Papua

Papua
Author: Peter Watt
Publisher: Pan Australia
Total Pages: 516
Release: 2003
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780330364225

Two men, bitter enemies, come face to face on the battlefields of France. Jack Kelly, a captain in the Australian army, shows unexpected compassion towards his prisoner Paul Mann, a high-ranking German officer. Neither expect to see each other again. With the Great War finally over, both soldiers return home. But war has changed everything. In Australia, Jack is alone with a son he does not know and in Germany, Paul is alarmed by the growing influence of an ambitious young man named Adolf Hitler. A new beginning beckons them both in a beautiful but dangerous land - Papua.

Eden: The Papua Series 2

Eden: The Papua Series 2
Author: Peter Watt
Publisher: Pan Australia
Total Pages: 532
Release: 2007-11-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1742626025

A new war, a new generation and an old enemy meet in this thrilling and poignant novel of love, loss and hope written by the bestselling author of Papua. Jack Kelly and Paul Mann have survived one world war-will they survive another? When the Japanese threaten to invade the Pacific the two men know that they must do everything in their power to protect their country, and their loved ones from an ambitious and merciless enemy.Lukas Kelly and Karl Mann are like brothers-just like their fathers-and both are determined to do their part for the Australian cause. While Karl works undercover in espionage, Lukas trains to be a pilot. The two men have also inherited their father's passionate nature, and romantic entanglements raise the stakes even further. Four men, with ties closer than blood fight to hold on to love, and a world that is gradually disappearing. When the war finally explodes terrible tragedies, courageous deeds and enduring friendships will change their lives forever.

PNG

PNG
Author: Jackson Rannells
Publisher:
Total Pages: 236
Release: 1995
Genre: History
ISBN:

This book includes over 280 alphabetical entries describing the history, tradition, people, commerce, industry, and government of this diverse nation. Separate entries are included for each of the provinces, incorporating a map, the provincial flag, a summary of important statistics and more detailed sections on geography, climate, vegetation, history, people, government, transport, along with communications, health, education, and development.

They Make Themselves

They Make Themselves
Author: Jane Fajans
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 334
Release: 1997-08-04
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780226234441

For generations of anthropologists, the Baining people have presented a challenge, because of their apparent lack of cultural or social structure. This group of small-scale horticulturists seems devoid of the complex belief systems and social practices that characterize other traditional peoples of Papua New Guinea. Their daily existence is mundane and repetitive in the extreme, articulated by only the most elementary familial relationships and social connections. The routine of everyday life, however, is occasionally punctuated by stunningly beautiful festivals of masked dancers, which the Baining call play and to which they attribute no symbolic significance. In a new work sure to evoke considerable repercussions and debate in anthropological theory, Jane Fajans courageously takes on the "Baining Problem," arguing that the Baining define themselves not through intricate cosmologies or social networks, but through the meanings generated by their own productive and reproductive work.

Travels in Papua New Guinea

Travels in Papua New Guinea
Author: Christina Dodwell
Publisher: Long Riders Guild Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2005-11
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781590481554

This is the remarkable and highly entertaining story of a young English woman who made a two-year expedition through the highlands and jungles, and along the rivers, of Papua New Guinea - alone. 1,000 miles of this journey was undertaken on a stallion called "Horse." Christina had many adventures and hair-raising moments, yet this courageous woman makes light of all of them. Christina continues the tradition of such renowned travellers as Gertrude Bell, Isabella Bird and Ella Maillart.

Faces of Papua New Guinea

Faces of Papua New Guinea
Author: Andrew Strathern
Publisher: Robert Hale
Total Pages: 168
Release: 1990
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

Presents a unique photographic insight into one of the few remaining primitive cultures in the world. It takes you on an absorbing journey across the country to see how through its people, tradition and customs have been preserved over the years.

West Papua & Indonesia Since Suharto

West Papua & Indonesia Since Suharto
Author: Peter King
Publisher: UNSW Press
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2004
Genre: Indonesia
ISBN: 9780868406763

This book reviews the long guerilla struggle of the 'Organisasi Papua Merdeka' (OPM) for a Free Papua, and traces the rise of a non-violent independence movement alongside it, the Papua Council, following the fall from power of Indonesia’s military dictator, General Suharto, in 1998.

Modern Papua New Guinea

Modern Papua New Guinea
Author: Laura Zimmer-Tamakoshi
Publisher: Truman State University Press
Total Pages: 440
Release: 1998
Genre: Papua New Guinea
ISBN:

Papua New Guinea is a country of great diversity. With over seven hundred languages, as many cultures, diverse physical types, and a landmass encompassing coral reef, mangrove swamp, rain forest, mountain ranges, and extensive river systems, Papua New Guinea has long attracted the interest of scientists and others seeking to understand or control some part of its rich diversity. Discovering order in this diversity is not easy. This collection offers perspective and understanding into Papua New Guinea's varied social scene and the challenging political and economic realities of a recently independent country. The twenty contributors to this volume bring their perspective in one of four areas: The State and National Identity, Economic Development, The New Society, and The People's Welfare. The book is written for upper division and graduate-level courses on Papua New Guinea or the contemporary Pacific. It is also useful for specialists in Third World development who do not know much about Papua New Guinea, and as a reference work for Papua New Guinea specialists.