France and the South Pacific Since 1940

by Robert Aldrich

Book Overview

For some, Tahiti, New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna are idyllic tropical islands with a French flavour, while for others they represent continuing French colonialism, thwarted independence movements and nuclear testing. This book looks at the realities of the French territories in Oceania, and the former Franco-British condominium of the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu), as well as changing French policy in the region. This study is based on published...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349108308
• ISBN13: 9781349108305
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 413 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"