Tie hokara, tie vaka: Black man, white man : a study of the New Georgia Group to 1925

Description:

This thesis is a study of the behaviour of Melanesians and Europeans in the New Georgia Group, Solomon Islands, from the beginning of European contact to the mid 1920s. For the first century of contact the islanders of the Group were able to exploit the opportunities created by European intrusion within the framework of their own culture, and to dictate largely the terms of their relationship with the white man. The imposition of colonial rule radically altered the situation. The forcible pacification of the islands destroyed the Melanesians...

Display date:

2015

Location:

Melanesia

Format:

thesis(phd)

Collections:

Australian National University Library

Content partner:

Australian National University Library

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