Independent States Of Melanesia And Micronesia
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Author | : Reilly Ridgell |
Publisher | : Bess Press |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781573060011 |
Provides a background in Pacific geography, culture, and history, plus an overview of the different Pacific island groups.
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Total Pages | : 569 |
Release | : 1983 |
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Author | : University of the South Pacific. Pacific Law Unit |
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Total Pages | : 425 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Constitutions |
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Total Pages | : 425 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Constitutional law |
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Author | : H. C. Brookfield |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 1972-11-23 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 052108590X |
This 1972 book takes Western Pacific island territories as a case study in the behavioural understanding of colonialism. It is argued that colonialism has many forms, and is not ended with the lowering of the metropolitan flag. It represents a conflict of systems, as worldwide forces impinge on local systems and seek to bring them into an essentially dependent relationship with metropolitan centres. The drive for independence is seen as the opposition to these forces, beginning with resistance to invasion, continuing through efforts to adapt the innovations and manage their impact, and going on to modern forms of political and economic nationalism. The book is based on field work and documentary research extending more than ten years; the emphasis on field evidence is unusual in a book of this nature.
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Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Constitutional law |
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Author | : Reilly Ridgell |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Oceania |
ISBN | : 9781573062466 |
This book was designed to fill a void in Pacific instructional materials for use by teachers and students. This fourth edition contains expanded and updated information for all island groups and a new chapter - on New Zealand - is included.
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Oceania |
ISBN | : 9781573062473 |
Author | : Gonzaga Puas |
Publisher | : ANU Press |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2021-09-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1760464651 |
This study addresses the neglected history of the people of the Federated States of Micronesia’s (FSM) engagement with the outside world. Situated in the northwest Pacific, FSM’s strategic location has led to four colonial rulers. Histories of FSM to date have been largely written by sympathetic outsiders. Indigenous perspectives of FSM history have been largely absent from the main corpus of historical literature. A new generation of Micronesian scholars are starting to write their own history from Micronesian perspectives and using Micronesian forms of history. This book argues that Micronesians have been dealing successfully with the outside world throughout the colonial era in ways colonial authorities were often unaware of. This argument is sustained by examination of oral histories, secondary sources, interviews, field research and the personal experience of a person raised in the Mortlock Islands of Chuuk State. It reconstructs how Micronesian internal processes for social stability and mutual support endured, rather than succumbing to the different waves of colonisation. This study argues that colonisation did not destroy Micronesian cultures and identities, but that Micronesians recontextualised the changing conditions to suit their own circumstances. Their success rested on the indigenous doctrines of adaptation, assimilation and accommodation deeply rooted in the kinship doctrine of eaea fengen (sharing) and alilis fengen (assisting each other). These values pervade the Constitution of the FSM, which formally defines the modern identity of its indigenous peoples, reasserting and perpetuating Micronesian values and future continuity.
Author | : Stewart Firth |
Publisher | : ANU E Press |
Total Pages | : 436 |
Release | : 2006-12-01 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 192094298X |
"The Pacific Islands are feeling the effects of globalisation. Free trade in sugar and garments is threatening two of Fiji's key industries. At the same time other opportunities are emerging. Labour migration is growing in importance, and Pacific governments are calling for more access to Australia's labour market. Fiji has joined Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu and Kiribati as a remittance economy, with thousands of its citizens working overseas. Meantime, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands grapple with an older kind of globalisation in which overseas companies exploit mineral and forest resources. The Pacific Islands confront unique problems of governance in this era of globalisation. The modern, democratic state often fits awkwardly with traditional ways of doing politics in that part of the world. Just as often, politicians in the Pacific exploit tradition or invent it to serve modern political purposes. The contributors to this volume examine Pacific globalisation and governance from a wide range of perspectives. They come from Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Hawai'i, the Federated States of Micronesia, Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand and Jamaica as well as Australia."--Publisher's description.