Area Handbook Series: Oceania, A Regional Study.

Abstract

The opening and closing chapters of this study pertain to the region as a whole--the first giving a broad cultural and historical overview of Oceania and the last treating the region from a strategic perspective. The three intervening chapters deal with geographical, historical, social, economic, political, and security aspects of particular contemporary societies. Areas covered are: Melanesia--Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu; Micronesia--Guam, Kiribati, Nauru, and Trust Territory of the Pacific Island; and Polynesia--American Samoa, Cook Islands, Easter Island, French Polynesia, Niue, Pitcairn Islands, Toielau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Wallis and Futuna, and Western Samoa.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA155189

Entities

People

  • F. M. Bunge
  • M. W. Cooke

Organizations

  • American University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Handbooks
  • Islands
  • Landforms
  • Melanesia
  • Micronesia
  • New Guinea
  • Pacific Ocean Islands
  • Polynesia

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Urban Planning and Geography.