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HHB248 The USA and the Asia-Pacific region
1 Rationale The course of events in international, regional and domestic affairs in the nations and territories that comprise Asia and the Pacific Islands has been significantly affected by the policy, temporary engagement, long period of colonial rule and neo-colonial hegemony of the USA. From Manifest Destiny, the Munroe Doctrine through to the Nixon Doctrine, a USA role in the region was promoted and in the 21st C, the USA continues to be both a world power and a local presence. The USA “opened” Japan to the West, was an “Unequal Treaties” partner in China, fought wars in Korea, the southwest Pacific, Vietnam and Indo-China, held colonies, trusteeships, incorporated territories and States in the Philippines, Micronesia, Samoa and Hawaii, dropped nuclear bombs on Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Christmas Island and Bikini Atoll, refused to sign fishing treaties with small Island nations, sent “Peace Corp” volunteers and funded cultural and heritage programs. It is a complex relationship with historical and continuing significance in international and global affairs. In 2002, this unit will focus on the relationship between the USA and the Pacific Islands. It is offered as an elective in the International and Global Studies and History discipline majors. Related
Pacific Island History Units; HHB122 Colonialism and independence in the Asia-Pacific HHB242 Culture contact in the Pacific HHB243 The Pacific since 1945 HHB245 Australia and the Pacific Islands HHB248 USA in the Asia-Pacific HHB320 Independent Project (1) (by fieldwork in Tonga and Samoa) 2 Objectives At the end of this unit students will be able to; i. identify major patterns in the history of USA relations with Asia-Pacific ii. understand the global context of regional relationships between superpowers and between superpowers and microstates iii identify concepts, models and theoretical positions that apply to an historical understanding of international relations iv. apply appropriate research methodologies for the investigation of issues v. argue and present material in an articulate, coherent and referenced manner 3 Content The content follows a broad chronology but is organised in themes that allows bilateral and multilateral comparison, and evolving USA policy to be studied in a “change over time” structure. The subject matter is selective rather than comprehensive, and balances an Americans-abroad approach against the global perspective of USA involvement in the wider region, sub-regions, individual nations and entities.
4 Approaches to teaching and learning This unit is offered flexible, intensive mode – a one hour introductory session in scheduled class time in week 1, followed by the first six Saturdays in Semester 2, (weeks 1-6), from 9.00am-3.00pm, at CA Campus. To achieve the objectives students will undertake a sequenced program of lectures, tutorials and student presentations that incorporate the latest research findings, film, documentaries and archival evidence. As an advanced elective, there will be an emphasis on intensive, independent, self-directed study and teacher-learner interaction. 5 Plagiarism
and Copied Papers Unethical and dishonest practices will not be tolerated. Plagiarism, copied papers and cheating are such offences. Plagiarism, as defined in the QUT Handbook, is the act of taking and using another person’s work as one’s own. Note also that students who copy each other’s papers are engaged in a form of cheating, and the original – as well as all copies – of a paper will be subject to penalties. The University has formal disciplinary procedures that will be followed in these circumstances (for further details refer to the 2002 QUT Handbook) 6 Availability for Examinations The
School expects that students will make themselves available for examinations
both during teaching time and in the examination period following the
conclusion of classes. Applications for
Examinations outside specified times will only be accepted in exceptional
circumstances and involve the lodging of the appropriate form – QUT forms for
‘deferred exams’ for centrally based exams and the School form for School based
exams including mid-semester exams.
Claims for such circumstances must be accompanied by appropriate
substantiating documentation such as: doctors’ certificates that indicate the
nature and duration of a medical condition; statutory declarations that
indicate a significant problem and letters from employing authorities etc.
