allow enough material for the investigative reader to develop his or her own thesis.

In short it is a long book, but a good book and certainly one that helps to remind us that there are those that we should not forget.

Just like the book says it is full of photographic pictures. Outstanding scenery and beautiful people. Author & photographer did an excellent job in portraying the Samoan lifestyle, custom, family, etc.

This collection of twelve original essays examines contemporary seafaring practices and the unique relationship of the islanders to the sea. The book adds a new dimension to present scholarship on the Pacific Islands by focusing on ordinary people and their attachment to the sea in the course of daily life rather than on the spectacular exploits of long-distance voyagers. Contributors to the volume examine islanders who depend on the sea for food and transportation, who paddle their canoes or fire up their outboard motors to transport copra to the local trader, whose songs and dances depict maritime themes, and for whom the sea provides a metaphor for all the vagaries of life. Geographical coverage of the book includes one Micronesian community (Enewetak), three Polynesian communities (Nukumanu, Sikaiana, and Rotuma), and four Melanesian ones (Marovo in the Western Solomons, Omarakana and Kaduwaga in the Trobriands, and Vanatinai in the Louisiade Archipelago). An essay on the Bugis of Indonesia points out the relevance of Island Southeast Asia to understanding seafaring in Oceania.--Book cover description

The Ship brings to life Captain Cook's famous voyage of exploration to the South Pacific aboard the square-rigged ship Endeavour. Between August and October 2001 a volunteer crew, sailing an exact replica of Cook's ship, retraced the most perilous stretch of the original voyage from the Great Barrier Reef (off the east coast of Australia) to Indonesia. This book tells the story of Cook's journey through the experience of the modern crew. Featuring original drawings, maps, and artworks, plus spectacular new photographs. I promise you'll enjoy it!

At first I found this book somewhat difficult to use. The cross-indexing of the numbers assigned to each hotel was confusing. Nevertheless, I found this book to be invaluable. Detailed descriptions (often more than one page) of reasonably priced small hotels are grouped together by the section in Sydney in which they are located. By contrast, most guidebooks provide two or three sentence descriptions of hotels with little sense of where they are located. Small Hotels of Sydney gives the reader a working knowledge of the area in which hotels are located and how close they are to public transportation, including transportation to and from the airport. There are descriptions of what each hotel's rooms are like as well as the amenities offered.

I read this book carefully and felt I was making an informed decision about where my hotel was located, how convenient it would be for me, the quality of the hotel and what my room would be like. I selected the Madison Hotel in Kings Cross.The hotel room and location were exactly as described and met my needs, which included reasonable cost, perfectly.

If price is no object and you're staying in a top hotel, there's no need to bother with this book. If, on the other hand, money is an object and you want value for it, this book can give you the means of selecting an hotel within your price range that meets your needs. A vacation can be ruined or compromised by the selection of the wrong hotel. Small Hotels of Sydney minimizes the chances of making this mistake. Considering the cost and time involved in getting to Australia, this book is a bargain.

Mr. Budnick's historical review of the United States "takover" of the Hawaiian Islands unearths the all-too-familiar tale of political intrigue and corruption. This book provides an insider's view of the imperialistic fashion in which the missionaries, large ranch/farming interests, military fanatics and their political cronies collaborated against the Hawiian cultural and political system. It also explains the efforts of native Hawaiians to prevent these actions. Essentially, "Stolen Kingdom" is the non-fiction version of James A. Michener's "Hawaii". I learned much from this well-documented book; and most notably, of the various factions in the US and Hawaii involved in usurping power from the indigenous locals. I recommend this informative writing to all Americans as a primer for Hawaiian Political History.

Adolphus P. Elkin, in advance for his times, studied the native medicine of Australian aborigenes, and was very appreciated by them as a great shaman: he really tried to merge the two cultures!

This novel is a sequel to Sooner or Later(also available at Amazon).It tells of a 17 year old boy, Michel Khamis, who is working for the summer holidays for his mother, who's a rock music promoter.In walks Geraldine, a beautiful Aboriginal girl who's determined to be an opera singer--and the pair fall in love.But the course of true love does not always run smooth.. Although the book addresses a lot of 'issues', it does not preach, and presents all its dilemmas through the characters.

This guide was very useful while in the city of Sydney. Helpful hints and ideas for all the local hang-outs. Great tips on using the public transportation. Nice and compact, fit well in a travel bag instead of using one of the larger/heavier guides that cover the entire country.

This is a really terrific book, useful as much for the resident as visitor. It tells you about the best walks around the shores of sydney harbour, for example. For a large city to still have so much bush and vegetation so close to the city is a testament to the efforts of the residents and unions who fought to preserve so much through 'Green bans' in the 1960s and 70s. This book shows you how to enjoy those places, not only guiding you on the walks, but detailing the public transport routes to get to the beginning and from the end of each walk. Highly recommended. I use it to play tourist in my home town.