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The Ouvéa Factor: Who Cares about Political Independence in New Caledonia?

Description:
In the early eighties, it was the chosen setting for a film called 'The Closest Island to Paradise'. In the mid-eighties, the yacht used by the French commandos who blew up the Rainbow Warrior carried its name. In the late eighties, it was the scene of the bloodiest operation by a European army that the Pacific has seen since the end of World War Two. Today, the New Caledonian island of Ouvéa i...
Display date:
1999
Location:
New Caledonia
Format:
Conference item
Collections:
UC Research Repository
Publisher:
University of Canterbury. School of Educational Studies and Human Development
Content partner:
University of Canterbury Library
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