Author: Anono Lieom Loeak
Publisher: [email protected]
ISBN: 9789820203648
Category : Marshall Islands
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
"A joint publication with the USP Centre in Majuro, this book recounts peopleOs experiences and reflections on life in their country. Among the accounts are chapters dealing with specific legends and traditions, memories of growing up in the Marshals, and more contemporary issues such as off-island adoption and the ongoing struggle of Rongelap survivors."--Publisher's description.
Life in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Author: Anono Lieom Loeak
Publisher: [email protected]
ISBN: 9789820203648
Category : Marshall Islands
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
"A joint publication with the USP Centre in Majuro, this book recounts peopleOs experiences and reflections on life in their country. Among the accounts are chapters dealing with specific legends and traditions, memories of growing up in the Marshals, and more contemporary issues such as off-island adoption and the ongoing struggle of Rongelap survivors."--Publisher's description.
Publisher: [email protected]
ISBN: 9789820203648
Category : Marshall Islands
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
"A joint publication with the USP Centre in Majuro, this book recounts peopleOs experiences and reflections on life in their country. Among the accounts are chapters dealing with specific legends and traditions, memories of growing up in the Marshals, and more contemporary issues such as off-island adoption and the ongoing struggle of Rongelap survivors."--Publisher's description.
Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Policy Reform Program
Author: Marshall Islands
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Budget
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Budget
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Domination and Resistance
Author: Martha Smith-Norris
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824847628
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Domination and Resistance illuminates the twin themes of superpower domination and indigenous resistance in the central Pacific during the Cold War, with a compelling historical examination of the relationship between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. For decision makers in Washington, the Marshall Islands represented a strategic prize seized from Japan near the end of World War II. In the postwar period, under the auspices of a United Nations Trusteeship Agreement, the United States reinforced its control of the Marshall Islands and kept the Soviet Union and other Cold War rivals out of this Pacific region. The United States also used the opportunity to test a vast array of powerful nuclear bombs and missiles in the Marshalls, even as it conducted research on the effects of human exposure to radioactive fallout. Although these military tests and human experiments reinforced the US strategy of deterrence, they also led to the displacement of several atoll communities, serious health implications for the Marshallese, and widespread ecological degradation. Confronted with these troubling conditions, the Marshall Islanders utilized a variety of political and legal tactics—petitions, lawsuits, demonstrations, and negotiations—to draw American and global attention to their plight. In response to these indigenous acts of resistance, the United States strengthened its strategic interests in the Marshalls but made some concessions to the islanders. Under the Compact of Free Association (COFA) and related agreements, the Americans tightened control over the Kwajalein Missile Range while granting the Marshallese greater political autonomy, additional financial assistance, and a mechanism to settle nuclear claims. Martha Smith-Norris argues that despite COFA's implementation in 1986 and Washington's pivot toward the Asia-Pacific region in the post–Cold War era, the United States has yet to provide adequate compensation to the Republic of the Marshall Islands for the extensive health and environmental damages caused by the US testing programs.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824847628
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Domination and Resistance illuminates the twin themes of superpower domination and indigenous resistance in the central Pacific during the Cold War, with a compelling historical examination of the relationship between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. For decision makers in Washington, the Marshall Islands represented a strategic prize seized from Japan near the end of World War II. In the postwar period, under the auspices of a United Nations Trusteeship Agreement, the United States reinforced its control of the Marshall Islands and kept the Soviet Union and other Cold War rivals out of this Pacific region. The United States also used the opportunity to test a vast array of powerful nuclear bombs and missiles in the Marshalls, even as it conducted research on the effects of human exposure to radioactive fallout. Although these military tests and human experiments reinforced the US strategy of deterrence, they also led to the displacement of several atoll communities, serious health implications for the Marshallese, and widespread ecological degradation. Confronted with these troubling conditions, the Marshall Islanders utilized a variety of political and legal tactics—petitions, lawsuits, demonstrations, and negotiations—to draw American and global attention to their plight. In response to these indigenous acts of resistance, the United States strengthened its strategic interests in the Marshalls but made some concessions to the islanders. Under the Compact of Free Association (COFA) and related agreements, the Americans tightened control over the Kwajalein Missile Range while granting the Marshallese greater political autonomy, additional financial assistance, and a mechanism to settle nuclear claims. Martha Smith-Norris argues that despite COFA's implementation in 1986 and Washington's pivot toward the Asia-Pacific region in the post–Cold War era, the United States has yet to provide adequate compensation to the Republic of the Marshall Islands for the extensive health and environmental damages caused by the US testing programs.
Historical Overview of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Author: Peace Corps (U.S.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marshall Islands
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marshall Islands
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Republic of the Marshall Islands Population and Development Policy
The Marshall Islands
Author: James P. Terry
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
"...the book covers a wide range of topics on the Marshall Islands, including chapters on the geography and physical environment, the ecosystems and flora, early human settlement and post-colonial history, traditional Marshallese medicine, and topics on modern applied science related to the exploitation of sand, gravel and rock aggregate, waste management, and the use of geographical information systems (GIS) for socioeconomic analysis. Authors of chapters include Dr. Terry and Dr. Terry, Professor Randy Thaman, Dr. Irene Taafaki, Director of the USP Marshall Islands Centre, ex-geography lecturer, John Morrell, and staff of SOPAC." --Publisher.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
"...the book covers a wide range of topics on the Marshall Islands, including chapters on the geography and physical environment, the ecosystems and flora, early human settlement and post-colonial history, traditional Marshallese medicine, and topics on modern applied science related to the exploitation of sand, gravel and rock aggregate, waste management, and the use of geographical information systems (GIS) for socioeconomic analysis. Authors of chapters include Dr. Terry and Dr. Terry, Professor Randy Thaman, Dr. Irene Taafaki, Director of the USP Marshall Islands Centre, ex-geography lecturer, John Morrell, and staff of SOPAC." --Publisher.
Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Part of the Pacific Islands Internet Resources, this page provides a description of the government of the Marshall Islands taken from the World Encyclopedia of Political Systems.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Part of the Pacific Islands Internet Resources, this page provides a description of the government of the Marshall Islands taken from the World Encyclopedia of Political Systems.
Compilation of Agreements Between the Government of the United States and the Freely Associated State of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Author: Marshall Islands
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marshall Islands
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marshall Islands
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Islands of the Pacific
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Islands of the Pacific
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description