Author(s): Michael P.J. Reilly

Pacific Islands | Secondhand

This is a political history of an island in the southern Cook Islands, from its social foundations until the advent of Christianity in the 1820s, as described by the 19th century tribal historian Mamae. Michael Reilly studied Maori and History at Victoria University of Wellington, and Pacific History at the Australian National University, where Mangaia was first suggested as a topic. He studied Mangae's Mangaian manuscripts, preserved in New Zealand library collections, and continues to visit Mangaia. He is currently researching cultural landscapes in Kei'a with Mataora Harry and Richard Walter.