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[Suva, Fiji]: Institute of Pacific Studies of University of the South Pacific. 1989. Trade paperback. Fine.. 176 p., 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…
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Ples Blong Iumi Solomon Islands, the past four thousand years Paperback - 1989
by Hugh Laracy (Editor)
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Much of what is currently known about the remote past of the Solomon Islands has been established by archaeological research.
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- Title Ples Blong Iumi Solomon Islands, the past four thousand years
- Author Hugh Laracy (Editor)
- Binding Paperback
- Publisher South Pacific Books Ltd, [Suva, Fiji]
- Date December 1, 1989
- ISBN 9789820200272
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