Tu galala : social change in the Pacific / edited by David Robie.
Material type:
TextPublication details: Wellington, N.Z. ; Annandale, N.S.W. : Bridget Williams Books/Pluto Press Australia, 1992.Description: 233 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0908912145
- 9780908912148
- 0949138851
- 9780949138859
- 303.4099 20
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TNU, Faculty of Education, Arts and Humanities Pasifika Collection | PAC 303.4 TUG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | FEAH25030962 |
On order.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-224) and index.
pt. 1. The Region -- pt. 2. Case studies.
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.