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The South Seas in the Modern World (1942) surveys the economic, social, educational and strategic problems facing the islands of the Pacific dependencies on the eve of the Second World War. The islanders had been disrupted by the arrival of white traders and missionaries causing economic distress and social chaos.



The South Seas in the Modern World (1942) surveys the economic, social, educational and strategic problems facing the islands of the Pacific dependencies on the eve of the Second World War. The ways of living that met the needs of the islanders had been disrupted by the arrival of white traders and missionaries, carrying with them new diseases, causing economic distress and social chaos. As Island societies began to stabilise, global war waged by distant colonial powers caused repercussions across the region.

1. The Islands and their People
2. Economic Perspectives
3. Trends in Native Population
4. Changes in Modern Days
5. Alternatives in Native Policy
6. Land: the Essential Resource
7. Getting a Living
8. Government and Leadership
9. Community and Family Life
10. Health and Medical Work
11. Religion and Missions
12. The Educational Task
13. The Non-Native Groups
14. Retrospect and Prospect