Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Cinderellas of the empire: towards a history of Kiribati and Tuvalu
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific
Place
Date
2001
Physical Description
xx, 335 pages : maps ; 21 cm
ISBN/ISSN
982020335X
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
The islands and their people
Early contacts and the beginnings of trade
New gods, new laws: the arrival of Christian missions
The labour trade and imperial intervention
Pax Britannica: the beginnings of colonial rule, 1892-1908
The origins of bitterness: the Banabans and the mining of phosphate, 1900-1942
Imperial policy and the phosphate industry
Rigidity and reform: the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, 1909-1941
The second world war and beyond
Policies for economic and social change
Local government: policy and practice, 1948-1976
Modern lifestyles
Towards self-government
The parting of the ways
Epilogue: from separation to independence
Public Access Text
New Zealand author. Previously published: Canberra : Australian National University Press, 1982. Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-314) and index.
Collection Type
Reading Room
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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