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The Pacific Islands in the Twentieth Century
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Price: |
12.99 |
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Title: |
TIDES OF HISTORY
The Pacific Islands in the Twentieth Century |
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Author: |
Edited by K.R. Howe, Robert C. Kiste, and Brij V. Lal |
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ISBN: |
0-8248-1597-1 |
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Description: |
Softcover, University of Hawaii Press, 1994. 475 pages. Maps, b/w photos. |
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Condition: |
Clean and tight with mild edge and corner wear, minor scratch and dent |
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Summary: |
Contents:
Colonisation:
Pre-colonial times -
Imperial manoeuvres -
Holland, Britain and Germany in Melanesia -
Towards decolonisation:
Britain, Germany, Australia and New Zealand in Polynesia
Patterns of colonial rule in Micronesia -
France in Melanesia and Polynesia -
World War Two
Britain
Australia and New Zealand
United States
France
Uncertain times:
Regionalism and nationalism -
Strategic and nuclear issues -
Economic development and dependency -
Social changes -
Political institutions -
Representations of cultural identities -
The passage out "Comprehensive analysis of change in the South Pacific during the 20th century.
Discusses differences between the many cultural groups."
"A critical analysis of the nature of the social, political, economic and cultural experiences of the
Pacific Island peoples in colonial and contemporary times, divided into three parts: an examination of the islands
under colonial rule until the beginning of WWII; an account of the processes of decolonization up to the present;
and a thematic look at a range of postcolonial issues from nuclear politics to cultural identity."
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