Charles Abel
And the Kwato Mission of Papua New Guinea 1891-1975
$76.71
- Paperback
340 pages
- Release Date
30 November 1992
Summary
Biography of Charles Abel, founder of the Kwato Mission that had a profound and far-reaching role Papua New Guinea.Brilliant and forceful, Charles Abel was one of the most acclaimed missionaries in the South Pacific. His Kwato Mission, founded in 1891, became virtually a ‘state within a state’ in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. The influence of Kwato remained long after the Mission itself began to decline, with descendants of Mission families playing significant roles in the formation of the ind…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522847369 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522847366 |
| Author: | David Wetherell |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 340 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 30 November 1992 |
| Weight: | 384g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 143mm x 29mm |
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About The Author
David Wetherell
Dr David Wetherell taught in Papua New Guinea between 1963 and 1970, and was Senior Lecturer in History in the School of Australian and International Studies at Deakin University, Victoria. His previous publications include Reluctant Mission- The Anglican Church in Papua New Guinea 1891-1942.
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