In Memory of Times to Come: Ironies of History in Southeastern Papua New Guinea

by Melissa Demian

Book Overview

Drawing on twenty years of research, this book examines the historical perspective of a Pacific people who saw "globalization" come and go. Suau people encountered the leading edge of missionization and colonialism in Papua New Guinea and were active participants in the Second World War. In Memory of Times to Come offers a nuanced account of how people assess their own experience of change over the course of a critical century. It asks two key...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1805391364
• ISBN13: 9781805391364
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"