Jean-Marie Tjibaou, Kanak Witness to the World: An Intellectual Biography 9780824863173
Jean-Marie Tjibaou is arguably the most important post–World War II Oceanic leader. His intellectual abilities, acute un
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Table of contents :
Contents
Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Sources
Abbreviations
Introduction: The Challenge of Writing about Jean-Marie Tjibaou
1 “The Big Black Hole” . . . and the Open Wounds of Ouvéa
2 The Roots of Identity: Hienghène and Its lourd héritage
3 C’était la logique du système: Negotiating the Catholic Church in New Caledonia
4 The Desire to Understand: University Studies in Lyon and Paris
5 From Applied to Committed Anthropology: Social and Cultural Action in Nouméa
6 Contrasting but Complementary Civilizations: The Search for Mutual Understanding
7 New Caledonia or Kanaky: The Inexorable Drift from Political Negotiation to Violent Confrontation
8 The One Remaining Hope: Appealing to the French People
9 From Ouvéa to Matignon, and Back to Ouvéa
10 The Measure of the Man
Notes
References
Index
About the Author
Other Volumes in the Pacific Islands Monograph Series
Contents
Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Sources
Abbreviations
Introduction: The Challenge of Writing about Jean-Marie Tjibaou
1 “The Big Black Hole” . . . and the Open Wounds of Ouvéa
2 The Roots of Identity: Hienghène and Its lourd héritage
3 C’était la logique du système: Negotiating the Catholic Church in New Caledonia
4 The Desire to Understand: University Studies in Lyon and Paris
5 From Applied to Committed Anthropology: Social and Cultural Action in Nouméa
6 Contrasting but Complementary Civilizations: The Search for Mutual Understanding
7 New Caledonia or Kanaky: The Inexorable Drift from Political Negotiation to Violent Confrontation
8 The One Remaining Hope: Appealing to the French People
9 From Ouvéa to Matignon, and Back to Ouvéa
10 The Measure of the Man
Notes
References
Index
About the Author
Other Volumes in the Pacific Islands Monograph Series
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