My gun, my brother : the world of the Papua New Guinea colonial police, 1920-1960

The Resource My gun, my brother : the world of the Papua New Guinea colonial police, 1920-1960

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My gun, my brother : the world of the Papua New Guinea colonial police, 1920-1960

Title remainder

the world of the Papua New Guinea colonial police, 1920-1960

Statement of responsibility

August Ibrum K. Kituai

Language

eng

Summary

Despite the heated competition for colonial possessions in Papua New Guinea during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the personnel required to run an effective administration were scarce. As a result, the Australian colonial regime opted for a quick solution: it engaged Papua New Guineans--often to perform the most hazardous and most unpopular responsibilities. Based on extensive interviews with former policemen, written records of the time, and reminiscences of colonial officials, this book links events involving police, villagers, and government officers (kiaps) over a forty-year period to wider issues in the colonial history of Papua New Guinea and, by extension, of the Pacific Islands and beyond

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N$T

Dewey number

363.2/09953

Illustrations

illustrations
maps

Index

index present

LC call number

HV8280.5.A2

LC item number

K57 1998eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries
bibliography

Series statement

Pacific islands monograph series

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