A Trial Separation : : Australia and the Decolonisation of Papua New Guinea / / Donald Denoon.

When it came in September 1975, Papua New Guinea's independence was marked by both anxiety and elation. In the euphoric aftermath, decolonisation was declared a triumph and immediate events seemed to justify that confidence. By the 1990s, however, events had taken a turn for the worse and there...

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Place / Publishing House:Canberra, Australia : : ANU Press,, 2012.
Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 228 pages)
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