Andrew E Robson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3438424 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrew E Robson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrew E |
| FAMILY NAME | Robson |
| SIGNATURE | ROBSON A E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Utica College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Malietoa, Williams and Samoa's Embrace of Christianity
The central events in most versions of the acceptance of Christianity in Samoa are the arrival of the missionary John Williams and his encounters with the matai Malietoa Vainu'upo in 1830 and 1832. This paper complicates this story. Christianity was already present in Samoa in 1830, and Williams and Malietoa, although important and intriguing figures, played relatively modest parts in the full story of the establishment of the new religion. Willi…
The trial of consul pritchard
William Pritchard, Fiji's first British consul, quickly became a pivotal figure after his arrival in 1858, negotiating an offer of cession, establishing a court, stabilising relations among the resident populations, and resisting Tongan threats to the power of Cakobau, the leading chief. In 1859 the Fijian chiefs gave him ‘supreme authority to govern Fiji’. His resistance to the Tongan faction put him at odds with Wesleyan missionaries, who influ…
Does schooling really lead to alienation from village life? Evidence from three pacific island communities
Malietoa, Williams and Samoa's Embrace of Christianity
The central events in most versions of the acceptance of Christianity in Samoa are the arrival of the missionary John Williams and his encounters with the matai Malietoa Vainu'upo in 1830 and 1832. This paper complicates this story. Christianity was already present in Samoa in 1830, and Williams and Malietoa, although important and intriguing figures, played relatively modest parts in the full story of the establishment of the new religion. Willi…
Does schooling really lead to alienation from village life? Evidence from three pacific island communities
Does schooling really lead to alienation from village life? Evidence from three pacific island communities
The trial of consul pritchard
William Pritchard, Fiji's first British consul, quickly became a pivotal figure after his arrival in 1858, negotiating an offer of cession, establishing a court, stabilising relations among the resident populations, and resisting Tongan threats to the power of Cakobau, the leading chief. In 1859 the Fijian chiefs gave him ‘supreme authority to govern Fiji’. His resistance to the Tongan faction put him at odds with Wesleyan missionaries, who influ…
Malietoa, Williams and Samoa's Embrace of Christianity
The central events in most versions of the acceptance of Christianity in Samoa are the arrival of the missionary John Williams and his encounters with the matai Malietoa Vainu'upo in 1830 and 1832. This paper complicates this story. Christianity was already present in Samoa in 1830, and Williams and Malietoa, although important and intriguing figures, played relatively modest parts in the full story of the establishment of the new religion. Willi…
Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (3 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Alienation (1 work) · Ambivalence (1 work) · American samoa (1 work) · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (1 work) · Commission (1 work) · Economic growth (1 work) · Economics (1 work)