Bridging Mental Boundaries in a Postcolonial Microcosm: Identity and Development in Vanuatu 9780824861681

The South Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu simultaneously experienced the two major types of colonialism of the modern era

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Bridging Mental Boundaries in a Postcolonial Microcosm: Identity and Development in Vanuatu
 9780824861681

Table of contents :
Contents
List of Maps, Tables, and Figures
Foreword
Preface: Choosing Vanuatu
Introduction Boundaries, Juridical and Mental
Chapter 1. Mental Rivalries and Condocolonialism
Chapter 2. Nationalism, Kastom, and Other Boundaries of Identity
Chapter 3. Religious Boundaries Constructed and Bridged
Chapter 4. Language, Education, and National Identity
Chapter 5. New Boundaries in Space, Time, Law, Gender, and Race
Chapter 6. Global Boundaries in the Microcosm
Appendix A: Excerpts from the Convention Establishing the New Hebrides Condominium
Appendix B: Excerpts from the Constitution of the Republic of Vanuatu
Persons Interviewed
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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