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Pacific Passages
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Author : Patrick Moser
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2008-05-08
Pacific Passages written by Patrick Moser and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-05-08 with Fiction categories.
A thousand years after Hawaiians first paddled long wooden boards into the ocean, modern surfers have continued this practice, which has recently been transformed into a global industry. Pacific Passages brings together four centuries of writing about surfing, the most comprehensive collection of Polynesian and Western perspectives on the history and culture of a sport currently enjoyed by millions of people around the world. The stories begin with Hawaiian legends and chants and are followed by the journals of explorers; the travel narratives of missionaries and luminaries such as Herman Melville, Mark Twain, and Jack London; and the contemporary observations of Tom Wolfe, William Finnegan, Susan Orlean, and Bob Shacochis. Readers follow the historical transformation of surfing’s image through the centuries: from Polynesian myths of love to Western accounts of horror and exoticism in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, to modern representations of surfing as a character-building activity in pre-World-War II California and the quintessential expression of disaffected youth. They explore the sport’s most recent trends by writers and cultural critics, whose insights into technology, competition, gender, heritage, and globalism reveal how surfing impacts some of today’s most pressing social concerns. Aided by informative introductions, the writings in Pacific Passages provide insight into the values and ideals of Polynesian and Western cultures, revealing how each has altered and been altered by surfing—and how the sport itself has shown an amazing ability throughout the centuries to survive, adapt, and prosper.
Pacific Passages
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Author : Patrick Moser
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2008-05-08
Pacific Passages written by Patrick Moser and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-05-08 with Fiction categories.
A thousand years after Hawaiians first paddled long wooden boards into the ocean, modern surfers have continued this practice, which has recently been transformed into a global industry. Pacific Passages brings together four centuries of writing about surfing, the most comprehensive collection of Polynesian and Western perspectives on the history and culture of a sport currently enjoyed by millions of people around the world. The stories begin with Hawaiian legends and chants and are followed by the journals of explorers; the travel narratives of missionaries and luminaries such as Herman Melville, Mark Twain, and Jack London; and the contemporary observations of Tom Wolfe, William Finnegan, Susan Orlean, and Bob Shacochis. Readers follow the historical transformation of surfing’s image through the centuries: from Polynesian myths of love to Western accounts of horror and exoticism in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, to modern representations of surfing as a character-building activity in pre-World-War II California and the quintessential expression of disaffected youth. They explore the sport’s most recent trends by writers and cultural critics, whose insights into technology, competition, gender, heritage, and globalism reveal how surfing impacts some of today’s most pressing social concerns. Aided by informative introductions, the writings in Pacific Passages provide insight into the values and ideals of Polynesian and Western cultures, revealing how each has altered and been altered by surfing—and how the sport itself has shown an amazing ability throughout the centuries to survive, adapt, and prosper.
Pacific Passages
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Author : Mark Putch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002-06
Pacific Passages written by Mark Putch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-06 with categories.
Pacific Passages
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Author : Ronald Stade
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Pacific Passages written by Ronald Stade and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Chamorro (Micronesian people) categories.
Pacific Passages
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Author : Hans-Christof Wächter
language : en
Publisher: Haus Pub.
Release Date : 2008
Pacific Passages written by Hans-Christof Wächter and has been published by Haus Pub. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"Travel writer Hans-Christof Wachter sails to Vanuatu, Ovalau, Fiji, Rarotonga and the Cook islands looking to find the rhythms of the lives of the islands and their inhabitants and discovers that the South Sea islands were never the paradise the first European travellers imagined them to be."--BOOK JACKET.
Mahina Tiare
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Author : Barbara Marrett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Mahina Tiare written by Barbara Marrett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Ocean travel categories.
A History Of The Pacific Islands
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Author : Deryck Scarr
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-12-16
A History Of The Pacific Islands written by Deryck Scarr and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-16 with History categories.
A book about the past and present Pacific Islands, wide-ranging in time and space spanning the centuries from the first settlement of the islands until the present day.
Pacific Passages
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Author : Mark A. Putch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001-10
Pacific Passages written by Mark A. Putch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-10 with Fiction categories.
Gifts of the Gods is a fast-paced fictional story about Michael Grange, the greatest baseball player of all time. One cannot judge a book by its cover. Baseball is only the stage from which our hero launches his career. The trails and tribulations of his journey through the Major Leagues begins with an old-time scout, a devoted family, a unique contract and an appetite for the flesh. As Grange grows, so does his appreciation of the gifts the Gods bestowed upon him. After attaining fame and fortune as a superstar sports icon, he turns his attention to the domination of the corporate world. Grange's altruistic philosophy inspires him to create several benevolent trusts to 'help people help themselves.' After enduring a horrific personal tragedy, Michael Grange begins to weave the emotional threads of his life back together and undertake even greater challenges. With his baseball career nearing its completion, Grange anticipates his position in the world order and renders decisions that astonish the country. Join me now and enter the life of a person the Gods have shared their Gifts with. I sincerely hope you enjoy reading the story as much as I enjoyed writing it. To whet your appetite, here are a few pages from Michael Grange's life. Sincerely, Robert J. Kelly
Ocean Passages
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Author : Erin Suzuki
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-03-26
Ocean Passages written by Erin Suzuki and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-26 with categories.
Comparing and contrasting the diverse experiences of Asian and Pacific Islander subjectivities across a shared sea
Pacific Passage
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Author : Thomas J. Watson
language : en
Publisher: Mystic Seaport Museum Incorporated
Release Date : 1993
Pacific Passage written by Thomas J. Watson and has been published by Mystic Seaport Museum Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Travel categories.
When Thomas J. Watson, Jr. retired as chief executive officer of IBM in 1971, he began to pursue sailing, flying and exploring adventures he had dreamed about during his successful decades in business. One of the sailing and exploring adventures was a Panamato-Fiji passage through the South Pacific, and in this book he writes a charming, candid, erudite account of that sojourn in a part of the world we all dream about. A book for sailors and travelers, Pacific Passage takes us to Cocos Island, the Galapagos, Easter Island, Pitcairn, the Gambiers and Mangareva, the Tuamotus, Tahiti and Moorea, the Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga and Fiji. And 72 color illustrations bring the lush, exotic South Seas to this book's oversize pages with great impact.