Jean-Marie Tjibaou, Kanak Witness to the World: An Intellectual Biography 9780824863173
Jean-Marie Tjibaou is arguably the most important post–World War II Oceanic leader. His intellectual abilities, acute un
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Table of contents :
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
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