This is the bible for understanding traditional cultures in Melanesia. I leaned on it heavily in the construction of To One Who Lives on the Mainland.
Thirty Years in the South Seas is one of the few source books that mentions the German and French colonies in the region. This is important, as most Germans I meet have no knowledge of their former colonies in the South Pacific. Tons of crisp original photos, taken by an expatriate European who really loved and wanted to record the cultures of these islands. Not one of those uptight guys tossing idols in the lakes...Parkinson was the one fishing them out.
It's a big book --11.6 x 8.8 x 1.2 inches, according to Amazon. It's dense, too. 416 massive pages of tight text. Bring your reading glasses.
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