Texts and contexts : reflections in Pacific Islands historiography

The text in its context : an introduction / General/regional -- Fatal choices? Morrell's and Scarr's imperial histories / On Douglas Oliver's The pacific islands / Oskar Spate's trilogy / Where the waves fall--or, playing the generalist game / Methodologies -- Voyagers and navigators : the Sharp-Lewis debate / The evolution of Marshall Sahlins / Revisioning the Pacific : Bernard Smith in the south seas / More celebrated than read : the work of Norma McArthur / Two Pacific biographies : Hubert Murray and Father Damien / Activities -- The missionary position : messengers of grace and The works of Ta'unga / Of islands and sandalwood : Shineberg, Maude, and the hidden history of trade / Unsettling New Zealand history : the revisionism of Sinclair and Ward / Passage across the sea: indentured labor to Fiji and from the Solomons / Trumpet and road : two classic cargo texts / Island groups -- Living in archives and dreams : the histories of Kuykendall and Daws / On Hezel's The first taint of civilization / On Greg Dening's Islands and beaches / Disentangling Samoan history : the contributions of Gilson and Davidson / The last unknown : Gavin Souter and the historiography of New Guinea / Contributors -- Index.

Texts and Contexts : Reflections in Pacific Islands Historiography

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- The Text in Its Context: An Introduction / Part I. General Regional -- 1. Fatal Choices? Morrell's and Scarr's Imperial Histories / 2. On Douglas Oliver's The Pacific Islands / 3. Oskar Spate's Trilogy / 4. Where theWaves Fall--or, Playing the Generalist Game / Part II. Methodologies -- 5. Voyagers and Navigators: The Sharp-Lewis Debate / 6. The Evolution of Marshall Sahlins / 7. Revisioning the Pacific: Bernard Smith in the South Seas / 8. More Celebrated than Read: TheWork of Norma McArthur / 9. Two Pacific Biographies: Hubert Murray and Father Damien / Part III. Activities -- 10. The Missionary Position: Messengers of Grace and TheWorks of Ta'unga / 11. Of Islands and Sandalwood: Shineberg, Maude, and the Hidden History of Trade / 12. Unsettling New Zealand History: The Revisionism of Sinclair and Ward / 13. Passage across the Sea: Indentured Labor to Fiji and from the Solomons / 14. Trumpet and Road: Two Classic Cargo Texts / Part IV. Island Groups -- 15. Living in Archives and Dreams: The Histories of Kuykendall and Daws / 16. On Hezel's The First Taint of Civilization / 17. On Greg Dening's Islands and Beaches / 18. Disentangling Samoan History: The Contributions of Gilson and Davidson / 19. The Last Unknown: Gavin Souter and the Historiography of New Guinea / Contributors -- Index