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  • 'Two Worlds'? Interpreting Political Leadership Narratives in the 20th-Century Pacific

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    Corbett, J
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    Corbett, Jack
    Year published
    2012
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    The phrase 'two worlds' is often used to describe the way in which political leaders in the Pacific Islands navigate and define their lives, and the different sets of societal norms to which they are subject. The capacity to move between 'worlds' is often central to their claims to leadership legitimacy and can be one of the reasons why they are ultimately chosen to lead. Through a comparative analysis of their published life histories, this paper explores the lives of the 20th-century Pacific's political leaders by capturing their experiences of growing up and out of colonialism, and what they did before they took up political ...
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    The phrase 'two worlds' is often used to describe the way in which political leaders in the Pacific Islands navigate and define their lives, and the different sets of societal norms to which they are subject. The capacity to move between 'worlds' is often central to their claims to leadership legitimacy and can be one of the reasons why they are ultimately chosen to lead. Through a comparative analysis of their published life histories, this paper explores the lives of the 20th-century Pacific's political leaders by capturing their experiences of growing up and out of colonialism, and what they did before they took up political office. They describe being significantly shaped by their relationships with educational and religious institutions, including with particular teachers and mentors, their experiences living and working overseas, and their vocational backgrounds, both religious and professional. The paper concludes that rather than 'two worlds' - often used as a metaphor for a larger historical narrative about modernisation and the passing of traditional way of life - life histories highlight the importance of multiple 'sites', 'spheres' or 'worlds' to our understanding of leaders' life trajectories.
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    Journal Title
    Journal of Pacific History
    Volume
    47
    Issue
    1
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1080/00223344.2012.650148
    Copyright Statement
    © 2012 Taylor & Francis. This is an electronic version of an article published in Journal of Pacific History, Volume 47, Issue 1, 2012, pages 69-91. Journal of Pacific History is available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com with the open URL of your article.
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Other human society
    Historical studies
    History of the pacific
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/60871
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