Steel to Stone is a welcome contribution to the ever-innovative practice of Pacific anthropology. We will miss Jeffrey Clark's voice. The Journal of the Polynesian Society This is a densely written and provocative book, rich in ideas and first-rate enthnography, that will be relevant to scholars far beyond the Melanesianist circles and should be of interest to historians, students of colonial culture, culture theory, as well as to anthropologists. It constitutes a highly innovative contribution to anthropological thinking about history and culture, and will ensure that Clark's spirit lives on in the intellectual debates generated by his last book. Paideuma A challenging and in some ways radical piece of work ... a refreshing and profound analysis. Paideuma