A political memoir of the Anglo-French Condominium of the New Hebrides

"This is a fascinating memoir written by Keith Woodward many years after he left the then New Hebrides where he worked for almost twenty-five years in the British Administration. Although he is modest about his own contributions in these years, Keith played a significant role in the moves towar...

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Other Authors: Woodward, Keith, 1930- author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Canberra, Australia : Australian National University Press 2014.
Series:Open Access e-Books
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Summary:"This is a fascinating memoir written by Keith Woodward many years after he left the then New Hebrides where he worked for almost twenty-five years in the British Administration. Although he is modest about his own contributions in these years, Keith played a significant role in the moves towards self-government, an innovative, electoral system and ultimately, in 1980, independence when the country became Vanuatu. This work not only led to his award of an OBE but a Vanuatu Independence Medal. It will be an invaluable history not just for those ni-Vanuatu who lived through those momentous and turbulent years leading up to independence but for those of subsequent generations. It will also be a great resource for scholars of the decolonisation process and political history of Vanuatu and the Pacific more broadly. In addition, it highlights the complexity of the relations between British and French colonialisms in the archipelago and the region"--Preface.
Physical Description:1 online resource ([xviii], 93 pages) : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits (some colour)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781925022209
Access:Open access