My Gun, My Brother : : The World of the Papua New Guinea Colonial Police, 1920-1960 / / August I. K. Kituai.

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• VerfasserIn: Kituai, August I. K.,
• MitwirkendeR: Kiste, Robert C.,
• Place / Publishing House: Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [1998]; ©1998
• Year of Publication: 1998
• Language: English
• Series: Pacific Islands Monographs Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (440 p.)

Despite the heated competition for colonial possessions in Papua New Guinea during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the personnel required to run an effective administration were scarce. As a result, the Australian colonial regime opted for a quick solution: it engaged Papua New Guineans—often to perform the most hazardous and most unpopular responsibilities. Based on extensive interviews with former policemen, written records of the time, and reminiscences of colonial officials, this book links events involving police, villagers, and government officers (kiaps) over a forty-year period to wider issues in the colonial history of Papua New Guinea and, by extension, of the Pacific Islands and beyond.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Editor’s Note -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Role of the Patrol Officer in Papua New Guinea -- Chapter 2. Recruitment of Police -- Chapter 3. Training -- Chapter 4. Policemen at Work -- Chapter 5. The Use of Force -- Chapter 6. Police Involvement in the World Wars -- Chapter 7. Perceptions of the Police by Goilala Villagers, Papua -- Chapter 8. Perceptions of the Police by Gende Villagers, New Guinea -- Chapter 9. Officers’ Perceptions of the Police -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Response of Rick J Giddings to Questionnaire -- Appendix 2. Interview with Sir John Guise -- Appendix 3. Interview with Petrus Tigavu -- Appendix 4. Interview with Sasa Goreg -- Appendix 5. Interview with “Wizakana” Tawi -- Appendix 6. Kegeriai’s Eyewitness Account of Tawi’s Ordeal -- Notes -- Glossary of Tok Pisin Words -- References -- Index