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France and the South Pacific since 1940

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  • © 1993

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Authors:
  1. Robert Aldrich

    1. University of Sydney, Australia

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. The Second World War in the French Pacific

    • Robert Aldrich
    Pages 1-32

  3. Recasting the Colonial Order

    • Robert Aldrich
    Pages 33-75

  4. The Economic History of the French Territories

    • Robert Aldrich
    Pages 76-116

  5. The Populations and Societies of the French Pacific

    • Robert Aldrich
    Pages 117-157

  6. Politics in the French Pacific, 1945–1980

    • Robert Aldrich
    Pages 158-195

  7. From the New Hebrides to Vanuatu

    • Robert Aldrich
    Pages 196-239

  8. The Crisis in New Caledonia in the 1980s

    • Robert Aldrich
    Pages 240-284

  9. French Polynesia and Wallis and Futuna in the 1980s

    • Robert Aldrich
    Pages 285-301

  10. Nuclear Testing, the ‘New Pacific’ and French International Policy

    • Robert Aldrich
    Pages 302-341

  11. Conclusion: The Colonial Heritage

    • Robert Aldrich
    Pages 342-359

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 360-413
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About this book

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 movements and nuclear testing. 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, 1842-1940.

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  • University of Sydney, Australia

    Robert Aldrich

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