MAU: Samoa's Struggle for Freedom

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Mau, Samoa's passive disobience movement, predates Mahatma Gandhi's, yet few scholars have bothered to relate the story of this inspiring and tragic struggle for an independent Samoa. Michael Field presents all the drama and facts in his lucid but compelling prose. The slaughter of peaceful Mau demonstrators by New Zealand soldiers, the intrigues and paranoia of the colonial administration and the final victory of this small island nation over its oppressive Pacific neighbour ought to be part of the essential knowledge of every Samoan and New Zealander.