TY  - BOOK
AU  - Moore, Clive
AB  - Malaita is one of the major islands in the Solomons Archipelago and has the largest population in the Solomon Islands nation. Its people have an undeserved reputation for conservatism and aggression. Making Mala argues that in essence Malaitans are no different from other Solomon Islanders, and that their dominance, both in numbers and their place in the modern nation, can be explained through their recent history. A grounding theme of the book is its argument that, far than being conservative, Malaitan religions and cultures have always been adaptable and have proved remarkably flexible in accommodating change. This has been the secret of Malaitan success. Malaitans rocked the foundations of the British protectorate during the protonationalist Maasina Rule movement in the 1940s and the early 1950s, have heavily engaged in internal migration, particularly to urban areas, and were central to the ‘Tension Years’ between 1998 and 2003. Making Mala reassesses Malaita’s history, demolishes undeserved tropes and uses historical and cultural analyses to explain Malaitans’ place in the Solomon Islands nation today.
DO  - 10.22459/MM.04.2017
ID  - OAPEN ID: 631236
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 966315660
KW  - solomon islands
KW  - history
KW  - malaitans
KW  - Anglicanism
KW  - Fiji
KW  - Queensland
KW  - South Seas Evangelical Church
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/3220ed0b-a089-429c-890f-8416edcf33ba/631236.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31332
PB  - ANU Press
PY  - 2017
SN  - 9781760460976
TI  - Making Mala: Malaita in Solomon Islands, 1870s–1930snull
ER  - 
