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'''Malama Meleisea''' is a [[Samoans|Samoan]] historian |
'''Malama Meleisea''' is a [[Samoans|Samoan]] historian and the author of several historical books on Samoa. He holds the Samoan title Leasiolagi. |
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Meleisea is from [[Poutasi]] in Falealili.<ref name=mmsbio>{{Cite book|title=The making of modern Samoa : traditional authority and colonial administration in the history of Western Samoa|last=Malama.|first=Meleisea|date=1987|publisher=Institute of Pacific Studies of the University of the South Pacific|isbn=9820200318|location=[Suva, Fiji]|oclc=19102181 |page=back cover}}</ref> He worked as a teacher before studying at the [[University of Papua New Guinea]] and [[Australian National University]].<ref name=mmsbio/> He holds a Phd in History and Politics from [[Macquarie University]] in Sydney, Australia.<ref name=cssbio/> In 1978 he became a lecturer at the [[University of the South Pacific]].<ref name=mmsbio/> He was the founding director of [[Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies]] at [[University of Canterbury|Canterbury University]] and director at Centre for Pacific Studies at [[University of Auckland|Auckland University]], New Zealand. |
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Meleisea holds the Samoan title Leasiolagi from Falealili and has a Phd in History and Politics from [[Macquarie University|MacQuarie University]] in Sydney, Australia. He is the author of several historical books of Samoa. |
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In 2007 he was appointed UNESCO director in Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/167841/samoan-appointed-to-unesco-office-in-bangladesh |title=Samoan appointed to UNESCO office in Bangladesh |publisher=RNZ |date=14 February 2007 |accessdate=27 December 2020}}</ref> Between 2011 and 2012 he served as a judge on the [[Land and Titles Court of Samoa]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/article/62366 |title=Changes won't fix L.T.C. problems, Meleisea warns |author=Sapeer Mayron |publisher=Samoa Observer |date=5 May 2020 |accessdate=27 December 2020}}</ref> In 2016 he was appointed as one of the commissioners for a commission of inquiry into domestic violence in Samoa.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/319896/samoa-pm-announces-violence-inquiry-commissioners |title=Samoa PM announces violence inquiry commissioners |publisher=RNZ |date=8 September 2016 |accessdate=27 December 2020}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Dr Meleisea was the Director of Samoan Studies at the [[National University of Samoa]], until 2022. <ref name=cssbio>{{Cite web|url=http://samoanstudies.ws/staff/leasiolagi-dr-malama-meleisea/|title=Leasiolagi Dr Malama Meleisea |publisher=Centre for Samoan Studies |language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref> |
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== Selected bibliography == |
== Selected bibliography == |
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{{Cite book|title=The making of modern Samoa : traditional authority and colonial administration in the history of Western Samoa| |
* {{Cite book|title=The making of modern Samoa : traditional authority and colonial administration in the history of Western Samoa |first=Malama |last=Meleisea |date=1987 |publisher=Institute of Pacific Studies of the University of the South Pacific |isbn=9820200318|location=[Suva, Fiji]|oclc=19102181}} |
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* {{cite book |title=Change and adaptations in Western Samoa |first=Malama |last=Meleisea |publisher=Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies |location=Christchurch |year=1992}} |
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* {{cite book |title=Samoa's journey, 1962-2012 : aspects of history |first1=Malama |last1=Meleisea |first2=Penelope Schoeffel |last2=Meleisea |first3=Ellie |last3=Meleisea |publisher=Victoria University Press |location=Wellington |year=2012}} |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Latest revision as of 06:52, 9 January 2024
Malama Meleisea is a Samoan historian and the author of several historical books on Samoa. He holds the Samoan title Leasiolagi.
Meleisea is from Poutasi in Falealili.[1] He worked as a teacher before studying at the University of Papua New Guinea and Australian National University.[1] He holds a Phd in History and Politics from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.[2] In 1978 he became a lecturer at the University of the South Pacific.[1] He was the founding director of Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies at Canterbury University and director at Centre for Pacific Studies at Auckland University, New Zealand.
In 2007 he was appointed UNESCO director in Bangladesh.[3] Between 2011 and 2012 he served as a judge on the Land and Titles Court of Samoa.[4] In 2016 he was appointed as one of the commissioners for a commission of inquiry into domestic violence in Samoa.[5]
Dr Meleisea was the Director of Samoan Studies at the National University of Samoa, until 2022. [2]
Selected bibliography[edit]
- Meleisea, Malama (1987). The making of modern Samoa : traditional authority and colonial administration in the history of Western Samoa. [Suva, Fiji]: Institute of Pacific Studies of the University of the South Pacific. ISBN 9820200318. OCLC 19102181.
- Meleisea, Malama (1992). Change and adaptations in Western Samoa. Christchurch: Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies.
- Meleisea, Malama; Meleisea, Penelope Schoeffel; Meleisea, Ellie (2012). Samoa's journey, 1962-2012 : aspects of history. Wellington: Victoria University Press.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Malama., Meleisea (1987). The making of modern Samoa : traditional authority and colonial administration in the history of Western Samoa. [Suva, Fiji]: Institute of Pacific Studies of the University of the South Pacific. p. back cover. ISBN 9820200318. OCLC 19102181.
- ^ a b "Leasiolagi Dr Malama Meleisea". Centre for Samoan Studies. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
- ^ "Samoan appointed to UNESCO office in Bangladesh". RNZ. 14 February 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ Sapeer Mayron (5 May 2020). "Changes won't fix L.T.C. problems, Meleisea warns". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Samoa PM announces violence inquiry commissioners". RNZ. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
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