Students may make applications for up to two sets of deferred/early
examinations in their course career – that is, they can only seek
deferred/early exams for some or all of their units in two semesters. Further applications for deferred/early
examinations (beyond the two sets allowed) will be thoroughly scrutinised. Such students will be required to provide
additional documentation and attend a meeting with the Undergraduate Studies
Coordinator and or Head of School to discuss their circumstances. When such applications are successful,
students may be required to take the exam(s) during the examination period in
the next (following) semester. 7 Late
Submission of Assignments Extensions of time for assignment submission will only be granted in exceptional circumstances. To seek an extension, students must lodge an Extension Request Form and direct it to the appropriate Unit coordinator. These forms are available from the School office and on line from the School website. Extensions should be sought as early as possible in the semester and prior to the submission date. When faced why extraordinary circumstance, students should lodge an Extension Request Form as close to the submission date as possible. Requests for extensions must be lodged in hard copy at the School Office and be accompanied by supporting documentation such as Doctor’s Certificates which indicate the nature and duration of medical conditions; statutory declarations which indicate significant problems; and letters from employing authorities, etc. Lecturers may also require that such documentation include evidence of work that the student has completed on the assignment for which the extension is sought. Late submissions – i.e., assessment items submitted after the due date without an extension of time - will be penalised as follows: · Assignments submitted within 5 working days following the due date – a deduction of 10% per day of the marks due for that assessment item; · Assignments submitted within 6 or more working days after the due date will not be accepted. 8 Non-Discriminating
Language Students are expected to use non-discriminatory, inclusive language in all assessment and learning situations. Students should ensure that written and oral language does not devalue, demean or exclude individuals or groups on the basis of attributes such as gender, disability, culture, race, religion, sexuality, age or physical appearance. 9 Assessment Assessment
items offer an opportunity to present orally (in seminar format), write
research papers and short answer questions on specific readings and complete a
written examination (essay format). All assessment will be completed by August
24 2002 (week 6). All items must be
submitted to obtain a grade of “4” or better. All items are an individual
assignment. Assessment instruments will address the Objectives, and be weighted
as follows:
The examination is a summative assessment of concepts, understanding, knowledge and skills developed during the unit. Formative assessment occurs throughout the unit, but particularly in the consultation, drafting, presentation and feedback associated with the student discussions and formal essay. Attendance at all six sessions is compulsory. (Each session is the equivalent of two weeks normal class) One or more absence incurs a penalty of 25%) Summary of assessment tasks 1 Short answers; Ron Crocombe, “Overview; parameters of USA … “ 10% Due, Saturday 20 July 2002 (Week 1) 2 Short
answers; RC Kiste, “United States …..” 10% Due, Saturday 27 July 2002 (Week 2) 3 Short
answers;
