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Colonialism, development and independence : the case of the Melanesian islands in the South Pacific /

Brookfield, H. C.

Colonialism, development and independence : the case of the Melanesian islands in the South Pacific / [by] H.C. Brookfield. - Cambridge [England] : University Press, 1972. - xvi, 225 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-218).

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. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

"This 1972 book takes Western Pacific island territories as a case study in the behavioural understanding of colonialism"--Publisher's website.

052108590X 9780521085908

72075305


Melanesia--Economic conditions.
Melanesia--Politics and government.
Melanesia--Social conditions.

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