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Written by Solomon Islanders themselves, this is a survey of their peoples' history that is well-informed, wide-ranging and up-to-date. The authors draw on what has been recorded in a rich oral tradition and a variety of art forms, to produce a written narrative.
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- PublisherInstitute of Pacific Studies of University of the South Pacific
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 982020027X
- ISBN 13 9789820200272
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages176
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Ples Blong Iumi: Solomon Islands, The Past Four Thousand Years
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ISBN 13: 9789820200272
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 176 pp., illustrations, bibliography, index. Solomon Islanders have recorded much of their history - a term which refers both to the events of the past and to ways of viewing those events - in a rich oral tradition, and in a variety of art forms. But hitherto few of them have written about it. Most of the writing about the Solomon Islands has been done by foreigners, araikwao. Ples Blong Iumi is an important exception. The authors are Solomon Islanders. Academically trained and drawing on a wide range of sources (from archaeology to archives, and including oral tradition), they present a survey of their people's history that is well-informed, wide-ranging and up-to-date; and at once critical yet sympathetic. Significant as a contribution to an incipient national literature and as a work of scholarly reference, Ples Blong Iumi is also important as an expression of a new political identity. Solomon Islands became an independent nation in 1978. It is fitting, and not before time, therefore, that its own writers should now present the story of their own nation, for the enlightenment of their own people - and for that of the wider audience beyond the Solomons. Seller Inventory # 982020027XUSP021017
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. First Edition. Paperback in tidy condition. Received stamp on front cover but no other markings or stamps. Some creasing to page corners. 176pp. The authors of this book are Solomon Islanders, academically trained and drawing on a wide range of sources. They present a survey of their people's history that is well-informed and wide-ranging; and at once critical yet sympathetic. Seller Inventory # 25769
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