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Pacific ways : government and politics in the Pacific Islands / edited by Stephen Levine.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Wellington : Victoria University Press, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: Second editionDescription: 416 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781776560684
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.995 23
Contents:
Introduction / Stephen Levine -- Country studies : American Samoa / J. Robert Shaffer & Cheryl Hunter -- Australia / Nigel S. Roberts -- Cook Islands / Phillipa Webb -- Federated States of Micronesia / Glenn Petersen & Zag Puas -- Fiji / Robert Norton -- French Polynesia / Lorenz Gonschor -- Guam / Kelly G. Marsh & Tyrone J. Taitano -- Kiribati / Takuia Uakeia -- Marshall Islands / David W. Kupferman -- Nauru / Max Quanchi -- New Caledonia / Nic Maclellan -- New Zealand / Stephen Levine -- Niue / Salote Talagi -- Northern Mariana Islands / Frank Quimby -- Palau / Wouter Veenendaal -- Papua New Guinea / Vergil Narokobi -- Pitcairn / Peter Clegg -- Rapa Nui/Easter Island / Forrest Wade Young -- Samoa / Iati Iati -- Solomon Islands / Gordon Leua Nanau -- Timor-Leste /East Timor / Michael Leach -- Tokelau / Kelihiano Kalolo -- Tonga / Steven Ratuva -- Tuvalu / Jack Corbett & Jon Fraenkel -- Vanuatu / Marc Lanteigne -- Wallis and Futuna / Hapakuke Pierre Leleivai -- West Papua / Gregory B. Poling -- Conclusion : Political Institutions in the Pacific Islands / Jon Fraenkel.
Summary: "The first edition of Pacific Ways helped to redress this balance by providing the kind of information for the Pacific that is readily available for nations in other parts of the globe: their politics, historical background and colonial experience, constitutional frameworks, political institutions, political parties, elections and electoral systems, and problems and prospects. It covered all regions - Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia - and all countries, irrespective of their size or political status. The second edition updates the information on all of the countries and territories in the first edition, and adds two more: West Papua, administered as part of Indonesia, and East Timor/Timor-Leste. Many of the chapters have been written by new authors, providing new perspectives on the Pacific's diverse approaches to the fundamental problems of power and political choice common to all societies"--Publisher information.
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Te Taurawhiri Non-Fiction Alexander Library | Te Rerenga Mai o Te Kauru Te Taurawhiri Te Taurawhiri 320.995 PAC 1 Available T00606910
Non-Fiction Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction Non-Fiction 320.995 PAC 2 Available T00610814
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Examining the politics of each Pacific Island state and territory, this well-researched volume discusses historical background and colonial experience, constitutional framework, political institutions, political parties, elections and electoral systems, and problems and prospects. Pacific Island countries and territories included are the original seven member states-New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Nauru, and the Cook Islands-along with all the new member states and organizations. A wide-ranging political survey, this comprehensive and completely up to date reference will appeal to Pacific peoples and anyone with an interest in politics.

Maps on lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction / Stephen Levine -- Country studies : American Samoa / J. Robert Shaffer & Cheryl Hunter -- Australia / Nigel S. Roberts -- Cook Islands / Phillipa Webb -- Federated States of Micronesia / Glenn Petersen & Zag Puas -- Fiji / Robert Norton -- French Polynesia / Lorenz Gonschor -- Guam / Kelly G. Marsh & Tyrone J. Taitano -- Kiribati / Takuia Uakeia -- Marshall Islands / David W. Kupferman -- Nauru / Max Quanchi -- New Caledonia / Nic Maclellan -- New Zealand / Stephen Levine -- Niue / Salote Talagi -- Northern Mariana Islands / Frank Quimby -- Palau / Wouter Veenendaal -- Papua New Guinea / Vergil Narokobi -- Pitcairn / Peter Clegg -- Rapa Nui/Easter Island / Forrest Wade Young -- Samoa / Iati Iati -- Solomon Islands / Gordon Leua Nanau -- Timor-Leste /East Timor / Michael Leach -- Tokelau / Kelihiano Kalolo -- Tonga / Steven Ratuva -- Tuvalu / Jack Corbett & Jon Fraenkel -- Vanuatu / Marc Lanteigne -- Wallis and Futuna / Hapakuke Pierre Leleivai -- West Papua / Gregory B. Poling -- Conclusion : Political Institutions in the Pacific Islands / Jon Fraenkel.

"The first edition of Pacific Ways helped to redress this balance by providing the kind of information for the Pacific that is readily available for nations in other parts of the globe: their politics, historical background and colonial experience, constitutional frameworks, political institutions, political parties, elections and electoral systems, and problems and prospects. It covered all regions - Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia - and all countries, irrespective of their size or political status. The second edition updates the information on all of the countries and territories in the first edition, and adds two more: West Papua, administered as part of Indonesia, and East Timor/Timor-Leste. Many of the chapters have been written by new authors, providing new perspectives on the Pacific's diverse approaches to the fundamental problems of power and political choice common to all societies"--Publisher information.

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Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface to the second edition (p. 9)
  • Introduction (p. 13)
  • Country Studies
  • American Samoa (p. 19)
  • Australia (p. 29)
  • Cook Islands (p. 40)
  • Federated Slates of Micronesia (p. 59)
  • Fiji (p. 71)
  • French Polynesia (p. 91)
  • Guam (p. 107)
  • Kiribati (p. 118)
  • Marshall Islands (p. 132)
  • Nauru (p. 148)
  • New Caledonia (p. 163)
  • New Zealand (p. 177)
  • Niue (p. 188)
  • Northern Mariana Islands (p. 202)
  • Palau (p. 219)
  • Papua New Guinea (p. 229)
  • Pitcairn (p. 247)
  • Rapa Nui / Easter Island (p. 257)
  • Samoa (p. 274)
  • Solomon Islands (p. 291)
  • Timor-Leste / East Timor (p. 312)
  • Tokelau (p. 325)
  • Tonga (p. 337)
  • Tuvalu (p. 350)
  • Vanuatu (p. 361)
  • Wallis and Futuna (p. 372)
  • West Papua (p. 384)
  • Conclusion: Political Institutions in the Pacific Islands (p. 395)

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