An Honorable Accord : : The Covenant between the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States / / Howard P. Willens, Deanne C. Siemer.
In 1975, after three centuries of colonial rule, the people of the Northern Marianas exercised their right of self-determination to become U.S. citizens in a self-governing commonwealth under U.S. sovereignty. An Honorable Accord is the remarkable account of their tenacious efforts to shape a politi...
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Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2001] ©2001 |
Year of Publication: | 2001 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (496 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Editor's Note
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. The Campaign for Separate Political Status
- 2. The Negotiations Begin
- 3. The Two Sides Square Off on Basic Issues
- 4. An Agreement Appears Possible
- 5. Hard Bargaining by Both Parties
- 6. Writing Down the Agreement
- 7. The Final Compromises
- 8. The Plebiscite
- 9. Approval in the United States Congress
- 10. The Covenant after Twenty-Five Years
- Appendix Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands in Political Union with the United States of America
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Interviews
- Index
- Other Volumes In The Pacific Islands Monograph Series
- About the Authors