A Trial Separation: Australia and the Decolonisation of Papua New Guinea

Preliminary -- Maps -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- PART 1: AUSTRALIAN RULE -- Chapter 1. Miss Tessie Lavau Discovers Australia -- Chapter 2. Emulating Australia -- Chapter 3. Guided Democracy -- Chapter 4. Impasse -- Chapter 5. New Directions -- PART 2: DECOLONISATION -- Chapter 6. Gearing Up -- Chapter 7. New Men, New Visions -- Chapter 8. Creating a Constitution -- Chapter 9. A National Economy -- Chapter 10. Creating a State -- Chapter 11. Defining the State -- PART 3: THE LIMITS OF INDEPENDENCE -- Chapter 12. Independence and its Discontents -- Chapter 13. The Continuing Connection -- Bibliography -- Index.

In 1975 Papua New Guinea became an independent nation. On the thirtieth anniversary, Denoon traces the colourful history of both Australia and PNG's rapid decolonisation. This is a compelling and authoritative account that also challenges the many contemporary perceptions of post-colonial PNG