Description Maggie Wilson was born in the highlands of Papua New Guinea to Melka Amp Jara, a woman of the highlands, and Patrick Leahy, brother of Australian explorers Michael and Daniel Leahy, who were among the first Australian explorers to encounter people in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, during an expedition in search for gold.
Her publications concern relationships between people and places across Australia and the Pacific as expressed through the politics and poetics of public performances..
About the Author Rosita Henry holds a chair in anthropology at James Cook University, North Queensland, Australia.
Their recollections of Maggie Wilson offer insights into Life in Papua New Guinea today.
This ethnography--started as an autobiography and completed by Rosita Henry after Maggie\'s death in 2009--tells Maggie\'s story and the stories of those whose lives she touched.
Maggie\'s Life serves as a window into the complex social and cultural transformations experienced during the early years of the Australian administration in Papua New Guinea and the first three decades after independence.
Description Maggie Wilson was born in the highlands of Papua New Guinea to Melka Amp Jara, a woman of the highlands, and Patrick Leahy, brother of Australian explorers Michael and Daniel Leahy, who were among the first Australian explorers to encounter people in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, during an expedition in search for gold
