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    Rodney Eivers: Didiman
    Rodney Eivers: Didiman
    Rodney Eivers: Didiman
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    Rodney Eivers: Didiman

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    Observations, anecdotes and reflections on a people's transition from a stone-age culture to a Western economy, through commercial agriculture.


    The lived experience of a young Australian agricultural extenion adviser in the province of Papua New Guinea during the years 1955 to 1957.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherClark & Mackay
    Release dateNov 1, 2023
    ISBN9780648689898
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