The Kanak Awakening - The Rise of Nationalism in New Caledonia

Informationen zum Autor David A. Chappell is associate professor of Pacific history at the University of Hawai‘i–M?noa. Klappentext Examines the rise in New Caledonia of rival identity formations that became increasingly polarized in the 1970s and examines in particular the emergence of activist discourses in favour of Kanak cultural nationalism and land reform, multiracial progressive sovereignty, or a combination of both aspirations. Zusammenfassung Examines the rise in New Caledonia of rival identity formations that became increasingly polarized in the 1970s and examines in particular the emergence of activist discourses in favour of Kanak cultural nationalism and land reform! multiracial progressive sovereignty! or a combination of both aspirations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Illustrations Preface Abbreviations Introduction 1 Self-Determination Interrupted 2 Building Castles in China 3 The Kanak Awakening 4 Visions of Sovereignty 5 Two Nations, One Country? 6 The Kanak Revolt 7 Kanaky New Caledonia? 8 Nation Building in Perspective References Index

Product details

• Authors: David A. Chapell, David Chappell, David A Chappell, David A. Chappell
• Publisher: University of hawaii press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2013
• EAN: 9780824838188
• ISBN: 978-0-8248-3818-8
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Pacific Islands Monographs; Pacific Islands Monograph Series; Pacific Islands Monograph Series; Pacific Islands Monograph
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous