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Tulagi : Pacific outpost of British empire /

Tulagi was the capital of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate between 1897 and 1942. The British withdrawal from the island during the Pacific War, its capture by the Japanese and the American reconquest left the island's facilities damaged beyond repair. After the war, Britain moved the c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Moore, Clive (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: Australian National University Press
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Acton, ACT : ANU Press, [2019]
Colección:Pacific series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Protecting Solomon Islanders
  • A 'very arduous task': Charles, Arthur and Frank
  • Administration: Pop, Spearline and the poodle
  • Chinatown, the club, hotels and the 'black hole'
  • Mildewed elegance, houses and servants
  • '... a pity you didn't wing him': Gender, sexuality and race
  • Silk, white helmets and Malacca canes
  • Evacuation, invasion and destruction.