Almost forgotten in the haze of events following Nagasaki and Hiroshima, the summer of 1945 witnessed an intense public debate over how best to end the war against Japan. Weary of fighting, the American people were determined to defeat the imperial power that had so viciously at…
Almost forgotten in the haze of events following Nagasaki and Hiroshima, the summer of 1945 witnessed an intense public debate over how best to end the war against Japan. Weary of fighting, the American people were determined to defeat the imperial power that had so viciously at…
"The first comprehensive examination of how systems of government have emerged in the small and diverse developing island states of the Pacific Islands region, this study outlines the way in which government systems in the region have evolved from their pre-independence origins …
How does design and innovation shape people's lives in the Pacific? Focusing on plant materials from the region, How Materials Matter reveals ways in which a variety of people - from craftswomen and scientists to architects and politicians - work with materials to transform worl…
The war correspondent -- Learning the trade -- Somewhere in Australia -- War in the fog and atolls : the Aleutians and beyond -- Betio : Red Beach two -- Saipan : Smith versus Smith -- Uncommon valor : Iwo Jima and the flag raising -- Okinawa : the final battle -- "Taps "In the…
by Kortmann, Bernd, Burridge, Kate, Mesthrie, Rajend, Schneider, Edgar W.
fromMouton Textbook
by Kortmann, Bernd, Burridge, Kate, Mesthrie, Rajend, Schneider, Edgar W.
fromMouton Textbook
"About a shift in geographic imaginings that occurred in African American culture as the United States evolved into a bioceanic global power" ... Provided by publisher.
"About a shift in geographic imaginings that occurred in African American culture as the United States evolved into a bioceanic global power"--Provided by publisher.
Discusses the impact of economic growth on political change in the region and in 11 States from the date of their foundation (or similar significant date) up to 1998.
Through a comparative framework, this volume weaves together narratives of U.S. and Spanish empire, globalization, resistance, and identity, as well as social, labor, and political movements. Contributors examine multiethnic celebrities and key figures, migratory paths, cultural…
