Colonialism, development and independence : the case of the Melanesian islands in the South Pacific
1972, First Edition. Cambridge [England] : Cambridge University Press. Very good cloth library copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Light foxing to edges and prelims; some library marks remain. A well-preserved example overall; internally strong and clean. Item #477728
Physical description; xvi, 225 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-218). Contents; On colonialism and development – Colonial beginnings – Diffusion and establishment – High noon: Melanesia in a white man's world – Tremors from faraway convulsions – 1905-1920 – The ills of mercantilism – Hard times and new beginnings – Trauma – 1940-1946 – The Hasluck period and the new colonialism – The advance toward political independence – The deepening commercial colonization of Melanesia – The face of pluralism in Melanesia – Melanesian reaction – A view of the Third World – Perils and prospects – Epilogue: toward an understanding of colonialism. Subjects; Melanesia – History – 19th-20th centuries. Melanesia – Economic conditions – 19th-20th centuries. Melanesia – Politics and government – 19th-20th centuries.
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