History of the Wars of the French Revolution Vol II. by Edward Baines
$250.00 NZD
Category: World Military History
Pleasure Islands of the South Pacific by Colin Simpson
$18.50 NZD
Category: Pacific Islands | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. A vivid reading and expert guidance about the beautiful islands of the South Pacific: Fiji, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Cooks, French Polynesia and Easter Island.
Australia in New Guinea by L. P. Mair
$32.50 NZD
Category: Pacific Islands | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. Second edition in 1970. First published in 1948, this book soon became the standard work on Australian administration in New Guinea. This entirely revised edition covers the period from the annexation of Papua up to the present situation in the now- combined Territories of Papua and New Gui ...Show more
"The Vailala Madness", and other Essays by Francis Edgar Williams, Erik Schwimmer(ed.)
$37.50 NZD
Category: Pacific Islands | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. Francis Edgar Williams died in an aeroplane crash in the Owen Stanley Range in 1943 at the age of fifty. He had been a Rhodes Scholar (1915) and obtained a Diploma in Anthropology with distinction at Oxford (1922). Also in 1922 he became Assistant Anthropologist, Papua, and in 1928 Governme ...Show more
Readings in New Guinea History by Brian Jinks, Peter Biskup, Hank Nelson
$25.00 NZD
Category: Pacific Islands | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. A source book of readings for students in history and social science, with separate chapters devoted to the parallel developments in Papua and the Territory of New Guinea.
The Forgotten People of the Pacific by Philippe Diole, J. F. Bernard (translator)
$25.00 NZD
Category: Pacific Islands | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. The author's account of his travels throughout the Pacific Islands and description of the people and their customs. Illustrated with maps, colour and black and white illustrations.
Colourful Papua New Guinea by James Sinclair
$21.50 NZD
Category: Pacific Islands | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. Papua New Guinea is a colorful land. Ever-changing tropical skies, rich vegetation, a host of wonderful plant and animal life and a delightfully friendly people will provide the visitor with variety and abundance available rarely in the modern world. This book is a wonderful introduction wi ...Show more
Papua New Guinea Atlas: A Nation in Transition by David King, Stephen Ranck(eds.)
$17.50 NZD
Category: Pacific Islands | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. General study and thematic atlas of Papua New Guinea - history, influence of colonialism, population dynamics, education, health, language, land tenure, rural area human settlement, land utilization, agriculture (subsistence farming, cash crops), forestry, fishing, mineral resources, indust ...Show more
Taim Bilong Masta: The Australian involvement with Papua New Guinea by Hank Nelson
$25.00 NZD
Category: Pacific Islands | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. First published in 1982 and based on the 24-part ABC Radio series produced by Tim Bowden, this well-illustrated book tells the stories of the Australians who went to Papua and New Guinea to live, rule, convert and mine.
Cousteau's Papua New Guinea by J. M. Cousteau
$17.50 NZD
Category: Pacific Islands
Secondhand. In 1988, as one of the first in a new series of expeditions called "Rediscovery of the World,", The Cousteau Society set out to explore the aquatic and land environments and cultures of the eastern half of Papua New Guinea. In addition to the vivid narrative account of the day to day events ...Show more
Kilenge Life and Art: A Look at a New Guinea People by Philip John Crosskey Dark
$37.50 NZD
Category: Pacific Islands | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. First impressions of the Kilenge, a group of some 1000 people living in the western tip of the island of New Britain. 246 illustrations with introduction to New Guinea and the Kilenge.
We Lived with Headhunters by Ben Butcher
$25.00 NZD
Category: Pacific Islands | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. First edition.True story of life in Papua.