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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Moore, Clive (Author)
Corporate Author: Australian National University Press
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Acton, ACT : ANU Press, [2019]
Series:Pacific series.
Subjects:
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > Solomon Islands.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Salomon.
History / Australia & New Zealand.
British colonies
Colonial influence
Solomon Islands > History > 20th century.
Great Britain > Islands of the Pacific > Colonies.
Islands of the Pacific > Colonial influence.
Great Britain > Colonies.
Salomon > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies.
Pacifique, Îles du > Influence coloniale.
Pacific Ocean > Islands of the Pacific
Solomon Islands
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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