TY  - BOOK
AU  - Robie,David
TI  - Tu galala: social change in the Pacific 
SN  - 0908912145
U1  - 303.4099 20
PY  - 1992///
CY  - Wellington, N.Z., Annandale, N.S.W.
PB  - Bridget Williams Books/Pluto Press Australia
KW  - Culture conflict
KW  - Pacific Area
KW  - Colonial influence
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Military relations
KW  - History
KW  - Autonomy and independence movements
N1  - On order; Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-224) and index; pt. 1. The Region -- pt. 2. Case studies
N2  - The Pacific is in upheaval -- growing poverty, nuclear testing, independence struggles, militarisation and massive social dislocation are pressing, often intractable issues. In "Tu Galala" (meaning freedom), indigenous and palagi writers describe the impact of these influences on their people. Topics covered include the Bougainville crisis and the environmental impact of mining on indigenous communities in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea; hazardous waste dumping and the Johnson Atoll chemical weapons burn off controversy; human rights violations in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and East Timor; "development" in Kanaky/New Caledonia, and tino rangatiratanga in Aotearoa/New Zealand ..."--Back cover
ER  -