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IN this volume is presented for the first time an adequate account of the sociology of a portion of the people of British New Guinea. The material which it embodies was collected during two visits of the author to New Guinea, and he has been ably assisted by various members of the Government and of the missions resident in the island. The book is a conspicuous example of what may be achieved by expert inquiry combined with local knowledge.
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"The Melanesians of British New Guinea". By Dr. C. G. Seligmann, with a chapter by F. R. Barton, C.M.G., and an appendix by E. L. Giblin. Pp. xxiv + 766. (Cambridge: The University Press, 1010.) 21s.net.
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RAY, S. The Melanesians of British New Guinea 1 . Nature 84, 499–500 (1910). https://doi.org/10.1038/084499a0
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