Melanesians

MelanesiaGenWeb Project MelanesiaGenWeb Project- Genealogy and History from the Islands of Melanesia. Melanesia To-day: A Study Circle Book Melanesia To-day: A Study Circle Book- Full text of a 1927 book compiled by Arthur Innes Hopkins. Essays on the Depopulation of Melanesia Essays on the Depopulation of Melanesia- Full text of a 1922 book, edited by W. H. R. Rivers. Religion and Customs in Melanesia Religion and Customs in Melanesia- Full text of a 1949 booklet. The Finished Course, Being Recollections of Bishop Patteson on the Anniversary of His Death (1873) The Finished Course, Being Recollections of Bishop Patteson on the Anniversary of His Death (1873)- Full text of the 1873 publication, "The Finished Course, Being Recollections of… The Legacy of Robert Henry Codrington The Legacy of Robert Henry Codrington- An article by Allan K. Davidson on Codrington's impact on Melanesia. "A Selection of Fundamentals": The Intellectual Background of the Melanesian Mission of the Church of England, 1850-1914 "A Selection of Fundamentals": The Intellectual Background of the Melanesian Mission of the Church of England, 1850-1914- Full text of a 1988 Ph.D. dissertation by Sara Harrison S… Lecture on the Melanesian Mission Lecture on the Melanesian Mission- Full text of an 1863 lecture by R. H. Codrington on the status of the Anglican Mission in Melanesia. Wage, Trade, and Exchange in Melanesia: A Manus Society in the Modern State Wage, Trade, and Exchange in Melanesia: A Manus Society in the Modern State- Full text of the 1989 book by James G. Carrier and Achsah H. Carrier. The Heart of the Pearl Shell: The Mythological Dimension of Foi Sociality The Heart of the Pearl Shell: The Mythological Dimension of Foi Sociality- Full text of the 1988 book by James F. Weiner. History and Tradition in Melanesian Anthropology History and Tradition in Melanesian Anthropology- Full text of the 1992 book edited by James G. Carrier. Maring Hunters and Traders: Production and Exchange in the Papua New Guinea Highlands Maring Hunters and Traders: Production and Exchange in the Papua New Guinea Highlands- Full text of the book by Christopher Healey. Pioneers of Island Melanesia Pioneers of Island Melanesia- Investigates the prehistory of Island Melanesia, from the time of first settlement some 40,000 years ago until the arrival of speakers of Austronesia… At Home in Vanuatu At Home in Vanuatu- A photo-exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences showing cultural aspects of Vanuatu. Aesthetic Realism and Anthropology: Papua New Guinea Aesthetic Realism and Anthropology: Papua New Guinea- A Ph.D. dissertation by Arnold Perey on the Oksapmin of West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.