David Hanlon, “Micronesia; writing and rewriting … “ 10% Due, Saturday 3 August 2002 (Week 3) 4 Class presentation, 10 minutes on essay topic, 10% Due, Saturday 10. 17 or 24 August 2002 (Week 4, 5 or 6) 4 1500 word essay; based on readings…. 30% Due, Saturday 24 August 2002 (Week 6) 5 Examination; One compulsory essay and two essays chosen from the special lecture topics (Weeks 3, 4 and 5), 40% (3 hours, Saturday 24 August 2002 (9.00 -12.10) Class presentation and Essay; Topic: “The USA, decolonisation and sovereignty”. Choose one of the current or former USA territories and states (Hawaii, RMI, FSM, Palau, Guam, CNMI, American Samoa) and in the first part briefly describe the manner of acquisition, the form of colonial control, changes in the relationship over time and the issue of decolonisation or stages towards self-government/autonomy in the country chosen. (400 words) The second and major part of the essay should describe the current relationship with the USA. (800 words) The third and final part should comment on future directions in relations between the country and the USA and the wider chronology of all USA-Pacific relationships (300 words) See section (xii) below under Recent events and regional commentaries for references on current events. The class presentation is a progress report and summary (10 minutes) of initial opinion on the reading being taken for the essay (worth 10%) and should cover N M S G H O Identify period, location and historical contexts and themes N M S G H O List assertions (on OHP) N M S G H O Main conclusions (Note; For the conclusion of your talk; read the concluding paragraph of your essay, on OHT, say 150 words) The essay should cover the following; (1500 words) N M S G H O Identify the country and unique aspects of the relationship N M S G H O Describe annexation, the nature of control, decolonisation N M S G H O Comment on current and future directions N M S G H O Describe the wider chronology of USA-Pacific relationships N M S G H O Acknowledge supporting or contrary historical interpretations N S Appropriate footnoting, references and bibliography Code to symbols N Unsatisfactory M Unsatisfactory -minimal performance S Satisfactory performance G Satisfactory- good performance H Satisfactory- very good O Satisfactory- outstanding performance 10 Resource Materials (a) Major Texts R Crocombe, The Pacific Islands and the USA, Institute of Pacific Studies Press, Suva, 1995 Readings in USA-Pacific relations (Course Materials, HHB248) QUT, 2002 (From QUT Carseldine Bookshop) (*Compulsory) (b) References i. USA-Pacific
general H Albinski, “America’s future in the Pacific Islands region”, Journal of the Pacific Society, 16, 4, 14-25, 1994 R Bell, T McDonald and A Tidwell, eds, Negotiating the Pacific century; the new Asia, the United States and Australia, Allen and Unwin 1996 JI Brookes, International rivalry in the Pacific Islands 1800-1875, Russell and Russell 1969 M Borthwick, Pacific century; the emergence of modern Asia-Pacific, Westview Press 1992 G Boughton and P Leary, eds, A time of change; relations between the US and American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Marianas, Puetro Rico and the US Virgin Islands, University of Guam 1994 G Daws, A dream of islands; voyages of self-discovery in the South Seas, Jacaranda, 1980 (see chp 3 on Herman Melville and chp 4 on Walter Murray Gibson) J Dalton, “An anlaysis of the Solarz report” in Rubinstein D, ed, Pacific History, University of Guam, 323-30, 1992 AM Gibson, Yankees in paradise; the Pacific basin frontier, University of New Mexico Press 1993 D Hanlon, “Micronesia; writing and rewriting the histories of a nonentity”, PS, 12, 2, 1-22, 1989 D Hanlon, “Patterns of colonial rule in Micronesia”, in Howe KR, Kiste RC and Lal BV, eds, Tides of History, Allen and Unwin, 93-118, 1994 S Henningham, “Decolonisation, indigenous rights and internal conflicts” in his The Pacific Island States; security and sovereignty in the post-Cold War Pacific, Macmillan, 52-70, 1995 E Hoyt, Pacific destiny; the story of America in the western sea from the early 1800s to the 1980s, Norton 1981 J Johnson, “USA; the big umbrella” in R Crocombe and A Ali, eds, Foreign forces in Pacific politics, Institute of Pacific Studies/USP 1983 p.68-86 RC Kiste, “United States” in Howe KR, Kiste RC and Lal Bv, eds, Tides of History, Allen and Unwin, 227-56, 1994 M McGrew M and C Brook, eds, Asia-Pacific in the new world order, Routledge 1998 DA Moreland, “The quest that failed; Jack London’s last tales of the South Seas”, PS, 8, 1, 48-70, 1984 P Preston, Pacific-Asia in the global system; an introduction, Blackwell 1998 DHR Spennemann, “The United
