Making Mala : Malaita in Solomon Islands, 1870s-1930s /

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Author / Creator:	Moore, Clive, author.
Imprint:	Acton, A.C.T. : ANU Press, 2017. ©2017
Description:	1 online resource (xxvii, 550 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:	English
Series:	ANU Press Pacific series Pacific series.
Subject:	Australasia, Oceania and other land areas. Australasian and Pacific history. History. Humanities. Melanesia. Oceania. Regional and national history. HISTORY -- Oceania. Civilization. Manners and customs. Malaita Province (Solomon Islands) -- History. Malaita Province (Solomon Islands) -- Social life and customs. Malaita Province (Solomon Islands) -- Civilization. Solomon Islands -- Malaita Province. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11397963

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Other authors / contributors:	Australian National University Press.
ISBN:	9781760460983 1760460982 9781760460976 1760460974
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-520) and index. English.
Summary:	Malaita is one of the major islands in the Solomons Archipelago and has the largest population in the Solomon Islands nation. Its people have an undeserved reputation for conservatism and aggression. Making Mala argues that in essence Malaitans are no different from other Solomon Islanders, and that their dominance, both in numbers and their place in the modern nation, can be explained through their recent history. A grounding theme of the book is its argument that, far than being conservative, Malaitan religions and cultures have always been adaptable and have proved remarkably flexible in accommodating change. This has been the secret of Malaitan success. Malaitans rocked the foundations of the British protectorate during the protonationalist Maasina Rule movement in the 1940s and the early 1950s, have heavily engaged in internal migration, particularly to urban areas, and were central to the 'Tension Years' between 1998 and 2003. Making Mala reassesses Malaita's history, demolishes undeserved tropes and uses historical and cultural analyses to explain Malaitans' place in the Solomon Islands nation today.
Other form:	Print version: Moore, Clive. Making Mala. Acton, A.C.T. : ANU Press, 2017
Standard no.:	10.22459/MM.04.2017

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