20 research outputs found
Honolulu - the first century influences in the development of the town to 1876
Typescript.Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii, 1966.Bibliography: leaves 662-682.xiii, 682 l illus., maps, ports., tabl
Notes to Prisoners of the Japanese : POWs of World War II in the Pacific
These notes were produced by author Gavan Daws following the publication of his book Prisoners of the Japanese : POWs of World War II in the Pacific. As Daws writes in their introduction, "These notes are intended as a supplement to those in the published book. My purpose in making a separate, fuller set of notes available is to keep book costs down for the 99 percent of readers who aren't interested in more detail about sources, while at the same time providing for the 1 percent who are." The file available here consists only of Daws' notes, and note the entire text of the book
Polynesian religious revivals: a study with background
Typescript.Bibliography: leaves [131]-140.Microfilm.iv, 140 leaves diagramThis thesis discusses one aspect of missionary work in the Pacific during the early nineteenth century -- the occurrence of religious revivals in Polynesia under Protestant missionaries of the London Missionary Society and the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. The L.M.S. work centers on the Society Islands beginning in 1797, and the A.B.C.F.M.'s arrival at the Sandwich islands in 1820 is also examined
The Boy from Boort: remembering Hank Nelson
Hank Nelson was an academic, film-maker, teacher, graduate supervisor and university administrator. His career at The Australian National University (ANU) spanned almost 40 years of notable accomplishment in expanding and deepening our understanding of the history and politics of Papua New Guinea, the experience of Australian soldiers at war, bush schools and much else. This book is a highly readable tribute to him, written by those who knew him well, including his students, and also contains wide-ranging works by Hank himself. –Professor Stewart Firth, ANU