
Blue Squares on the Chessboard: The History and Geopolitics of the Pacific Islands
The Asia Chessboard
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How Do You Know About the Samoan Leader?
Patty was born in sydney and has been studying the pacific for 30 years. She's written a book on Samoan leader tas o f nelson, who led campaign against new zealand during wars. Tauti is called world history samo and the life of taisio of nelson. The title evokes that ancient tradition of polynesian navigators as metaphor for this person who navigated his nation through colonial waters.
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