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Willem Church examines disputes over landownership around Papua New Guinea's proposed Wafi-Golpu copper and gold mine. Drawing on fieldwork, archives, oral histories and court records, he follows groups seeking recognition as customary landowners and representatives.
The book traces how associations form and divide, how legal competition shapes leadership and how affidavits, declarations and incorporation documents become part of social life. Its account links the history of the Markham Valley with the anticipation of mineral development. This complete 2025 monograph retains the maps, photographs, case material and references.