States annexation of Wake Atoll, Central Pacific” JPH, 33, 2, 239-48,
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ii. Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) J Cameron, “Economic development options for the FSM at independence”, PS, 14, 4, 35-70, 1991 J Connell, “The new Micronesia; pitfalls and problems of dependent development”, PS, 14, 2, 87-120, 1991 LJ Gorenflo and MJ Levin, “The evolution of regional demography in the Marshall Islands, PS, 17, 1, 93-59, 1994 D Hanlon, From a stone altar; a history of Pohnpei, UH Press, 1994 F Hezel, The first taint of civilization; a history of the Caroline and Marshall islands in pre-colonial days 1521-1885, UH Press 1983 F Hezel, Strangers in their own land; a century of colonial rule in the Caroline and Marshall Islands, UH Press, 1995 JR Haglelgam, “Problems of national unity and economic development in the FSM”, Isla; A Journal of Micronesian Studies, 1,1, 5-12, 1992 DT Hughes and SK Laughlin, “Key elements in the evolving political culture of the FSM”, PS, 6, 1, 71-84, 1982 Z de Ishtar, “Fire in the water – Marshall Islands”, in her Daughters of the Pacific, Spinifex, 17-40, 1994 J Linnikin and L Poyer, eds, Cultural identity and ethnicity in the Pacific, University of Hawaii Press, 1990 (see chps 4,5 and 6) SL Malcomson, “Marshall Islands” in his Tuturani; a political journey in the Pacific Islands, Simon & Schuster, 77-104, 1990 L Mason, “A Marshallese nation emerges from the political fragmentation of American Micronesia”, PS, 13, 1, 1-46, 1989 N Mellor, “The Micronesian executive; the FSM and the Marshall Islands”, PS, 14, 1, 55-72, 1990 E Michal, “Protected states; the political status of the FSM and the RMI”, TCP, 5, 2, 303-32, 1993 RS Moses and G Ashby, “Tradition and democracy on Pohnpei island” in R Crocombe et.al., eds, Culture and democracy in the South Pacific, IPS/USP, 205-16, 1992 G Petersen, “The FSM’s 1990 Constitutional Convention; calm before the storm?” TCP, 6, 2, 337-70, 1994 G Petersen, “Ponape’s body politic; island and nation”, PS, 8, 1, 112-36, 1984 HM Schwalbenberg, “Marshallese political developments”, JPH, 20, 105-15, 1985 HM Schwalbenberg, “The plebiscite on the future political status of the FSM”, JPH, 19, 172-84, 1984 HG Segal, Kosrae; the sleeping lady awakens, Kosrae State Govt, 1995 G Smith, Micronesia; decolonisation and
US military interests in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, ANU Press, 1991 Spennemann D, “The United States annexation of Wake Atoll, Central pacific Ocean”, JPH, 33, 2, 239-48, 1998 iii PalauZ de Ishtar, “We have only one Beleu- Beleu”, in her Daughters of the Pacific, Spinifex, 41-66, 1994 G Iyechad and F Quimby, “Belau; super-port, fortress or identity” in R Teiwaki, et.al., eds Politics in Micronesia, Institute of Pacific Studies/USP, 100-30, 1983 PF Kluge, “Home and away; Palau” in his The edge of paradise; America in Micronesia, Random House 185-244, 1991 SL Malcomson, “Palau” in his Tuturani; a political journey in the Pacific Islands, Simon & Schuster, 27-46, 1990 RJ Parmentier, “The rhetoric of free association and Palau’s political struggle”, TCP, 3, 1, 146-58, 1991 RJ Parmentier, “Book Review Forum; RJ Parmentier, The sacred remains; myth, history and polity in Beleu”, PS, 14, 3, 147-80, 1991 E Rampell, “Beleu; nuclear free isles under siege” in D Robie, ed, Tu Galala; social change in the Pacific, Bridgit Williams Books/Pluto Press, 137-44, 1992 ED Rechebei