Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. List of Illustrations VI
4. Acknowledgements VIII
5. Note on Currency X
6. Introduction XI
7. 1 The First 28,000 Years 1
8. 2 First Contacts with Europeans 16
9. 3 The German Era 30
10. 4 Mandated Territory 41
11. 5 World War II 69
12. 6 The Post-War Era 78
13. 7 Bougainville Before the Mine 92
14. 8 The Mine 118
15. 9 The Other Bougainville 160
16. 10 The Political Dimension 178
17. 11 The Mine Shuts Down 201
18. 12 Isolation 223
19. 13 Peace Posturings 246
20. Postscript 263
21. Appendix: The Honiara Declaration 268
22. References 272
23. Bibliography 275
24. Index 282