The Warm Winds of Change : Globalisation in Contemporary Samoa.

Examining a variety of intriguing issues, this sociological study analyzes the impact global culture has had on the flora and fauna, people, economies, languages, and cultures of the Pacific for many centuries. The survey draws on findings from a 40-year research partnership, illustrating the effect...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Macpherson, Cluny
Otros Autores: Macpherson, La'avasa
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : Auckland University Press, 2010.
Temas:
Globalization > Social aspects > Samoa.
Globalization > Economic aspects > Samoa.
Mondialisation > Aspect social > Samoa.
Mondialisation > Samoa.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Globalization.
Globalization > Economic aspects
Globalization > Social aspects
Social conditions
Globalisierung
Sozioökonomischer Wandel
Samoa > Social conditions.
Samoa
Samoainseln
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Examining a variety of intriguing issues, this sociological study analyzes the impact global culture has had on the flora and fauna, people, economies, languages, and cultures of the Pacific for many centuries. The survey draws on findings from a 40-year research partnership, illustrating the effects of globalization from the perspective of a typical Samoan village and documenting the country's shift from baskets to buckets, from religious authority to a questioning democracy, and from in-kind work to a cash economy. Delving into questions such a.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (342 pages)
ISBN:9781775582144
1775582140

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