Legends, traditions and tales of Nauru : a transcript of a series of lectures delivered by native teachers / edited and translated by Head Chief Timothy Detudamo.
"In a fast globalizing world, group histories, traditions and memories, especially those of smaller countries, are at risk of being lost. In 1938 Head Chief Timothy Detudamo had the foresight to transcribe and then translate, a series of lectures relating to the legends, customs and tales of Na...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Suva, Fiji :
IPS Publications,
[2008]
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| Summary: | "In a fast globalizing world, group histories, traditions and memories, especially those of smaller countries, are at risk of being lost. In 1938 Head Chief Timothy Detudamo had the foresight to transcribe and then translate, a series of lectures relating to the legends, customs and tales of Nauru, delivered by what he termed 'native teachers'. Seventy years later, inline with its aim of ensuring that the historic and contemporary 'voice' of the Pacific is heard on the world stage, IPS Publications is pleased to make them more available in this, Legends, Traditions, and Tales of Nauru"--Back cover. |
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| Physical Description: | vi, 96 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 9820203945 9789820203945 |