TY  - BOOK
AU  - Crocombe,R.G.
AU  - Crocombe,Marjorie Tuainekore
ED  - University of the South Pacific.
TI  - Akono'anga Maori =: Cook Islands culture
SN  - 9820203481
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Suva, Fiji, Rarotonga
PB  - Institute of Pacific Studies in association with the Cook Islands Extension Centre, University of the South Pacific, the Cook Islands Cultural and Historic Places Trust, and the Ministry of Cultural Development
KW  - Ethnicity
KW  - Cook Islands
KW  - Cook Islanders
KW  - Social life and customs
N1  - Editors: Ron Crocombe and Marjorie Tua'inekore Crocombe; Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-357) and index; Creative expression (Tamataora: the performing arts ; Rapa: visual arts at home and abroad ; Aite'anga: symbols of national identity ; Kia Pu'era: an oral tradition of Rarotonga origins ; Tata: literary expression) -- Basic cultural patterns (Reo: aue tau e to tatou reo ; 'Irinaki'anga: changing beliefs and practices ; Maeva: rites of passage, the highlights of family life ; Tu tangata: personality and culture ; Puapinga: the economics of culture ; Ta tangata: the culture of violence ; Kai: the culture of food); New influences: (Api'i: culture in education ; Ora'anga o te po: culture of the night on Rarotonga ; Te mana o te moni: the cultural influence of corporate power ; Porotiki: the culture of government ; Tauturu: the social network of voluntary organisations ; Tipoti: the evolution of organised sport ; Is sport taking too much time and money ; Ka'iro: the cultural influence of intercultural marriage); Vignettes of culture in particular islands (Traditional games, sports and pastimes in Ngaputora ; Taui'anga: cultural change in Akatokamanava ; Ora'anga tamariki: growing up in Tonga Reva) -- What happens to Cook Islands culture abroad (Changing values in Aotearoa ; Cook Islanders in Australia ; USA and Cook Islands culture) -- cook Islands culture in the 21st century
N2  - This accessible guide to Cook Islands' culture features contributions providing an insider's perspective on various aspects of culture. The evolution of Cook Islands' culture is also examined
ER  -