The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942-1944 9780393080643, 2015009591, 9780393248203

The Pacific Islands 9780824843892

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Hell in the Central Pacific 1944: The Palau Islands (Images of War) 9781526762160, 9781526762177, 1526762161

Covers an early little known but hard fought Pacific War campaign using superb photographs in true Images of War series

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Whirlwind: War in the Pacific

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Native Cultures of the Pacific Islands 9780824843441

Even before Western contact, the Pacific Islanders inhabited nearly every island north and east of Australia - a thousan

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Interpreting Corruption: Culture and Politics in the Pacific Islands 9780824861193

Corruption is a popular topic in the Pacific Islands. Politicians are accused of it and campaign against it. Fiji’s coup

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Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands since the First World War 9781477301234

Three forces—dwindling British power, rising American influence, and nationalism in a variety of forms—have transformed

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Imperial Benevolence: Making British Authority in the Pacific Islands 9780824862947

This insightful analysis of British imperialism in the south Pacific explores the impulses behind British calls for the

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Cheap Meat: Flap Food Nations in the Pacific Islands 9780520945975

Cheap Meat follows the controversial trade in inexpensive fatty cuts of lamb or mutton, called "flaps," from t

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Pacific Women in Politics: Gender Quota Campaigns in the Pacific Islands 9780824878597

Women are significantly underrepresented in politics in the Pacific Islands, given that only one in twenty Pacific parli

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Pacific Ways: Government and Politics in the Pacific Islands [2 ed.] 9781776560264, 1776560264

Examining the politics of each Pacific Island state and territory, this well-researched volume discusses historical back

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