The Origins of International Rivalry in Samoa: 1845–1884
The Origins of International Rivalry in Samoa
Contents
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Introduction
p. 15
- i p. 15
- ii. The Islands and their Discoverers p. 17
- Chapter I — The Origins of British Influence the Missionaries, 1836–45 p. 29
- Chapter II — The Origins of British Official Interest in the Navigator Islands, 1845–55, and the French Menace, 1846–62 p. 45
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Chapter III — The Origins of German Interests, 1854–75
p. 57
- i. The Copra Trade p. 57
- ii. The Godeffroy Firm p. 62
- Chapter IV — The Awakening of New Zealand's Interests in Samoa p. 82
- Chapter V — American Interests in Samoa, 1839–76 The Growth of American Trade in the Pacific p. 106
- Chapter VI — The Years of Unrest That Led to the German, American, and British Treaties with Samoa, 1876–79 p. 131
- Chapter VII — The Problem of The Government of Samoa, 1878–81 p. 150
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Chapter VIII — The Experiment of Native Autonomy Proves a Failure. July 1881–November 1884 1
p. 170
- [section] p. 170
- i. Samoa p. 172
- ii. New Zealand Intrigue p. 174
- iii. The Change in German Attitude p. 179
- iv. The American Standpoint — A further — bar to Settlement p. 189
- v. A Résumé of the Years 1885–99 p. 192
- Conclusion p. 194