Author(s): Sean Dorney

Pacific Islands | Secondhand

Secondhand. First published in 1990. This copy is fully revised edition 2000.

With an overview of the country's history until Independence in 1975, then ctraces the major themes that have resonated through its first 25 years as a nation: corruption, rich resources, political volatility and uncertainty, lawlessness, a troubled border with Indonesia, and the war on Bougainville, which led to the extraodinary engagement of the Sandline mercenaries.

"His (Sean Dorney) book deprives Australians of their best excuse for not knowing about what goes on in Papua New Guinea." -- Praise for the 1990 edition.

A nice and clean copy.