The rising tide : among the islands and atolls of the Pacific Ocean / Tom Bamforth.
The rising tide : among the islands and atolls of the Pacific Ocean / Tom Bamforth.
The rising tide : among the islands and atolls of the Pacific Ocean / Tom Bamforth.
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Richmond, VIC : Hardie Grant Books, 2019.
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H 2019/2742 , G 2020/0087
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English
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Physical content
262 pages ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
Prologue : island song. Tuvalu by motor scooter -- pt. 1. Empire of the elements: cyclones, tsunamis and the spaces in between. The green men of Vanuatu; Fiji: two capitals and a cyclone; Frizzled merriment in the tropic sun; Tonga: a kingdom of tsunamis and self-improvement -- pt. 2. Empire of the...
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Publisher
Richmond, VIC : Hardie Grant Books, 2019.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2019.
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- Australian
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Vanuatu. The Cook Islands. Fiji. The names evoke white-sand beaches, swaying palms and lazy holidays. But in reality, these idyllic places are tropical maelstroms of global realpolitik, caught between the world's superpowers, former colonial masters and tin-pot despots. Collectively the Pacific nations, which form one third of the globe's surface a...
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The rising tide : among the islands and atolls of the Pacific Ocean / Tom Bamforth.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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H 2019/2742 , G 2020/0087
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74VKVx8LvkrA
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ISBN
9781743793077 paperback
DDC
990
MMS ID
991024249305202626
