This volume challenges the conventional view that colonial rule and missionization determined the course of pacification in Melanesia. The only book on pacification in this region, the nine essays emphasize the interests and initiatives of islanders in the transition from tribal warfare to an enduring peace. A useful text for courses on Pacific anthropology and history; also well-suited for social scientists interested in warfare and peace.
- ISBN10 0819134058
- ISBN13 9780819134059
- Publish Date 31 August 1983
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 28 March 2017
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University Press of America
- Edition 7th edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 246
- Language English