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Author Munro, Doug

Title The ivory tower and beyond : participant historians of the Pacific / by Doug Munro
Published Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 328 pages) : map
Contents Prologue: engagement, involvement, experience -- J.C. Beaglehole: public intellectual, critical conscience -- The prehistory of J.W. Davidson -- Richard Gilson: the perfectionist -- Harry Maude: loyal lieutenant, incurable romantic -- Brij V. Lal: journeys and transformation -- Epilogue: circumstance and choice
Summary There is a tradition of ""participant history"" among historians of the Pacific Islands, unafraid to show their hands on issues of public importance and risking controversy to make their voices heard. This book explores the theme of the participant historia
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Historians -- Islands of the Pacific
Participant observation -- Islands of the Pacific
Biography & True Stories.
Historiography.
Australasian & Pacific history.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General.
HISTORY -- Oceania.
Historians
Historiography
Participant observation
Geschichtswissenschaft
Historiker
SUBJECT Islands of the Pacific -- Historiography
Subject Pacific Ocean -- Islands of the Pacific
Ozeanien
Pazifischer Raum
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781443806251
1443806250
1282190156
9781282190153