After Moruroa: France in the South Pacific

292 Pages·1998·10.837 MB·English

by  Nic Maclellan, Jean Chesneaux

france
in the south
nic maclellan & jean chesneaux
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About the authors
Nic Maciellan has worked as a journalist, researcher and
community development worker in the Pacific islands. He
currently works with the Pacific Concerns Resource Centre
(PCRC) in Suva, Fiji. He has written widely on development,
environment and disarmament issues, and is co-author, with Jean
Chesneaux, of La France dans le Pacifique: De Bougainville a
Moruroa (Editions la Decouverte, Paris, 1992).
Jean Chesneaux is emeritus professor of Asian and Pacific
History at the Sorbonne (Universite de Paris VII). He has traveled
extensively the Pacific region since 1970. His recent publications
include: Transpacifiques (Editions la Decouverte, Paris, 1987),
Brave Modem World (Thames and Hudson, London, 1993) and
Abiterle temps (Bayard, Paris, 1996).
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after
moruroa

after
moruroa
france
in the south
pacific
by nic maclellan
and
jean chesneaux
OCEAN PRESS
Melbourne • New York
Cover design by David Spratt
Copyright © 1998 Ocean Press
Copyright © 1998 Nic Maclellan and Jean Chesneaux
Copyright © 1998 Maps: John Waddingham
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ISBN 1-876175-05-2
First printed 1998
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CONTENTS
Preface and Acknowledgments 1
France's Pacific Territories 3
Maps
Islands of the Pacific Ocean 4
French Polynesia 5
New Caledonia 6
Wallis & Futuna 7
1 The Pacific As Seen From Europe 9
2 The Pacific: A French Cultural Dream 23
3 From Bougainville's Voyage to the Second
World War 36
4 From the Second World War to the Fifth
Republic 63
5 The Fifth Republic: A Grand Design for France
in the South Pacific? 75
6 Moruroa and Fangataufa: A Chapter Closed? 95
7 French Polynesia in Nuclear Shock 116
8 New Caledonia or Kanaky? 143
9 The Matignon Accords and the Future of
Kanak Independence 169
10 France's Charm Offensive in the Pacific 189
11 After Moruroa: France caught between
Europe, Global Markets and the Great Ocean 222
Glossary 261
Bibliography 263
Index 269
Dedication
For Kamboa, Ofai Mato Here Tia^
and the next generation