Journal•ISSN: 0022-3344
Journal of Pacific History
Routledge
About: Journal of Pacific History is an academic journal published by Routledge. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Colonialism & Politics. It has an ISSN identifier of 0022-3344. Over the lifetime, 1166 publications have been published receiving 8618 citations.
Topics: Colonialism, Politics, History, German, Indigenous
Papers published on a yearly basis
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TL;DR: In this paper, the stranger-king or Dumezil among the Fijians is discussed. But the main focus is on the relationship between Fijian women and women.
Abstract: (1981). The stranger‐king or Dumezil among the Fijians. The Journal of Pacific History: Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 107-132.
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TL;DR: In this article, Rank, power, authority: A reassessment of traditional leadership in South Pacific societies is presented. The Journal of Pacific History: Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 2-27.
Abstract: (1979). Rank, power, authority: A reassessment of traditional leadership in South Pacific societies. The Journal of Pacific History: Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 2-27.
111 citations
TL;DR: The Lapita cultural complex: origins, distribution, contemporaries and successors as discussed by the authors is a well-known example of the Lapita culture complex in the Pacific region, and it has been studied extensively.
Abstract: (1984). The Lapita cultural complex: Origins, distribution, contemporaries and successors. The Journal of Pacific History: Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 202-223.
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TL;DR: The early stages of the Bougainville conflict were analysed by academic observers in terms of three main perspectives: ethno-nationalist demands precipitated by grievances about the Panguna copper and gold mine, cultural perspectives which emphasise the impact of a large mining project on either Melanesian communities generally or particular Bougainvillan communities; and class conflict and other forms of economic inequality.
Abstract: In its very early stages, the Bougainville conflict was analysed by academic observers in terms of three main perspectives: ethno‐nationalist demands precipitated by grievances about the Panguna copper and gold mine; cultural perspectives which emphasise the impact of a large mining project on either Melanesian communities generally or particular Bougainvillean communities; and class conflict and other forms of economic inequality. To assess the extent to which these perspectives illuminate the dynamics of almost 10 years of conflict, they are re‐considered in the light of both other published material about Bougainville and an overview of the main stages of development of the conflict. While each perspective illuminates aspects of the conflict, none of them stands alone as an explanation. Rather each tends to reinforce the significance of the others. Stresses in Bougainvillean societies caused by interaction of evoloving cultures with growing economic inequality within and between societies are ...
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TL;DR: The crisis in the Solomon Islands has been represented primarily as an ethnic conflict between the indigenous peoples of the two major islands of Guadalcanal and Malaita as discussed by the authors, and this ethnic framing continues to provide the dominant explanation despite the evident complexity and changing character of the situation on the ground.
Abstract: The relative obscurity of the Solomon Islands on the international stage has led some observers to refer to its recent troubles as ‘a forgotten con ict’. Despite this, events over the past three years have brought this small country to its knees and, arguably, have turned it into the rst ‘failed state’ among the Paci c Islands. The crisis in the Solomon Islands has been represented primarily as an ‘ethnic con ict’ between the indigenous peoples of the two major islands of Guadalcanal and Malaita. As well as in uencing the architecture of the extremely precarious peace process, this ethnic framing continues to provide the dominant explanation despite the evident complexity and changing character of the situation on the ground. While ethnicity provides a critical dimension to developments in the Solomon Islands, many other factors are involved. The genesis of the current crisis has a deep history. The two island identities in question — those of Guadalcanal and Malaita — are themselves the product of recent colonial and post-colonial history and are much less certain than implied in the imagery of ethnic polarisation. As in other recent con icts that have been depicted as the outcome of deep-seated ethnic divisions, there is ample evidence of more prosaic factors at work. These include competition among political élites, divisions over the distribution of resources, processes of criminalisation and corruption, and the deliberate manipulation of differences by local leaders. The Solomon Islands crisis highlights the inadequacies of monocausal analyses of complex con icts, as well as the essentially dynamic character of these con icts. It also provides a good illustration of how actors attempt to instrumentalise disorder in pursuit of their own political and personal agendas. The focus of attention in the Solomons today has shifted away from the imminent threat of ethnic warfare to a pervasive concern with the social and economic impacts of rampant criminality and corruption, and with the capacity of a profoundly weak central government to restore order and good governance.
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