9780646201283 - The Book of Banaba: From the Maude and Gimble Papers, and Published Works (4 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 124 pp., illustrations, bibliography. some foxing (age spots) on outside edges. When the Banabans had to leave their ancestral homeland as a result of the devastation caused by the phosphate mining industry they settled on the island of Rabi in Fiji. Unfortunately the traumatic upheavals which the community has been through since the beginning of the century, and particularly since the Japanese occupation, have resulted in an understandable loss of confidence and a questioning of their identity and future. The Rabi born, in particular, have little conception of their rich historical heritage and former culture. This book, therefore, has been prepared to provide the present and future generations of Rabi islanders with all that has been recorded of their former way of life on Banaba from the time their forbears first settled it over a thousand years ago and created a prosperous, self-supporting and happy society numbering several thousand. The work will be of interest as well to a wider readership since it is the first to detail the settlement of an isolated Pacific Island, the development on it over the centuries of a community superbly integrated into its unique environment, and its final reluctant abandonment owing to external pressures beyond their control.

Soft Covers. Zustand: VG. No Jacket. Photos, Map (illustrator). 1st. Banaba Island lies to the north of the Solomon Islands , one of a group formerly known as the Ocean Islands. According to the editors the Banabans of historic times (more that 1000 years ago) had created a prosperous, self-supporting and happy society living in harnony with its envoronment. In the early 1900s, in colonial times, Banaba was target for the phosphate miners. The small island quickly became devestated, a situation not helped by Japanese occupation in WWII. Eventually, with the island unable to sustain its residents, they were relocated to a Fijiian Island of Rabi. By then much of the history, culture and traditions of the original Banabans was lost. This book was "prepared to provide trhe present and future generations of Rabi islanders with all that has been recorded of their former way of life on Banaba." The book is based on the papers of the editors, those of Sir Arthur Grimble and published works. This a little used ex-library copy, first edition of 1994, 124 pages including bibliography, nine b/w photos, map. Pictorial card covers are sheathed with clear protective plastic, crossed bar-code lower front, small label at spine base, library stamp top corner inside front cover, issue sheet tipped in to title page,with codes label beneath, library stamp top edge first page of text, no other library markings through text block, which is otherwise NF, library stamp lower edge inside back cover, small library stamps upper/vertical page edges as closed. Note:The text block consists neatly formated computer generated script. A scarce book.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. The book is in good condition. The pages are clean and crisp, there are no pencil marks or notations throughout the book. A history of Rabi islanders and their way of life on Banaba from the time their forbears first settled over a thousand years ago.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Very Good. Dust Jacket may NOT BE INCLUDED.CDs may be missing. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.