Tautai : Sāmoa, World History, and the Life of Ta'isi O. F. Nelson /

'Tautai' is the story of a man who came from the edge of a mighty empire and then challenged it at its very heart. This biography of Ta'isi O.F. Nelson chronicles the life of a man described as the 'archenemy' of New Zealand and its greater whole, the British Empire. He was...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Brien, Patricia, 1969- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2017]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Nelson, O. F., > 1883-1944.
Politics and government.
Nationalists.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Cultural Heritage.
HISTORY > Oceania.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
Nationalistes > Samoa > Biographies.
Nationalists > Samoa > Biography.
Samoa.
Samoa > Politics and government.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:'Tautai' is the story of a man who came from the edge of a mighty empire and then challenged it at its very heart. This biography of Ta'isi O.F. Nelson chronicles the life of a man described as the 'archenemy' of New Zealand and its greater whole, the British Empire. He was Samoa's richest man who used his wealth and unique international access to further the Samoan cause and was financially ruined in the process.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
ISBN:9780824872397

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