The South Pacific

Author: Ron Crocombe

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  • : $60.00 NZD
  • : 9789820201545
  • : University of the South Pacific - Institute of Pacific Studies
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  • : October 2001
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DoP May 2008 Suva, Fiji 762pp 7th ed revised & updated This encyclopaedic study of the 28 diverse islands nations that make up Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia details and analyses the very many features and influences that give the region its unique nature - its history, people, environment, culture, economics and politics. An important contribution to understanding the complexities of the South Pacific and the nature of the challenges it faces in a globalizing world, this book is a rich and authoritative resource for general readers as well as for serious scholars of the region and of the development debate.