Pacific Utopias and National Identities in the Twenty-first Century

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Pacific Utopias and National Identities in the Twenty-first Century

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Literary representations of the Pacific invariably present images of peaceful utopias/paradises especially in tourist brochures aimed at garnering the tourist dollar. These utopias are far removed from the tensions of a world haunted by the threat of terrorist activities and destruction which undermine global peace and security, especially since September 11th 2001. However, an examination of recent creative writing from writers of Oceania illustrate that these universal pressures and fears a...

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2005-08-01

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Sina Va'ai

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PORTAL: Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies

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http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/portal/article/view/95

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Pacific Utopias, Paradise, National, Cultural, Identities / Oceania / writers / cultural identity and nationalism / Teresia Teaiwa / Albert Wendt / Colonies and colonization / Emigration and immigration / International migration / Sociology (General)

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