The Kanak Awakening : : The Rise of Nationalism in New Caledonia /

The Kanak Awakening : : The Rise of Nationalism in New Caledonia / / David A. Chappell.

In 1853, France annexed the Melanesian islands of New Caledonia to establish a convict colony and strategic port of call. Unlike other European settler-dominated countries in the Pacific, the territory's indigenous people remained more numerous than immigrants for over a century. Despite milita...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter UHP eBook Package 2000-2013
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Chappell, David A.,
Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2013]
©2013
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:Pacific Islands Monographs Series
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Physical Description:1 online resource (320 p.) :; 15 illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Editor's Note
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. Self-Determination Interrupted
  • 2. Building Castles in China
  • 3. The Kanak Awakening
  • 4. Visions of Sovereignty
  • 5. Two Nations, One Country?
  • 6. The Kanak Revolt
  • 7. Kanaky New Caledonia?
  • 8. Nation Building in Perspective
  • References
  • Index
  • Other Volumes in the Pacific Islands Monograph Series
  • About the Author

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