West Papuan refugees from Irian Jaya in Papua New Guinea

Description:

 The anned resistance movement in Irian Jaya between the indigenous Melanesian West Papuans and the Indonesian military government has persisted for 30 years, despite the lack of international support for the West Papuan OPM (Organisasi: Papua Merdeka - Free Papua Movement) and the disinterest of the outside world. West Papuans are resisting ethnocide and forced incorporation into the Indonesian state; they identify with a pan-Melanesian nationalism in the Southwest Pacific where other movements, in New Caledonia and Bougainville, conti...

Display date:

1994-01-01

Location:

Papua New Guinea

Format:

thesis

Collections:

University of Queensland Library

Publisher:

The University of Queensland, University of Queensland. School of Social Science

Content partner:

University of Queensland Library

Availability:

Online