Pacific Islands Writing

Author : Michelle Keown
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 019152798X
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pacific Islands Writing written by Michelle Keown and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2007-10-04 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Studies in Postcolonial Literatures series offers stimulating and accessible introductions to definitive topics and key genres and regions within the rapidly diversifying field of postcolonial literary studies in English. The first book of its kind, Pacific Islands Writing offers a broad-ranging introduction to the postcolonial literatures of the Pacific region. Drawing upon metaphors of oceanic voyaging, Michelle Keown takes the reader on a discursive journey through a variety of literary and cultural contexts in the Pacific, exploring the Indigenous literatures of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia, and also investigating a range of European or Western writing about the Pacific, from the adventure fictions of Herman Melville, R. L. Stevenson, and Jack London to the Päkehä (European) settler literatures of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The book explores the relevance of 'international' postcolonial theoretical paradigms to a reading of Pacific literatures, but it also offers a region-specific analysis of key authors and texts, drawing upon indigenous Pacific literary theories, and sketching in some of the key socio-historical trajectories that have inflected Pacific writing. Well-established Indigenous Pacific authors such as Albert Wendt, Witi Ihimaera, Alan Duff, and Patricia Grace are considered alongside emerging writers such as Sia Figiel, Caroline Sinavaiana-Gabbard, and Dan Taulapapa McMullin. The book focuses primarily upon Pacific literature in English - the language used by the majority of Pacific writers - but also breaks new ground in examining the growing corpus of francophone and hispanophone writing in French Polynesia, New Caledonia, and Easter Island/Rapa Nui.

Author : Brij V. Lal
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824822651
Total Pages : 710 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pacific Islands written by Brij V. Lal and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An encyclopaedia of information on major aspects of Pacific life, including the physical environment, peoples, history, politics, economy, society and culture. The CD-ROM contains hyperlinks between section titles and sections, a library of all the maps in the encyclopaedia, and a photo library.

Author : Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824893514
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Indigenous Pacific Islander Eco-Literatures written by Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2022-08-31 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this anthology of contemporary eco-literature, the editors have gathered an ensemble of a hundred emerging, mid-career, and established Indigenous writers from Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and the global Pacific diaspora. This book itself is an ecological form with rhizomatic roots and blossoming branches. Within these pages, the reader will encounter a wild garden of genres, including poetry, chant, short fiction, novel excerpts, creative nonfiction, visual texts, and even a dramatic play—all written in multilingual offerings of English, Pacific languages, pidgin, and translation. Seven main themes emerge: “Creation Stories and Genealogies,” “Ocean and Waterscapes,” “Land and Islands,” “Flowers, Plants, and Trees,” “Animals and More-than-Human Species,” “Climate Change,” and “Environmental Justice.” This aesthetic diversity embodies the beautiful bio-diversity of the Pacific itself. The urgent voices in this book call us to attention—to action!—at a time of great need. Pacific ecologies and the lives of Pacific Islanders are currently under existential threat due to the legacy of environmental imperialism and the ongoing impacts of climate change. While Pacific writers celebrate the beauty and cultural symbolism of the ocean, islands, trees, and flowers, they also bravely address the frightening realities of rising sea levels, animal extinction, nuclear radiation, military contamination, and pandemics. Indigenous Pacific Islander Eco-Literatures reminds us that we are not alone; we are always in relation and always ecological. Humans, other species, and nature are interrelated; land and water are central concepts of identity and genealogy; and Earth is the sacred source of all life, and thus should be treated with love and care. With this book as a trusted companion, we are inspired and empowered to reconnect with the world as we navigate towards a precarious yet hopeful future.

Author : Michelle Keown
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199229139
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pacific Islands Writing written by Michelle Keown and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2007 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with an overview of European representations of the Pacific, Michelle Keown presents a broad-ranging introduction to the postcolonial literatures of the Pacific from the late 1960s through to the new millennium, focusing mainly on writing in English, but also exploring the growing corpus of francophone and hispanophone Pacific writing.

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Publisher : Cambria Press
ISBN 13 : 1621968685
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nanyo-orientalism written by and published by Cambria Press. This book was released on with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Moshe Rapaport
Publisher : Bess Press
ISBN 13 : 9781573060424
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pacific Islands written by Moshe Rapaport and published by Bess Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forty-five contributors offer information on the physical environment, history, culture, population, economy, and living environment of the Pacific islands.

Author : E. H. Lamont
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3752571047
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wild Life among The Pacific Islanders written by E. H. Lamont and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-02-18 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1867.

Author : Moshe Rapaport
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824865847
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pacific Islands written by Moshe Rapaport and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2013-05-31 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pacific is the last major world region to be discovered by humans. Although small in total land area, its numerous islands and archipelagoes with their startlingly diverse habitats and biotas, extend across a third of the globe. This revised edition of a popular text explores the diverse landforms, climates, and ecosystems of the Pacific island region. Multiple chapters, written by leading specialists, cover the environment, history, culture, population, and economy. The work includes new or completely revised chapters on gender, music, logging, development, education, urbanization, health, ocean resources, and tourism. Throughout two key issues are addressed: the exceptional environmental challenges and the demographic/economic/political challenges facing the region. Although modern technology and media and waves of continental tourists are fast eroding island cultures, the continuing resilience of Pacific island populations is apparent. This is the only contemporary text on the Pacific Islands that covers both environment and sociocultural issues and will thus be indispensable for any serious student of the region. Unlike other reviews, it treats the entirety of Oceania (with the exception of Australia) and is well illustrated with numerous photos and maps, including a regional atlas. Contributors: David Abbott, Dennis A. Ahlburg, Glenn Banks, John Barker, Geoffrey Bertram, David A. Chappell, William C. Clarke, John Connell, Ron Crocombe, Julie Cupples, Derrick Depledge, Colin Filer, Gerard J. Fryer, Patricia Fryer, Brenden S. Holland, E. Alison Kay, David M. Kennedy, Lamont Lindstrom, Rick Lumpkin, Harley I. Manner, Selina Tusitala Marsh, Nancy McDowell, Hamish A. McGowan, Frank McShane, Simon Milne, R. John Morrison, Dieter Mueller-Dombois, Stephen G. Nelson, Patrick D. Nunn, Michael R. Ogden, Andrew Pawley, Jean-Louis Rallu, Vina Ram-Bidesi, Moshe Rapaport, Annette Sachs Robertson, Richard Scaglion, Donovan Storey, Andrew P. Sturman, Lynne D. Talley, James P. Terry, Randolph R. Thaman, Frank R. Thomas, Caroline Vercoe, Terence Wesley-Smith, Paul Wolffram.

Author : Michelle Keown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pacific Islands Writing written by Michelle Keown and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Paul Dichter
Publisher : Lerner Publications (Tm)
ISBN 13 : 1541532589
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pacific Islands written by Paul Dichter and published by Lerner Publications (Tm). This book was released on 2018-08 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the Pacific Islands! Join Moana, her friends, and her family as you explore the history, culture, and stories of these great islands.