An Honorable Accord : : The Covenant between the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States / / Howard P. Willens, Deanne C. Siemer.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter UHP eBook Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Willens, Howard P.,; Siemer, Deanne C.,
• Place / Publishing House: Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2001]; ©2001
• Year of Publication: 2001
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (496 p.)

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...

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