Australia’s Arc of Instability The Political and Cultural Dynamics of Regional Security /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Rumley, Dennis (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Forbes, Vivian Louis (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Griffin, Christopher (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Σειρά: The GeoJournal Library, 82
• Θέματα: Social sciences.; Human geography.; Social Sciences.; Human Geography.

The idea for this book emerged from a conversation between Vivian Forbes and Charles Eaton following two seminars held in the Department of Geography at the University of Western Australia given by Trevor So?eld and Christopher Grif?n more than ?ve years ago. One seminar involved papers from Charles...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction: Australia and the Arc of Instability
• The Emergence of Australia’s ARC of Instability
• Australia’s Maritime Space: Conflict and Cooperation
• Australia’s Unauthorized Arrivals: Security Threat or Moral Responsibility?
• Christmas Island: Remote No More
• Indonesia and the Arc of Instability
• East Timor in the Arc of Instability
• West Papua: Indonesia’s 26th Province or Australia’s New Neighbor?
• Discontents of Daily Life in the South Pacific
• Papua New Guinea: Disorderly Democracy or Dysfunctional State?
• Solomon Islands: Unity in Diversity — The End of a Dream?
• Nauru in the Arc of Instability: Too Many Degrees of Freedom?
• Vanuatu 2001–2004: Political Will and the Containment of Unrest
• The French Geopolitical Project in New Caledonia
• Unity, Identity, Nation Building: Challenges to Fijian Leadership
• Rock of Ages: Tension Underlying Stability in Tonga
• Samoa: Australia’s Pacific Success Story?
• Conclusion: Future Prospects and Possibilities.