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1 South Sea Books 65 Ruskin St, Christchurch Ph: Catalogues issued three times a year with much of interest to historians. Includes NZ, Aust, Pacific, Asia, Africa, Europe, Americas, sport, hunting, Polar, mountaineering, religion, gardening, nature and military. Also free computer service with print-outs on any topic in stock. Want lists welcome. THE JOURNAL OF THE POLYNESIAN SOCIETY QUARTERLY SINCE 1892 IN RECENT ISSUES: * Interpreting Maori History: A Case for a Historical Sociology. by Kwen Fee Lian (December, 1987). * Land Law and Custom in Ysabel: Postwar Change and Development. by Colin H. Allen (March, 1988). * Mythopraxis and History: On the Interpretation of the Makahiki. by Steen Bergendorff, Ulla Hasager and Peter Henriques (December, 1988). SUBSCRIPTION: $NZ50.00 (Individual and Institutional, New Zealand and Overseas.) MEMBERSHIP: Members receive the Journal free, and publications at 20% discount. Fees are $NZ31 for New Zealand Residents and $NZ32 for others. ALL ENQUIRIES TO: Hon. Secretary, Polynesian Society, Department of Anthropology University of Auckland, Private Bag Auckland NEW ZEALAND

2 WAR MEMORIAL Laurie Barber Published to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the beginning of World War II WAR MEMORIAL is a detailed chronology of New Zealand's involvement in that war. For nearly 50 years political leaders, military chiefs and historians have debated the battle and campaign strategies of the war. Generals, admirals and air marshals have been compared with their opponents. Weaponry, manpower reserves and battle training have been examined. In the absorbing test that accompanies this chronology, New Zealand's war record is revised in the light of this half-century of assessment and reassessment. Illustrated with numerous maps and contemporary photographs, WAR MEMORIAL is the definitive reference work on New Zealand and World War II. Dr Laurie Barber is Associate-Professor of History at the University of Waikato. April Publication, $29.95 Limpbound MYTH AND REALITY The New Zealand Soldier in World War II John McLeod Sold out within three weeks of publication in 1986, John McLeod's controversial book is a topical as ever. March publication, S29.95 Limpbound # Published HQ by Heinemann Reed Available through all good booksellers

3 FATAL SUCCESS A History of the New Zealand Company Patricia Burns Edited by Henry Richardson "Possess yourselves of the Soil", Edward Gibbon Wakefield told a gathering of English gentlemen, "and you will be secure." With these words, he set in motion a race to New Zealand to grab the land before the British Government could intervene. From Dr Burns's careful and scholarly work emerges a tale of ambition, intrigue, greed and folly. FATAL SUCCESS sheds new light on the event of the early 1800s and is essential reading for all who wish to gain a better understanding of this crucial period in New Zealand history. Patricia Burns had laboured on the manuscript for this book since 1980, travelling to England in 1982 to research previously untapped records, and the first draft was substantially completed. Her first major work was TE RAUPARAHA which won the Wattie Book of the Year Award in Henry Richardson edited the draft text of FATAL SUCCESS after the author's death in March publication, $39.95 Hardback THE RAINMAKER A Biography of John Ballance, Journalist and Politician Timothy Mclvor At the time of his death in 1893 John Ballance was the most popular Prime Minister New Zealand had known. His funeral was attended by thousands. Dubbed "The Rainmaker" he had brought prosperity and hope to the country after years of depression. Yet until now historians have virtually ignored Ballance; he has been a shadowy figure, occasionally flitting across the stage of New Zealand history. This fascinating and meticulously researched biography, published on the 150th anniversary of his death, reinstates him as one of the major political leaders in New Zealand's past. Timothy Mclvor was born in Belfast, and has tutored at Queen's University and Victoria University. He is currently a diplomatic officer with the Ministry of External Relations and Trade in Wellington. Hardback, $39.9$, Publication date May 1989 NBt 1 Published by Heinemann Reed HQ Available through all good booksellers

4 JOURNAL OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES The September 1988 issue contains: From Myth to History: Yap Ah Loy and the Heroic Past of Chinese Malaysians, by Sharon A. Carstens. A Question of Expediency: Britain, the United States and Thailand, , by Richard Aldrich. Peasant Labour and Capitalist Production in Late Colonial Indonesia: The 'Campaign' at a North Java Sugar Factory, , by G.R. Knight. Kampungs and Conflict in Colonial Semarang, by James L. Cobban. Urban Java during the Depression, by John Ingleson. Living Standards and the Distribution of Income in Colonial Indonesia: A Review of the Evidence, by Anne Booth. Marshall Aid as a Catalyst in the Decolonization of Indonesia, , by Pierre van der Eng. To be published in future issues: The Impact of Missionary Christianity upon Marginalised Ethnic Minorities, by Nicholas Tapp. Early Maritime Contacts between South and Southeast Asia, by Himanshu Prabha Ray. Archaeological Studies of Style, Information Transfer and the Transition from Classical to Islamic Periods in Indonesia, by John Miksic. Selections from the March 1988 issue: The Erosion of Ideological Hegemony and Royal Power and the Rise of Postwar Malay Nationalism, , by Cheah Boon Kheng. Commerce and Conflict: Two Views of Portuguese Melaka in the 1620s, by Sanjay Subrahmanyam. China and Southeast Asia: The Revolutionary Perspective, 1951, by R.B. Smith. Subscriptions are US$18.00 for one year or US$36.00 for two years. Back issues and an Index (US$5.00) for the JOURNAL OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN HISTORY ( ) and the JOURNAL OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES ( ) are available. Write to: Business Manager, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore University Press, Yusof Ishak House, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 0511, Republic of Singapore. Contributions: If you are researching any aspect of Southeast Asia, you are invited to submit your work for consideration to: The Editor, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, History Department, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 0511, Republic of Singapore.

5 Journal de la Sociêtê des Ocêanistes Sommaire 86 Annêe Articles Daniel FRIMIGACCI et J.-P. SIORAT L'llot Vert: site archêologique de Nouvelle-Calêdonie. Arnold L. EPSTEIN Matupit revisited: Social change, local organization and the sense of place. Roger BOULAY Technique et rituel: I'exemple du poteau central de la grande case des Kanaks. Frangoise DUSSART Notes on Warlpiri women's personal names. Miscellanies Ralph SHLOMOWITZ and Richard D. BEDFORD The internal labor trade in New Hebrides and Solomon Islands. Jean-Pierre DOUMENGE et Christian HUETZ de LEMPS Points de vue de gêographes ā la table ronde franco-australienne de Paris. N6crologle: Ralph Bulmer, Patrick O'Reilly Sociêtê des Ocôanistes Mus6e de I'Homme Paris IB- Correspondence au siêge de la Sociêtê Musêe de I'Homme, Paris Paiements Par chêque bancaire ou par chêque postal: PARIS S Cotisation et abonnement Membre de la Sociêtê: 170F Abonnement annuel au journal: 220F

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