Tu Galala: Social Change in the Pacific (1992)

Edited by David Robie

“The Pacific is in upheaval — growing poverty, nuclear testing, independence struggles, militarisation and massive social dislocation are pressing, often intractable issues.

“In Tu Galala (Fijian meaning ‘freedom’), indigenous and palagi writers describe the impact of these influences on their people.

Topics covered include the Bougainville crisis and the environmental impact of mining on indigenous communities in Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and Papua New Guinea; hazardous waste dumping and the Johnston Atoll chemical weapons burn-off controversy; human rights violations in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and East Timor; ‘development’ in Kanaky/New Caledonia, and tino rangatiratanga in Aotearoa/New Zealand.” — Back cover

Preparation for Tu Galala was assisted by the Pacific Development and Conservation Trust, a fund set up in New Zealand with compensation money from the French government for the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour on 10 July 1985.

Contents:
Introduction: Poverty and privilege — David Robie and Delia Abcede

Part One: The Region

1. Pacific Overview: Not So New World Order — Robert T. Robertson with Akosita Tamanisau
2. People’s Movements in the Pacific — Rita Baua
3. Militarism in the Pacific and the Case of Fiji — Owen Wilkes and Sitiveni Ratuva
4. Chiefs and Commoners: The Indigenous Dilemma — Jone Dakuvula
5. The Environment: ‘Who Gives a Damn?’ — Bunny McDiarmid
6. Bougainville and Mining: ‘Breaking All Five Fingers’ — Roger Moody
7. Indonesian Colonialism in the Pacific — Liem Soei Liong
8. Human Rights: Abductions and Torture — David Robie

Part Two: Case Studies

1. Aotearoa: Tino Rangatiratanga — Pauline E. Tangiora
2. Belau: Nuclear-Free Isles Under Siege — Ed Rampell
3. Fiji: Women, Poverty and Post-Coup Pressure — ‘Atu Emberson-Bain
4. Kanaky: The ‘Peace’ Signed with our Blood — Susanna Ounei-Small
5. Tahiti: In Bondage to the Bomb — Marie-Thérèse Danielsson
6. Tonga: The Day of Redckoning — S. ‘Akilisi Pohiva
7. Samoa: Reclaiming Our Cultural Memory — Tialetagi Poumau

Afterward: Looking for Leadership — Richard Naidu

• Publisher: Bridget Williams Books/Pluto Press, Australia, 1992, 233 pages
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• ISBN 0908912 14 5