The Journal of Pacific History, Volume 58, Issue 4 (2023)

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The Journal of Pacific History, Volume 58, Issue 4 (2023)

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ARTICLES

Article
‘Renegade’ Resistance and Colonial Rule in German Samoa
Matthew P. Fitzpatrick
Pages: 325-347
Published online: 18 Jul 2023
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Maisin Recollections of the Kokoda Campaign, 1942-3
John Barker
Pages: 348-370
Published online: 04 Apr 2023
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Polynesian Agency and the Establishment of the French Centre for Pacific Tests
Renaud Meltz & Alexis Vrignon
Pages: 371-391
Published online: 15 Dec 2023
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Reframing Suffrage Narratives: Pacific Women, Political Voice, and Collective Empowerment
Sonia Palmieri, Elise Howard & Kerryn Baker
Pages: 392-411
Published online: 15 Dec 2023
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NARRATIVES AND DOCUMENTS

On Two Different Personalities from Old Rapa Nui: Personal Effects of ‘ariki mau Nga‘ara (? – ca. 1859) and ‘Prophetess’ María Angata Veri Tahi (ca. 1853–1914) – Part II: Angata’s Bible
Tomi S. Melka & Robert M. Schoch
Pages: 412-433
Published online: 15 Dec 2023
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FROM THE ARCHIVES

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Eight Months in the Cook Islands
Tim Jones
Pages: 434-443
Published online: 15 Dec 2023
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PACIFIC CURRENTS

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Troubles and Puzzles: The 2022 General Elections in Papua New Guinea
Terence Wood, Maholopa Laveil & Michael Kabuni
Pages: 444-466
Published online: 15 Dec 2023
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EXHIBITION REVIEW

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Voyages: Stories of an Ocean People
Max Quanchi
Pages: 467-471
Published online: 01 Jul 2023
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BOOK REVIEWS

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The Last White Canoe of the Lau of Malaita, Solomon Islands
By Pierre Maranda, James Tuita Dede and Ben Burt. Canon Pyon, Sean Kingston Publishing, 2022. 112 pp., illustrations, bibliography, index. ISBN 9781912385348 (hbk). £100.00.
Ian Frazer
Pages: 472-473
Published online: 06 Mar 2023
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In Memory of Times to Come: Ironies of History in Southeastern Papua New Guinea
By Melissa Demian. New York, Berghahn Books, 2021. 240 pp., illustrations, bibliography, index. ISBN 9781800731165 (hbk), 9781800731172 (ebook). US$130.00 (hbk).
Aletta Biersack
Pages: 473-474
Published online: 15 Mar 2023
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Suva Stories: A History of the Capital of Fiji
Edited by Nicholas Halter. Canberra, ANU Press, 2022. xlii + 477 pp., illustrations, maps, bibliography. ISBN 9781760465339 (print), 9781760465346 (online). AU$75.00 (print), or free to download.
Clive Moore
Pages: 475-476
Published online: 21 Mar 2023
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Making Law in Papua New Guinea: The Colonial Origins of a Postcolonial Legal System
By Bruce L. Ottley, David Weisbrot, and Jean G. Zorn. Durham, North Carolina, Carolina Academic Press, 2021. xii + 526 pp., notes, bibliography, index. ISBN 9781531005504 (pbk), 9781531005511 (ebook). US$68.00 (pbk), US$54.50 (ebook).
Alex Golub
Pages: 476-478
Published online: 22 Mar 2023
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Morning Star Rising: The Politics of Decolonization in West Papua
By Camellia Webb-Gannon. Honolulu, University of Hawai‘i Press, 2021. 228 pp., illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. ISBN 9780824887872 (hbk), 9780824888886 (pbk). US$68.00 (hbk), US$28.00 (pbk).
Jenny Munro
Pages: 478-480
Published online: 27 Jun 2023
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Beyond These Shores: Aotearoa and the World
Edited by Nina Hall. Wellington, Bridget Williams Books, 2020. 248 pp., notes. ISBN 9781988545639 (pbk), 9781988545608 (ebook). NZ$17.99 (pbk), NZ$4.99 (ebook).
Ingjerd Hoëm
Pages: 480-481
Published online: 08 Aug 2023
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