Search Results - "Journal of Pacific history"

Five Centuries of Settlement Dynamics and Mobility in the Northern Raja Ampat Islands of West Papua by Gaffney, Dylan, Tanudirjo, Daud, Arnold, Laura, Gaman, Wolter, Russell, Tristan, Djami, Erlin, Macap, Abdul

“…We explore changes to settlement and mobility in the northern Raja Ampat Islands (Waigeo, Gam, and Batanta) over the past five centuries, a time when speakers…”
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Decolonizing Regional Politics in Oceania: Re-examining the Historical Record by Lawson, Stephanie

“…Contemporary scholarship on the decolonization of regional organizations in Oceania has emphasized the agency of Indigenous leaders and the extent to which…”
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'Between Two Worlds': The Origins, Operation, and Future of the 2013 Fiji Constitution by Regan, Anthony J., Kirkby, Coel, Kant, Romitesh

“…This article analyses the origins, practice, and prospects of the 2013 Fiji Constitution, which delivers on aspects of Brij Lal's hopes for a civilian…”
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The Anatomy of Frank Bainimarama's Defeat at the Fiji December 2022 Election by Fraenkel, Jon

“…Fiji's 14 December 2022 election saw the defeat of 2006 coup leader turned civilian prime minister Frank Bainimarama's FijiFirst Party, and victory for an…”
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Paradox and Pity: What We Can Learn From Fiji's Urban Squatter Settlements by Presterudstuen, Geir Henning

“…This article discusses what might be gained from placing informal urban settlements at the centre of analyses of contemporary Fiji. Holding around 20 percent…”
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Fiji's Foreign Relations, 2006-23 by Firth, Stewart

“…From the time he assumed control over Fiji after the 2006 coup, military commander and self-appointed prime minister Frank Bainimarama was determined to assert…”
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Inaugural Brij Lal Memorial Lecture: Belonging, and Banishment from and in the Sea of Islands by Leckie, Jacqueline

“…This is a written version of the Inaugural Brij Lal Memorial Lecture delivered for the Pacific History Association (PHA) conference at Warrnambool on 4…”
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A Political History of the Subject: Brij V. Lal on Leadership by Corbett, Jack

“…Brij V. Lal was the most prolific writer on post-colonial politics in Fiji. Many of these writings concerned political leaders and the nature of political…”
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The making of Tupaia’s Map : a story of the extent and mastery of Polynesian navigation, competing systems of wayfinding on James Cook’s Endeavour, and the invention of an ingenious cartographic system by Eckstein, Lars, Schwarz, Anja

“…Draws on surviving archival evidence, reconstructing and roughly dating two distinct moments of map making (around 15 August 1769 and 5 February 1770) and…”
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Art/Story of the Niuklia Fri Pasifik: On Doing Creative Pacific Histories by Mangioni, Talei Luscia

“…The transgressive spirit, critical flair, and cultural power of Pacific grassroots movements are too often ignored or relegated to the footnotes within the…”
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John Dunmore (1923-2023) by Ramsay, Raylene

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MANUSCRIPT XLIII: Petition to the United Nations Trusteeship Council from the Marshallese People, 20 April 1954 by Maclellan, Nic

“…Anti-nuclear protests in the Pacific Islands began in the 1950s. There were a series of petitions throughout the decade as Islanders living under colonial…”
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'We will not Relax our Efforts': The Anti-Nuclear Stance of Civil Society and Government in Post-Independence Fiji by Hawkins, Dimity

“…In the years immediately following independence, Fiji took advantage of its position as the first Pacific Island country in the United Nations to highlight the…”
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'Our Pacific Through Native Eyes': Māori Activism in the Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Movement, 1980-5 by de Jong, Marco

“…The Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific movement (NFIP) developed a grassroots regionalism in opposition to nuclear colonialism in the Pacific. This article…”
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Reframing Suffrage Narratives: Pacific Women, Political Voice, and Collective Empowerment by Palmieri, Sonia, Howard, Elise, Baker, Kerryn

“…Dominant narratives of women's suffrage have been shaped in ways that marginalize Pacific women's experiences. Such narratives have emphasized the struggles of…”
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'Renegade' Resistance and Colonial Rule in German Samoa by Fitzpatrick, Matthew P.

“…While German Samoa has appeared to some historians as a colony that demonstrates the benevolence of liberal colonial government, this article argues that…”
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Troubles and Puzzles: The 2022 General Elections in Papua New Guinea by Wood, Terence, Laveil, Maholopa, Kabuni, Michael

“…This paper focuses on the 2022 general elections in Papua New Guinea, covering both electoral quality and election outcomes. Overall, the 2022 elections were…”
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Tomorrow's Woman? by Spark, Ceridwen, Corbett, Jack, Fairbairn-Dunlop, Peggy

“…The election of Fiamē Naomi Mata'afa as the first female prime minister of Sāmoa has been widely heralded as a critical juncture, especially for women, that…”
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The Beharell Patrol of 1938: The First Government Patrol Across the Land of Kubo People (Nomad District, Western Province, Papua New Guinea) by Minnegal, Monica, Dwyer, Peter D.

“…In 1938, John S. Beharell led the first colonial government patrol into the then 'uncontrolled' land of Kubo people east of the Strickland River. That patrol…”
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Corrections: An Update to 'The Making of Tupaia's Map' by Eckstein, Lars, Schwarz, Anja

“…This article offers an update to research presented in a long essay, entitled 'The Making of Tupaia's Map', first published in early 2019 in the Journal of…”
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