Jean-Marie Tjibaou, Kanak witness to the world : an intellectual biography /
"Jean-Marie Tjibaou is arguably the most important post-World War II Oceanic leader. His intellectual abilities, acute understanding of both Melanesian and European civilizations, stature as a statesman, commitment to nonviolence, and vision for Melanesia's potential contributions to the g...
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[Manoa] : Honolulu :
Center for Pacific Islands Studies, School of Pacific and Asian Studies, University of Hawaiʻi, Manoa ; University of Hawaiʻi Press : Pacific Islands Development Program, East-West Center,
©2008.
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| Series: | Pacific islands monograph series ;
no. 23. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- 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.
