Table of Contents

Prologue
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter 1. Establishing Social Anthropology in the Antipodes
Chapter 2. Anthropology at Sydney: A.R. Radcliffe-Brown and A.P. Elkin
Chapter 3. Australasian Anthropology and the Second World War
Chapter 4. ‘A Matter of Reproach to New Zealand’: Auckland University College, 1949
Chapter 5. ‘The Brightest of His Generation’: Siegfried Frederick Nadel, Foundation Professor of Anthropology, the Australian National University
Chapter 6. Finding a Successor to A.P. Elkin, 1955
Chapter 7. Expansion: Anthropology at the University of Western Australia
Chapter 8. A Successor to S.F. Nadel
Chapter 9. Sydney Again

Conclusion

Epilogue
References
Index

About the Author

Geoffrey Gray is Adjunct Professor at the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland.

Reviews

“This is an erudite eye-opening account of key appointments which shaped Antipodean anthropology. Three prominent Pacific historians scour the academic undergrowth to illuminate the politics of electing Chairs. It makes extensive (indeed, mind-boggling) use of primary sources in public and private archives, as well as interviews to bring clarity to the politics of senior appointments within a nuanced appreciation of context.” • Robert Gordon, University of Vermont