Asking pivotal questions about social and political events, this comprehensive study examines the reasons for the July 2003 overseas intervention in the Solomon Islands, in the South-West Pacific Ocean. Based on research on the 1998–1999 Isatabu uprising in Guadalcanal and the Townsville Peace Agreement of October 2000, this overview looks at militants, their weaponry, and the structure of the post-coup Sogavare government for reasons for the unstable region's political history, including the current constitutional review commission.

The Manipulation of Custom: From Uprising to Intervention in the Solomon Islands

Politics & Social Sciences

Fraenkel, Jon

Politics & Government

Victoria University Press

Asking pivotal questions about social and political events, this comprehensive study examines the reasons for the July 2003 overseas intervention in the Solomon Islands, in the South-West Pacific Ocean. Based on research on the 1998–1999 Isatabu uprising in Guadalcanal and the Townsville Peace Agreement of October 2000, this overview looks at militants, their weaponry, and the structure of the post-coup Sogavare government for reasons for the unstable region's political history, including the current constitutional review commission.

The Manipulation Of Custom: From Uprising To Intervention In The Solomon Islands

History

Australia & Oceania

Pandanus Books

This book explores the factors behind – and the implications of – the 2006 coup. It brings together contributions from leading scholars, local personalities, civil society activists, union leaders, journalists, lawyers, soldiers and politicians – including deposed Prime Ministers Laisenia Qarase and Mahendra Chaudhry. The 2006 Military Takeover in Fiji: A Coup to End All Coups? is essential reading for those with an interest in the contemporary history of Fiji, politics in deeply divided societies, or in military intervention in civilian politics.

The 2006 Military Takeover in Fiji: A Coup to End All Coups? (State, Society and Governance in Melanesia)

Firth, Stewart

Lal, Brij V.

Literature & Fiction

ANU E Press

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