Melanesia, 9781760642037
Paperback
Uncover the vibrant history and turbulent present of Australia’s island neighbours.

Melanesia

Travels in Black Oceania

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    17 March 2025

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Summary

An immersive journey through the tumultuous past and fascinating present of Australia’s nearest neighbours

“We are the original people of the region … This is a black region, it’s not a white region.” - Ralph Regenvanu, Ni-Vanuatu anthropologist and politician

Stretching from Fiji in the east to New Guinea in the west, Melanesia is astonishingly diverse. Its islands are home to some 1200 language groups, many of them still isolated from the outside world. In Australia, this co…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781760642037
ISBN-10:1760642037
Author:Hamish McDonald
Publisher:Black Inc.
Imprint:Black Inc.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:17 March 2025
Weight:416g
Dimensions:233mm x 154mm x 25mm
About The Author

Hamish McDonald

Hamish McDonald is an award-winning Australian journalist. He has been correspondent and foreign editor for The Sydney Morning Herald and the Far Eastern Economic Review, reporting from the Pacific Islands, Indonesia, Japan, Hong Kong, New Delhi and Beijing as well as around Australia. His forthcoming book is Melanesia- Travels in Black Oceania.

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