Towards a New Pacific Historiography
argues for a re-imagining of Pacific History using the idea
of cultural theorist Hayden White that the historical text
is a literary artefact. The book discusses the
institutionalisation of Pacific History largely through the
efforts of J. W. Davison. It also engages in a scrutiny of
several Pacific History texts, evaluating the merits and
demerits of these texts as literary artefacts. The book
contends that the Western academic discipline of History has
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