Archives, oral traditions and archaeology: Dissonant narratives concerning punitive expeditions on Malakula Island, Vanuatu

Stuart Bedford

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Archives, oral traditions and archaeology: Dissonant narratives concerning punitive expeditions on Malakula Island, Vanuatu

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This chapter outlines the constant, indiscriminate violence, that was undertaken by Imperial and colonial governments and their military across the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu) throughout the 19th and into the 20th century. It focuses particularly on a 1916 expedition to Malakula Island, which included military from a range of nations, reined against tribal groups in NE Malakula. Oral traditions relating to the conflict are also included.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Archaeological Perspectives on Conflict and Warfare in Australia and the Pacific
Editors	Geoffrey Clark and Mirani Litster
Place of Publication	Canberra
Publisher	ANU Press
Pages	211-225
Volume	54
ISBN (Print)	9781760464899
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.22459/TA54.2021.11
Publication status	Published - 2022

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Archives, oral traditions and archaeology: Dissonant narratives concerning punitive expeditions on Malakula Island, Vanuatu. / Bedford, Stuart.
Archaeological Perspectives on Conflict and Warfare in Australia and the Pacific. ed. / Geoffrey Clark and Mirani Litster. Vol. 54 Canberra: ANU Press, 2022. p. 211-225.

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