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Representation and indigenous subjectivity -- Locating the subject : the indigenous construction of place -- Colonizing location : representing colonial space -- Colonial representation and legal discourse -- The subject as child -- The subject as savage -- The sexualized native body -- Writing ourselves : cultural self-representation in contemporary Papua New Guinean literature -- Writing ourselves : representing the post-independence Papua New Guinea landscape

The Other Side is the first major ethnographic and historical study of the Sia Raga people of north Pentecost Island, a region that was home to the late Father Walter Lini, Vanuatu's first prime minister. Exploring Raga social, spatial, and historical consciousness, this richly poetic account provides important theoretical contributions to ongoing debates in Pacific anthropology about the relation between structure and history, and place and time. It reveals important insights into the convergence of indigenous and exogenous cosmologies and hegemonies historically, and shows how these are implicated in contemporary social, ritual, and material cultural expressions. These analyses engage with broader concerns relating to colonial and postcolonial identities, political economy, and globalization in island Melanesia. The Other Side combines original and substantial ethnography with sophisticated theoretical reflection that will appeal broadly across the field of anthropology. It will also be of considerable value to scholars of Pacific and Melanesian history, politics, and society. The clear writing and entertaining narrative combine to create a work that is accessible to a wide audience. The volume's critical and reflective analysis of anthropological research makes it a valuable teaching aid in courses that focus on ethnographic methods and writing. Students in Pacific anthropology will find it especially useful. 37.

"26 November 2002." ; Includes bibliographical references (p. 80-81). ; Mode of access: Internet.

"8 November 2002." ; Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-146). ; Mode of access: Internet.

Some volumes include Special regulations. ; Royal arms at head of title page. ; Each regulation paged spearately. ; Subtitle varies. ; Description based on: 1893 ; Some vols. cover more than one year. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Beginning in 19 - published as a supplement to the Western Pacific High Commission gazette.