An Honorable Accord: The Covenant between the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States 9780824851156
In 1975, after three centuries of colonial rule, the people of the Northern Marianas exercised their right of self-deter
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English Pages 490 [489] Year 2001
Table of contents :
Editor’s Note
Contents
Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. The Campaign for Separate Political Status
2. The Negotiations Begin
3. The Two Sides Square Off on Basic Issues
4. An Agreement Appears Possible
5. Hard Bargaining by Both Parties
6. Writing Down the Agreement
7. The Final Compromises
8. The Plebiscite
9. Approval in the United States Congress
10. The Covenant after Twenty-Five Years
Appendix Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands in Political Union with the United States of America
Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Interviews
Index
Other Volumes In The Pacific Islands Monograph Series
About the Authors
Editor’s Note
Contents
Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. The Campaign for Separate Political Status
2. The Negotiations Begin
3. The Two Sides Square Off on Basic Issues
4. An Agreement Appears Possible
5. Hard Bargaining by Both Parties
6. Writing Down the Agreement
7. The Final Compromises
8. The Plebiscite
9. Approval in the United States Congress
10. The Covenant after Twenty-Five Years
Appendix Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands in Political Union with the United States of America
Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Interviews
Index
Other Volumes In The Pacific Islands Monograph Series
About the Authors
- Author / Uploaded
- Howard P. Willens
- Deanne C. Siemer
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