Securing Village Life Development in Late Colonial Papua New Guinea

Securing Village Life: Development in Late Colonial Papua New Guinea examines the significance for post-World War II Australian colonial policy of the modern idea of development. Australian officials emphasised the importance of bringing development for both the colony of Papua and the United Nation...

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Main Author: MacWilliam, Scott (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: ANU Press 2013
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