Prologue

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgements vii
3. Contents ix
4. Illustrations xi
5. MAPS AND DIAGRAMS xii
6. Author’s Note xiii
7. Preface to the 1995 Edition xv
8. Preface xix
9. Prologue 1
10. CHAPTER I. The New Guinea Scene 14
11. CHAPTER II. The People 45
12. CHAPTER III. The People 72
13. CHAPTER IV. The People 112
14. CHAPTER V. The Myth-dream 147
15. CHAPTER VI. The Myth-dream 177
16. CHAPTER VII. The Myth-dream 208
17. CHAPTER VIII. Cargo 246
18. Appendix A 285
19. Appendix B 289
20. Index 291
21. Backmatter 313