Torres Strait Islanders : custom and colonialism / Jeremy Beckett. Beckett, Jeremy. Beckett, Jeremy Torres Strait Islanders Social life and customs. 994.38 20 BET Includes index. Bibliography: p. 236-246. Copy 2 - donation from Tom Austen Brown collection Cultural history of Torres Strait Islands based on archival sources and the oral record, focussing on contrasts between Badu and Murray Islands; emergence of colonial order from mid l800s; introduction of Government, mission, industry; outbreak of pacific war during WWII, collapse of pearling industry, beginning of emmigration to mainland in l960s; Islanders understanding of their history, present situation; case studies of Badu and Murray Islands, first 100 years of colonisation; recent history, emergence of welfare economy, political system, mainland TSI community; role of Island custom in mediating their relationship with Australian society in part through imposing Islander social structures on changes brought from Australian culture. Cambridge ; Sydney : Cambridge University Press, 1987. 1987. 1987 Text xii, 251 p. : http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam027/87006552.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam023/87006552.html eng Torres Strait Islands (Qld.) History. Torres Strait Islands (Qld.) Social life and customs. Torres Strait Islands (Qld.) Politics and government. Torres Strait Islands (Qld.) Colonial influence.