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"In this groundbreaking study, Riet Delsing narrates the colonization of the Pacific Island of Rapa Nui and its indigenous inhabitants. The annexation of the island by Chile, in the heydays of world imperialsim, places the small Latin American country in a unique position in the history of global colonialism. The analysis of this ongoing colonization process constitutes a "missing link" in Pacific Islands studies and facilitates future comparisons with other colonial adventures in the Pacific by the United States (Hawai'i, American Samoa), France (Tahiti), and New Zealand (Maori and Cook…
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3 editions- Hardcover · English · 2015University of Hawaii Press · 312 pages · 9780824851682
- Other · English · 2015University of Hawaii Press · 9780824854591
- Other · English · 2015University of Hawaii Press · 312 pages · 9780824854614
Easter island, historyChile, politics and governmentRapanui (Easter Island people)Politics and governmentEthnic identity