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

“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

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

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

“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

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

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

“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

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