Author: Timothy Detudamo
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789820203945
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
In a fast globalizing world, group histories,traditions and memories, especially of smaller countries, are at risk of being lost. In 1938, Head Chief Detudamo had the foresight to transcribe and then translate, a series of lectures relating to the legends, customs and tales of Nauru, delivered by what he termed 'native teachers'. Seventy years later, in line with its aim of ensuring that the historic and contemporary 'voice' of the Pacific is heard on the world stage, IPS Publications is pleased to make them more widely available in this, THE LEGENDS, TRADITIONS AND TALES OF NAURU. This book is funded by the Government of Nauru.
Legends, Traditions and Tales of Nauru
Author: Timothy Detudamo
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789820203945
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
In a fast globalizing world, group histories,traditions and memories, especially of smaller countries, are at risk of being lost. In 1938, Head Chief Detudamo had the foresight to transcribe and then translate, a series of lectures relating to the legends, customs and tales of Nauru, delivered by what he termed 'native teachers'. Seventy years later, in line with its aim of ensuring that the historic and contemporary 'voice' of the Pacific is heard on the world stage, IPS Publications is pleased to make them more widely available in this, THE LEGENDS, TRADITIONS AND TALES OF NAURU. This book is funded by the Government of Nauru.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789820203945
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
In a fast globalizing world, group histories,traditions and memories, especially of smaller countries, are at risk of being lost. In 1938, Head Chief Detudamo had the foresight to transcribe and then translate, a series of lectures relating to the legends, customs and tales of Nauru, delivered by what he termed 'native teachers'. Seventy years later, in line with its aim of ensuring that the historic and contemporary 'voice' of the Pacific is heard on the world stage, IPS Publications is pleased to make them more widely available in this, THE LEGENDS, TRADITIONS AND TALES OF NAURU. This book is funded by the Government of Nauru.
Stories from Nauru
Author:
Publisher: [email protected]
ISBN: 9789820201125
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher: [email protected]
ISBN: 9789820201125
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Micronesian Legends
Author: Bo Flood
Publisher: Bess Press
ISBN: 9781573061247
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Retells sixty-eight traditional legends of the islands, including creation myths and tales of duhendes, dancing trickster elves of the jungle.
Publisher: Bess Press
ISBN: 9781573061247
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Retells sixty-eight traditional legends of the islands, including creation myths and tales of duhendes, dancing trickster elves of the jungle.
Pacific Island Legends
Author: Bo Flood
Publisher: Bess Press
ISBN: 9781573060844
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
A collection of forty-three traditional and historical stories from the Pacific Islands, New Zealand, and Australia.
Publisher: Bess Press
ISBN: 9781573060844
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
A collection of forty-three traditional and historical stories from the Pacific Islands, New Zealand, and Australia.
Myths and Legends of Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands
Author: Anita Croy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780716626299
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
"Myths and legends from Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands. Features include information about the history and culture behind the myths, pronunciations, lists of deities, word glossary, further information, and index"--
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780716626299
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
"Myths and legends from Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands. Features include information about the history and culture behind the myths, pronunciations, lists of deities, word glossary, further information, and index"--
Uruon Chuk
Author: Takashy Chipen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chuuk (Micronesia)
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chuuk (Micronesia)
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Stories from the Oral Traditions of Australia and the Pacific
Legends of the Torres Straits (Folklore History Series)
Author: Alfred C. Haddon
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473352312
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
A collection of myths and legends from the Torres Straits that lie between Australia and Papua New Guinea. Alfred C. Haddon curated this mythology collection from the stories he was told by the Torres Straits islanders. The Indigenous Melanesian peoples are geographically and culturally divided into five distinct groups. This volume organises the islanders’ legends by geographical order, beginning with the islands closest to New Guinea and progressing southward towards Muralug, the island closest to Cape York, Queensland. Legends of the Torres Straits was first published in 1870 and has been proudly republished by Read & Co. Books in the Folklore History series. This rich collection of mythology is not to be missed by those interested in the indigenous peoples of Australia.
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473352312
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
A collection of myths and legends from the Torres Straits that lie between Australia and Papua New Guinea. Alfred C. Haddon curated this mythology collection from the stories he was told by the Torres Straits islanders. The Indigenous Melanesian peoples are geographically and culturally divided into five distinct groups. This volume organises the islanders’ legends by geographical order, beginning with the islands closest to New Guinea and progressing southward towards Muralug, the island closest to Cape York, Queensland. Legends of the Torres Straits was first published in 1870 and has been proudly republished by Read & Co. Books in the Folklore History series. This rich collection of mythology is not to be missed by those interested in the indigenous peoples of Australia.
The Nauruans
Author: Solange Petit-Skinner
Publisher: Macduff Press
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Publisher: Macduff Press
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
The Chattering Wagtails of Mikuyu Prison
Author: Jack Mapanje
Publisher: Heinemann
ISBN: 9780435911980
Category : Imprisonment
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Increase student performance, student engagement, and critical analysis skills with We the People. This program is available with GinA, an educational game in which students learn American Government by doing, as well as McGraw-Hill’s LearnSmart, an adaptive questioning tool proven to increase content comprehension and improve student results. Try our Politics in Practice which uses real-life scenarios to develop students’ critical thinking skills through activities and a written argument. Unique to this program is a balanced, well-respected author who makes complex topics easy. Tom Patterson is a recognized voice in media who teaches at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. We the People’s strong authorship and market-leading digital products make this an ideal solution to course goals.
Publisher: Heinemann
ISBN: 9780435911980
Category : Imprisonment
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Increase student performance, student engagement, and critical analysis skills with We the People. This program is available with GinA, an educational game in which students learn American Government by doing, as well as McGraw-Hill’s LearnSmart, an adaptive questioning tool proven to increase content comprehension and improve student results. Try our Politics in Practice which uses real-life scenarios to develop students’ critical thinking skills through activities and a written argument. Unique to this program is a balanced, well-respected author who makes complex topics easy. Tom Patterson is a recognized voice in media who teaches at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. We the People’s strong authorship and market-leading digital products make this an ideal solution to course goals.