The ivory tower and beyond
Subtitle: participant historians of the Pacific
By: by Doug Munro.
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9781443805346
Subjects: Historians -- Islands of the Pacific; Participant observation -- Islands of the Pacific; Islands of the Pacific -- Historiography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: engagement, involvement, experience; title: J.C. Beaglehole: public intellectual, critical conscience; title: The prehistory of J.W. Davidson; title: Richard Gilson: the perfectionist; title: Harry Maude: loyal lieutenant, incurable romantic; title: Brij V. Lal: journeys and transformation; title: Epilogue: circumstance and choice.