Tu Galala : social change in the Pacific /

The Pacific is in upheaval -- growing poverty, nuclear testing, independence struggles, militarisation and massive social dislocation are pressing, often intractable issues. In "Tu Galala" (meaning freedom), indigenous and palagi writers describe the impact of these influences on their peo...

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Other Authors: Robie, David.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Wellington, N.Z. : Annandale, NSW : B. Williams Books ; Pluto Press Australia, 1992.
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245 0 0 |a Tu Galala :  |b social change in the Pacific /  |c edited by David Robie. 
260 |a Wellington, N.Z. :  |b B. Williams Books ;  |a Annandale, NSW :  |b Pluto Press Australia,  |c 1992. 
300 |a 233 p. :  |b ill., map ;  |c 25 cm. 
500 |a Map on lining papers. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-221) and index. 
505 0 |a Pt. 1. The Region -- pt. 2. Case studies. 
520 |a The Pacific is in upheaval -- growing poverty, nuclear testing, independence struggles, militarisation and massive social dislocation are pressing, often intractable issues. In "Tu Galala" (meaning freedom), indigenous and palagi writers describe the impact of these influences on their people. Topics covered include the Bougainville crisis and the environmental impact of mining on indigenous communities in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea; hazardous waste dumping and the Johnson Atoll chemical weapons burn off controversy; human rights violations in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and East Timor; "development" in Kanaky/New Caledonia, and tino rangatiratanga in Aotearoa/New Zealand ..." -- Back cover. 
650 0 |a Social structure  |z Oceania. 
650 0 |a Indigenous peoples  |z Oceania. 
651 0 |a Oceania  |x Social conditions. 
651 0 |a Oceania  |x Politics and government. 
655 7 |a History.  |2 fast 
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700 1 |a Robie, David. 
776 0 8 |i Online version:  |t Tu Galala.  |d Wellington, N.Z. : B. Williams Books ; Annandale, NSW : Pluto Press Australia, 1992  |w (OCoLC)617355932 
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