"It is high time that someone made a sober study of the French Pacific islands. They have not been entirely neglected, though--it has been the fashion to dip a dilettante pen into Tahitian (though scarcely New Caledonian) themes, and French geographers have given us some splendid work. But Thompson and Adloff refuse to be diverted by swaying palms and curving beaches; they give evenhanded treatment to both French Polynesia and New Caledonia, they view the Pacific from the perspective of Franco-African experience, and they write in English. The two territories, of course, offer a telling contrast--Polynesia versus Melanesia, far-flung archipelagoes versus the "Grande Terre," classic Pacific paradise versus onetime convict colony, lagoon-encircled basalt pinnacles versus scrub-clad hills and nickel mines. The authors shrewdly press on common themes, especially economic dependence and an allegedly "anomalous but also anachronistic" retreat from self-government in a decolonizing world, though such themes scarcely dominate the book. The presentation is straightforward and methodical. First French Polynesia, then New Caledonia; first the land and its indigenous occupants, then annexation and administration, colonial settlement and development, World War I to World War II, political parties of the left and the right, government and autonomy, rural and industrial life, trade and transportation, labor, religion, and culture. Even if the book is oriented more toward the historian and the political scientist, it offers plenty of grist for the geographer's mill. There are solid studies of the economy of both territories, and several (sometimes tantalizingly brief) glimpses of the regional variations in peoples and places: Protestants and Catholics, urban drift and rural malaise, crowding islands and depopulated archipelagoes." Author(s): Gordon R. LewthwaiteReview by: Gordon R. LewthwaiteSource: Geographical Review, Vol. 63, No. 2 (Apr., 1973), pp. 296-298Published by: American Geographical SocietyStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/213427

The French Pacific Islands: French Polynesia and New Caledonia

History

Thompson, Virginia

Adloff, Richard

Africa

University of California Press

Book by Langbort, Carol R., Thompson, Virginia

Building Success in Math

Science & Math

Langbort, Carol R.

Mathematics

Wadsworth Pub. Co.

Djibouti and the Horn of Africa

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Stanford University Press

Expanded and updated by one of the foremost experts on Francophone Africa, the third edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Congo offers African scholars an easy-to-use reference source on this country.

Historical Dictionary of the Congo

DECALO, SAMUEL

Scarecrow Press

Building Success in Math: Grades 9-12

Education & Teaching

Langbort, Carol

Schools & Teaching

Dale-Seymour Publications

The Spanish version of FAMILY MATH is used with Spanish-speaking families in community groups, churches, and school districts throughout the United States and in Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and Venezuela. This book is particularly important for those family members for whom Spanish is their first language. MATEMATICA PARA LA FAMILIA enables them to enjoy doing mathematics at home with their children and in FAMILY MATH classes conducted in Spanish. Grades K-8.

Matematica Para LA Familia (Spanish Edition)

Parenting & Relationships

Stenmark, Jean Kerr

Parenting

Equals Pubns

First published in 1937, French Indo- China presents a comprehensive account in English of the French colonization of Indo-China. The book does not attempt to give a chronological story nor has the same organization of material being used for all the countries studied. Rather, the aim has been to present cross sections of the problem as a method of studying mutual influences and reciprocal reactions. It discusses themes like history of Annam; the French administration of Indo-China; the economy of Indo- China; Indo-Chinese literature; Cambodia, Laos and the primitive tribes; and reaction to the French colonization of Indo-China. This book is an important reference work on French colonial history.

French Indo-China (Routledge Revivals)

Europe

Routledge

Jeremy, Jazzy, and Tunebug discover how confusion feels in one of the best preschool books about emotions, making mistakes, and so much more in&nbspTurtle and Guy.Learn How "I am Confused" FeelsJeremy, Jazzy, Tunebug, and Stu discover how confusion feels in one of the best preschool books about emotions, making mistakes, and so much more in Turtle and Guy. Jeremy and Jazzy meet Mr. Turtle Guy - but wait! Mr. Turtle Guy isn't one guy, it's two! What is this feeling? I am confused! In this groundbreaking book about feelings and emotions, tackle what confusion feels like, why we want to blame others, and how to take responsibility for your mistakes while learning from them. A song book about confusion. Travel with Jeremy, Jazzy, and the gang as they go on dazzling adventures to discover how to identify and cope with emotions in healthy ways. The Turtle and Guy story-song makes learning a blast every time! It can be read by itself or as a sing-along with the Jeremy and Jazzy show. In Turtle and Guy : &#65533; Learn how feelings and emotions such as confusion feel &#65533; Discover that everybody makes mistakes and how to handle them when you do &#65533; Celebrate themes like community, mental health, self assurance, and music If you enjoy preschool books about emotions such as The Choices I Make, My Body Sends a Signal, or One Bee Too Many, you'll love Turtle and Guy .

Turtle and Guy: A Jeremy and Jazzy Adventure on Understanding Your Emotions (Preschool Children's Song Book) (Age 3-6) (The Jeremy and Jazzy Adventures)

Children's Books

Fisher, Jeremy

de Lint, Robert

Arts, Music & Photography

Dragonfruit

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