TY - BOOK AU - Johnstone,Ian AU - Powles,Michael TI - New flags flying: Pacific leadership SN - 9781775500131 U1 - 320.150995 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Wellington, N.Z. PB - Huia KW - Self-determination, National KW - Oceania KW - Decolonization KW - Statesmen KW - Interviews KW - Politics and government KW - 20th century KW - History N1 - Accompanied by: audio CD; Includes bibliographical references and index; A Pacific overview -- Samoa -- The Cook Islands -- Naura -- Tonga -- Fiji -- Niue -- Papua New Guinea -- Solomon Islands -- Tuvalu -- Kiribati -- Vanuatu -- Federated States of Micronesia -- Marshall Islands -- Palau -- Perspectives of Pacific women -- Conclusion N2 - "Between 1960 and 1990, Australia, Britain, New Zealand and the USA decided to leave most of the islands they'd ruled for a hundred years. As they prepared to go, a handful of brave Pacific people - teachers, doctors, priests, chiefs, trade unionists - had to overcome exploitation, division and neglect and then lead their people forward into nationhood"--Back cover ER -