'O'O: a journal of Solomon Islands studies Editor: Hugh Laracy

Now available: N o . 4 (1988) " T a e m B l o n g Faet: W o r l d W a r II in Melanes ia"; a special issue edited by H u g h Laracy and G e o f f r e y White . SI $12 .

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THE JOURNAL OF PACIFIC HISTORY Vol.XXII 1987 3-4 Special Issue on Gender in Polynesian History Guest Editors Caroline Ralston and Nicholas Thomas. Articles by N. Thomas (Tapu and gender in the Marquesas), Niel Gunson (Women chiefs), Penelope Schoeffel (Genealogy of Salamasina), Phyllis Herda (Tupoumoheofo), Elizabeth Wood Ellem (Queen Salote Tupou).

Forthcoming articles include: The history of a history — the ending of a Pacific voyage O. H. K. Spate A not her side of Henry Nanpei David Hanlon Fijian farmers each on his own land H. Brookfield The phantom patrol — exploration in Papua New Guinea E. L. Schieffelin &

H. Kurita Spain in the Marianas 1690-1740 F. X. Hezel & M. Driver Villagers and policemen in Papua New Guinea August Kituai Early colonial labour policy in Fiji ' Atu Bain The Unevangelised Fields Mission Ross Weymouth The Ringatu traditions of predictive history Judith Binney

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Na To Hoa Aroha, From Your Dear Friend: The Correspon-dence Between Sir Apirana Ngata and Sir Peter Buck, 1925-50. Edited by Keith Sorrenson. Volume III The third and final volume of the fascinating letters between these two great men. Volume Three covers the period 1932-50 and describes Ngata's resignation from Cabinet and Buck's period as Visiting Professor at Yale, his return to Hawaii and the position of Director of the Bishop Museum, and his final visits to New Zealand. This volume contains also a moving epilogue and an index to all three volumes. 296pp. October 1988 $45.00

King and Country Call: New Zealanders, Conscription and the Great War Paul Baker This is the first comprehensive study of the introduction of conscrip-tion during World War I and of its political and social implications. Baker draws on numerous sources — personal interviews, letters and journals, newspapers and official documents — to give a convincing and lively picture of New Zealand during the 1914-18 period. This impressive first book is well illustrated with contemporary cartoons, photographs, and other memorabilia. 272pp. November 1988 $30.00

The Ideal Society and its Enemies; The Foundations of Modern New Zealand Society 1850-1900 Miles Fairburn A provocative and exciting study of nineteenth-century New Zealand society. Fairburn uses the techniques of the 'new social history' to challenge established views of pioneer society and offers a fresh interpretation of New Zealand's past. approx. 256pp. March 1989 approx. $30.00

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CHALLENGES TO THE UNITED STATES IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC

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