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New Flags Flying: Pacific Leadership
 

New Flags Flying: Pacific Leadership (Trade Paperback/Paperback, Contains Paperback and CD-Audio)

Edited by Johnstone, Ian; Powles, Michael

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Between 1960 and 1990, Australia, Britain, New Zealand and the USA decided to leave most of the islands they'd ruled for a hundred years. As they prepared to go, a handful of brave Pacific people - teachers, doctors, priests, chiefs, trade unionists - had to overcome exploitation ...

ISBN 9781775500131
Published 3 August 2012 by Huia Publishers
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Me'a Kai: The Food and Flavours of the South Pacific
  

Me'a Kai: The Food and Flavours of the South Pacific (Hardback)

By Oliver, Robert; Photographs by Nam, Shiri

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New Zealand-born chef Robert Oliver went back to Fiji, where he grew up, to rediscover the art of Pacific cooking. He travelled to Tonga, Niue, Tahiti, Samoa, Vanuatu and the Cook Islands to track down the most skilled local cooks. Adapting their recipes for modern kitchens, this ...

ISBN 9781869621759
Published 30 April 2010 by Random House
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Tongan Herbal Medicine
   

Tongan Herbal Medicine (Paperback)

By Whistler, Arthur W.

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An account of the practice of herbal medicine in the Kingdom of Tonga. Traces the major changes that have occurred since the Europeans' first contact with the islands up to the present day.

ISBN 9780824815271
Published 31 January 1993 by University of Hawai'i Press
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Becoming Tongan: An Ethnography of Childhood
  

Becoming Tongan: An Ethnography of Childhood (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Morton, Helen

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A detailed account of growing up in Tonga which focuses on the influence of "anga fakatonga" ("the Tongan Way") on Tongan children. Based on fieldwork and her experiences in Tonga over many years, Morton "traces the Tongan socialization process" in "fascinating detail".

ISBN 9780824817954
Published 31 January 1996 by University of Hawai'i Press
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Hawaiian and Other Polynesian Gourds
  

Hawaiian and Other Polynesian Gourds (reprint)

By Dodge, Ernest S.

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Based on an earlier 1943 publication " Gourd growers of the South Seas" this is a comprehensive study of the history and uses of the gourd in Polynesia. The book contains numerous black and white plates and diagrams.

ISBN 9780914916345
Published 25 March 2008
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These Roots Remain: Food Habit in Islands of the Central and Eastern Pacific Since Western Contact
   

These Roots Remain: Food Habit in Islands of the Central and Eastern Pacific Since Western Contact (Hardback)

By Pollock, Nancy J.

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Addresses the question of South Pacific peoples retaining their cultural and dietary attachment to traditional food sources despite Westernization. Explores the values of food, not only in diet and health but also as a symbol of power and well-being that structures social life.

ISBN 9780939154517
Published 1 December 1996
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The Taste of Apple
  

The Taste of Apple (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Laidler, James

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Winner, IP Picks Best First Book, 2010 Pedro Jones is lost. Abandoned by his father and forced into commission housing with his Filipino immigrant mother, the future seems bleak. But when Pedro meets the 'mad' street busker, Johnny Lazzaro, and gets involved with the East Ti ...

ISBN 9781921479816
Published 1 March 2010 by Interactive Publications
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The Sacred Plant Medicine of Aotearoa. Volume 1
 

The Sacred Plant Medicine of Aotearoa. Volume 1 (Paperback)

By Ofsoske-Wyber, Franchelle

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Holistic healing manual with New Zealand native flower, fern, tree, seed and plant essences. This book is the 'definitive ethnobotanical reference that restores the ancient teachings of indigenous medicine that are the basis of the sacred plant medicine of Aotearoa

ISBN 9780473156404
Published 4 December 2009
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My Feast with Peter Kuruvita: Recipes from the Islands of the South Pacific, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and the Philippines

My Feast with Peter Kuruvita: Recipes from the Islands of the South Pacific, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and the Philippines (Hardback)

By Kuruvita, Peter

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Featuring recipes and beautiful location photography from Kuravita's successful SBS television shows, Island Feast and My Sri Lanka. In My Feast, Peter explores the spirit and rich culture of Sri Lanka, The Philippines, Cook Islands, Indonesia and Vanuatu, and shares the secrets ...

ISBN 9781742705118
Published 1 November 2012 by Hardie Grant Books
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Sonja's Kitchen: Sustainable Cuisine from the Cook Islands
  

Sonja's Kitchen: Sustainable Cuisine from the Cook Islands (Paperback)

By Pigneguy, Dee; Raela, Sonja

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Delicious, mouthwatering, luscious, delectable. . . are there enough superlatives to describe the food from Sonja's Kitchen? These remarkably simple dishes are replete with healthy vitality and infused with flavour. Based on traditional, nutrient-dense fresh fruits and vegetable ...

ISBN 9780958296656
Published 11 October 2011
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