Our Time But Not Our Place
Voices of expatriate women in Papua New Guinea
$66.61
- Paperback
198 pages
- Release Date
30 September 1993
Summary
This anthology challenges commonly held perceptions of expatriate women in Papua New Guinea.
Over the years thousands of women, mostly Australians, have lived as expatriates in Papua New Guinea. We went there at different points in our lives and for a variety of reasons. Some of us were keen to go; we were looking for adventure in exotic surroundings, seeking our fortunes, changing jobs, running away from unhappy situations, furthering our professional or academic interests. Many of u…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522845631 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522845630 |
| Author: | Myra Jean Bourke, Susanne Holz, Kathy Kituai, Linda Roach |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 198 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 30 September 1993 |
| Weight: | 226g |
| Dimensions: | 213mm x 139mm x 16mm |
About The Author
Myra Jean Bourke
Myra Jean Bourke taught at Rabaul Secretarial College in 1971-76 and accompanied her husband Mike to the Eastern Highlands; had two sons; studied; taught part-time at Ukarumpa High School; acquired many and varied friends; and left Papua New Guinea in 1983.
Sue Holzknecht lived in Papua New Guinea from 1967 to 1990 teaching and doing research in anthropology and linguistics.
Kathy Kituai lived in Port Moresby from 1980 to 1984.
Linda Roach went to Papua New Guinea in 1972 with her husband who was doing research in a Sepik village.
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