The Pacific Islands and the USA /

The world's most powerful nation, and more than a dozen of the world's smallest, have been interacting for 200 years. Beginning with whaling in the 1700's, it has continued through many trades, investment, education, churches, media, diplomacy and strategic issues. As significant as t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Crocombe, R. G.
Corporate Author:	University of the South Pacific. Institute of Pacific Studies
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Rarotonga, [Cook Islands] : Honolulu : Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific ; Pacific Islands Development Program, East-West Center, 1995.
Subjects:	Economic assistance, American > Oceania. Education and state > Oceania. Oceania > Foreign economic relations > United States. United States > Foreign economic relations > Oceania. Oceania > Emigration and immigration.

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Summary:	The world's most powerful nation, and more than a dozen of the world's smallest, have been interacting for 200 years. Beginning with whaling in the 1700's, it has continued through many trades, investment, education, churches, media, diplomacy and strategic issues. As significant as the movement of Americans to the Pacific is that of 150,000 Pacific Islanders to the United States. This important book documents the growing interaction with the United States to the pinnacle of involvement in World War II. The importance of United States to the Pacific Islands remained high until the end of the 1980's but has declined since then on almost every dimension. While the United States will remain significant for the Pacific Islands, its relative profile will continue to decline.
Physical Description:	xxx, 418 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-401) and index.
ISBN:	9820201160 9789820201163