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Jean-Marie Tjibaou, Kanak witness to the world : an intellectual biography /

"Jean-Marie Tjibaou is arguably the most important post-World War II Oceanic leader. His intellectual abilities, acute understanding of both Melanesian and European civilizations, stature as a statesman, commitment to nonviolence, and vision for Melanesia's potential contributions to the g...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Waddell, Eric
Autores Corporativos: University of Hawaii at Manoa. Center for Pacific Islands Studies, Pacific Islands Development Program (East-West Center)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Manoa] : Honolulu : Center for Pacific Islands Studies, School of Pacific and Asian Studies, University of Hawaiʻi, Manoa ; University of Hawaiʻi Press : Pacific Islands Development Program, East-West Center, ©2008.
Colección:Pacific islands monograph series ; no. 23.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Sources
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction: The Challenge of Writing about Jean-Marie Tjibaou
  • 1 "The Big Black Hole" ... and the Open Wounds of Ouvéa
  • 2 The Roots of Identity: Hienghène and Its lourd héritage
  • 3 C'était la logique du système: Negotiating the Catholic Church in New Caledonia
  • 4 The Desire to Understand: University Studies in Lyon and Paris
  • 5 From Applied to Committed Anthropology: Social and Cultural Action in Nouméa
  • 6 Contrasting but Complementary Civilizations: The Search for Mutual Understanding
  • 7 New Caledonia or Kanaky: The Inexorable Drift from Political Negotiation to Violent Confrontation
  • 8 The One Remaining Hope: Appealing to the French People
  • 9 From Ouvéa to Matignon, and Back to Ouvéa
  • 10 The Measure of the Man
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author
  • Other Volumes in the Pacific Islands Monograph Series.