2 edition of France and the South Pacific since 1940 found in the catalog.
France and the South Pacific since 1940
Aldrich, Robert
Published
1993
by University of Hawaii Press in Honolulu
.
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
| Statement | Robert Aldrich. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | DU50 .A39 1993 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xxii, 413 p. |
| Number of Pages | 413 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL14929639M |
| ISBN 10 | 0333491394 |
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This book looks at the realities of the French territories in Oceania, and the former Franco-British condominium of the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu), as well as changing French policy in the region.
This study is based on published sources as well as archival material and interviews, and is a sequel to the highly praised The French Presence in the South Pacific, Format: Paperback.
This book looks at the realities of the French territories in Oceania, and the former Franco-British condominium of the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu), as well as changing French policy in the region.
This study is based on published sources as well as archival material and interviews, and is a sequel to the highly praised The French Presence in the South Pacific, This book looks at the realities of the French territories in Oceania, and the former Franco-British condominium of the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu), as well as changing French policy in the region.
This study is based on published sources as well as archival material and interviews, and is a sequel to the highly praised The French Presence in the South Pacific, Brand: Palgrave Macmillan UK.
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pages. SHARE. France and the South Pacific since [Robert Aldrich] -- For some, Tahiti, New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna are idyllic tropical islands with a French flavour, while for others they represent continuing French colonialism, thwarted independence. France and the South Pacific since [Robert Aldrich] List of Maps - Preface - List of Abbreviations - Introduction: Oceanic France - The Second World War in the French Pacific - Recasting the Colonial Order - The Economic History of the French Territories - The Populations and Societies of the French Pacific - Politics in the French.
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Description. France is a Pacific power, with three territories, a military presence, and extensive investments. Once seen by many as a colonial interloper in the South Pacific, by the early s, after it ended nuclear testing in French Polynesia and negotiated transitional Accords responding to independence demands in New Caledonia, France seems to have become generally accepted as a.
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ISBN: OCLC Number: Notes: Bibliogr. Index. Description: XXII- p.: cartes ; 23 cm: Contents: List of Maps - Preface - List of Abbreviations - Introduction: Oceanic France - The Second World War in the French Pacific - Recasting the Colonial Order - The Economic History of the French Territories - The Populations and Societies of the French.
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When discussing Washington’s partners in the Pacific, the conversation usually focuses on coordination with Australia and New Zealand. What is often overlooked is the role France plays in the region. The fact that France holds three territories in the South Pacific—New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna, and French Polynesia—accounting for about one third of the Pacific Islands’ combined.
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Get this from a library. The French presence in the South Pacific, [Robert Aldrich] -- An examination of France's presence in the South Pacific after the takeover of Tahiti.
It places the South Pacific in the context of overall French expansion and current theories of colonialism and. History of the South Pacific Since Chronicle of Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, Polynesia, Melanesia and Robinson Crusoe Island Paperback – Octo by Robert W. Kirk (Author) out of 5 stars 4 ratings.
See all 3 formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. Price New from Reviews: 4. The s witnessed extraordinary confrontations in New Caledonia, marked by hostage-taking, blockades and assassinations which seemed more reminiscent of the colonial wars in Indochina and Algeria in the s than of the ‘Pacific way of life’ and peaceful cutting of ties between Oceanic colonies and their administering powers in the s.
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France in had a colonial empire in the Pacific that took in French Indochina— roughly corresponding to the modern nations of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam — and the island groups of New Caledonia and French Polynesia.
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Aldrich, Robert (). France and the South Pacific since Sydney. James Rogers and Luis Simón. In the s, amid regional controversy over France’s policies in South Pacific, a debate emerged around the idea of whether France was simply a sovereign presence “in” the region, or could also be seen as being “of” or “from” the region.
It is an important question, as it goes to the heart of how France wants to be seen in the South Pacific region, and in the world.France - France - France, – King Louis XVIII’s second return from exile was far from glorious. Neither the victorious powers nor Louis’s French subjects viewed his restoration with much enthusiasm, yet there seemed to be no ready alternative to Bourbon rule.
The allies avenged themselves for the Hundred Days by writing a new and more severe Treaty of Paris.Japanese ambitions in the South Pacific interfered with the policy and the US had to divert Marine and Army units to the Pacific. Since two excellent Australian Divisions were fighting in North Africa in it became necessary for the US to send an army division to help protect Australia from a .
