Coconut colonialism : workers and the globalization of Samoa

Coconut colonialism : workers and the globalization of Samoa / Holger Droessler.

Author/creator	Droessler, Holger, 1982- author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2022.
Copyright Notice	©2022
Description	288 pages ; illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Subject(s)	Globalization--Samoan Islands --History. Cultural fusion--Samoan Islands --History. Coconut industry--Samoan Islands --History. Samoan Islands--Colonization --History. Samoan Islands--Relations --History.

Series	Harvard historical studies ; 193 Harvard historical studies ; v. 193. ^A18680
Contents	Introduction: Samoans on the move -- Coconuts -- Planters -- Performers -- Builders -- Mediators -- Epilogue: Samoa and the world.
Abstract	"Samoans had been engaged in economic and cultural exchange long before Germans and Americans arrived on the islands. Holger Droessler shows how Samoans adapted their traditions to challenge the new globalization imposed on them by colonialism, regaining agency through the efforts of farm workers, nurses, and traveling entertainers alike"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2021017940
ISBN	9780674263338 hardcover
ISBN	0674263332 hardcover

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	New Books	DU817 .D76 2022	✔ Available	Place Hold