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Chapter Eleven. Portraits of Colonial Society
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments xv
- Abbreviations xix
- Introduction 1
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Part I. Kanak (Hi)stories
- Chapter One. Origins and Orality 13
- Chapter Two. Pathways and Interconnections1 32
- Chapter Three. Cultural Initiation 51
- Chapter Four. Transformations 63
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Part II. Exploration and First Contact
- Chapter Five. James Cook 87
- Chapter Six. The Forsters 97
- Chapter Seven. D’Entrecasteaux 104
- Chapter Eight. La Billardière 110
- Chapter Nine. Nineteenth-Century Perspectives 118
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Part III. Early Texts
- Chapter Ten. Colonial Representations of Kanak Culture 131
- Chapter Eleven. Portraits of Colonial Society 151
- Chapter Twelve. Living in the Bush 163
- Chapter Thirteen. Women’s Lives 175
- Chapter Fourteen. The Voice of the Other 181
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Part IV. The Modern Period
- Chapter Fifteen. From Colonial Regimes to Their Contestation (1870–1946) 195
- Chapter Sixteen. Rewriting Colonial History 203
- Chapter Seventeen. Kanak Rewriting of Colonial History 235
- Chapter Eighteen. Recovering Custom 249
- Chapter Nineteen. A Cultural Politics of Independence 272
- Chapter Twenty. Critique of Custom 279
- Chapter Twenty-one. Writing Together 299
- Chapter Twenty-two. Métissage and Cultural Hybridity 323
- References 371
- About the Editors 387
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments xv
- Abbreviations xix
- Introduction 1
-
Part I. Kanak (Hi)stories
- Chapter One. Origins and Orality 13
- Chapter Two. Pathways and Interconnections1 32
- Chapter Three. Cultural Initiation 51
- Chapter Four. Transformations 63
-
Part II. Exploration and First Contact
- Chapter Five. James Cook 87
- Chapter Six. The Forsters 97
- Chapter Seven. D’Entrecasteaux 104
- Chapter Eight. La Billardière 110
- Chapter Nine. Nineteenth-Century Perspectives 118
-
Part III. Early Texts
- Chapter Ten. Colonial Representations of Kanak Culture 131
- Chapter Eleven. Portraits of Colonial Society 151
- Chapter Twelve. Living in the Bush 163
- Chapter Thirteen. Women’s Lives 175
- Chapter Fourteen. The Voice of the Other 181
-
Part IV. The Modern Period
- Chapter Fifteen. From Colonial Regimes to Their Contestation (1870–1946) 195
- Chapter Sixteen. Rewriting Colonial History 203
- Chapter Seventeen. Kanak Rewriting of Colonial History 235
- Chapter Eighteen. Recovering Custom 249
- Chapter Nineteen. A Cultural Politics of Independence 272
- Chapter Twenty. Critique of Custom 279
- Chapter Twenty-one. Writing Together 299
- Chapter Twenty-two. Métissage and Cultural Hybridity 323
- References 371
- About the Editors 387