My Gun, My Brother: The World of the Papua New Guinea Colonial Police, 1920-1960 9780824863692

Despite the heated competition for colonial possessions in Papua New Guinea during the nineteenth and early twentieth ce

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Table of contents :
Editor’s Note
Contents
Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Role of the Patrol Officer in Papua New Guinea
Chapter 2. Recruitment of Police
Chapter 3. Training
Chapter 4. Policemen at Work
Chapter 5. The Use of Force
Chapter 6. Police Involvement in the World Wars
Chapter 7. Perceptions of the Police by Goilala Villagers, Papua
Chapter 8. Perceptions of the Police by Gende Villagers, New Guinea
Chapter 9. Officers’ Perceptions of the Police
Conclusion
Appendix 1. Response of Rick J Giddings to Questionnaire
Appendix 2. Interview with Sir John Guise
Appendix 3. Interview with Petrus Tigavu
Appendix 4. Interview with Sasa Goreg
Appendix 5. Interview with “Wizakana” Tawi
Appendix 6. Kegeriai’s Eyewitness Account of Tawi’s Ordeal
Notes
Glossary of Tok Pisin Words
References
Index

My Gun, My Brother: The World of the Papua New Guinea Colonial Police, 1920-1960
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