'Elota's Story: The life and times of a Solomon Islands big man
University of Queensland Press, $13.95 pb
Olaf Ruhen reviews ‘'Elota's Story'
A virile energetic people inhabits the island of Malaita in the middle Solomons. From the time of first contact Malaitamen were prized for their ability to work, but they had to be handled cautiously, or their inherited pride and confidence would turn them to rebellion. Those who live on the sea-coasts are readily adaptable to innovation when they can see value in it, but they abandon tradition with some misgivings.
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'Elota's Story: The life and times of a Solomon Islands big man
by R.M. Keesing
University of Queensland Press, $13.95 pb
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