and S McPhetres, eds, History of Palau; heritage of an emerging nation, Ministry of Education, Palau, 1997 D Robie, “Beleu – trust betrayed”, in his Blood on the banner; nationalist struggles in the South Pacific, Malaya Books, 161-76, 1989 DR Shuster, “Palau’s compact; controversy. Conflict and compromise”, Isla; A Journal of Micronesian Studies, 2,2, 207-36, 1994 DR Shuster, “Palau’s constitutional tangle”, JPH, 15, 74-82, 1980 DR Shuster, “Elections, compact and assassination in the Republic of Palau”, PS, 12, 1, 23-48, 1988 T Wesley-Smith, Asia in the Pacific; migrant labour and tourism in the Republic of Palau, a special issue of TCP, 12, 2, 2000 iv Guam and CNMI V Diaz, “Simply Chamorro; telling tales of demise and survival in Guam”, TCP, 6, 1, 29-58, 1994 D Farrell, The pictorial history of Guam (4 vols) Micronesian Productions 1984-91 Z de Ishtar, “A nation divided – Guam and the Norhtern Martians” and “Tourism is not good for children”, in her Daughters of the Pacific, Spinifex, 67-72 and 83-98, 1994 T Maga, “Democracy and defence; the case of Guam, USA 1918-41”, JPH, 156-72, 1985 SL Malcomson, “Guam” in his Tuturani; a political journey in the Pacific Islands, Simon & Schuster, 47-62, 1990 SL Malcomson, “Saipan” in his Tuturani; a political journey in the Pacific Islands, Simon & Schuster, 63-76, 1990 A McPhetres, “Northern Marianas Islands; US commonwealth” in R Teiwaki, et.al., eds Politics in Micronesia, Institute of Pacific Studies/USP, 146-160, 1983 SF McPhetres, “Challenges to democracy in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands” in R Crocombe et.al., eds, Culture and democracy in the South Pacific, IPS/USP, 217-38, 1992 LW Mayo, “US administration and prospects for economic self-sufficiency; a comparison of Guam and select areas of Micronesia”, PS, 11, 3, 53-76, 1988 RF Rogers, “Guam’s quest for political identity”, PS, 12, 1, 49-70, 1988 WH Stewart, “The influence of history on the CNMI’s relationship with the United States and the areas recent development”, Journal of the Pacific Society, 82, 3, 1-27, 1999 C Taitano, “Guam the struggle for civil and political rights” in R Teiwaki, et.al., eds Politics in Micronesia, Institute of Pacific Studies/USP, 131-145, 1983 WE Tagupa, “The northern Marianas; secession from trusteeship and accession to commonwealth”, JPH, 12, 81-5, 1975 R Underwood, “The State of Guam’s agenda in Washington” in Isla; A journal of Micronesian studies, 4, 1, 109-130, 1996 R Underwood, “Excursions into inauthenticity; the Chamorros of Guam” in M Chapman, ed, Mobility and identity in the Island Pacific, special issue of Pacific Viewpoint, 26, 1, 160-84, 1985 v. Hawaii J Alder, “Kamehameha’s attitude towards the United States”, JPH, 3 107-15, 1968 E Buck, Paradise remade; the politics of culture and history in Hawaii, Temple University Press 1993 G Daws, Shoals of time; a history of the Hawaiian Islands, University of Hawaii Press 1968 LH Fuchs, Hawaii Pono; a social history, Harvest/HBJ, 1961 U Hasager and J Friedman, Hawaii; return to nationhood, IWGIA, Copenhagen, 1994 RDK Herman, “The dread taboo, human sacrifice and Pearl Harbour”, TCP, 8,1, 81-126, 1996 Z de Ishtar, “Aloha aina – love the land - Hawaii”, in her Daughters of the Pacific, Spinifex, 99-118, 1994 E Joesting, Hawaii; an uncommon history, Norton, 1972 K Howe, “Kamehamehas of Hawaii” in his Where the waves fall, Allen and Unwin 152-176, 1984 P Laenui, “The overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy” in D Denoon, ed, The Cambridge History of the Pacific Islanders, CUP, 232-37, 1997 P Laenui, “Repression and renaissance in Hawaii” in D Denoon, ed, The Cambridge History of the Pacific islanders, CUP, 403-7, 1997 BLM Lee, “The relationship between the United States and the Native Hawaiian people; a case of spouse abuse”, in Borofsky R, ed, Remembrances of Pacifivc pasts, UH Press, 358-60, 2000 D Mcgregor, “Ho’I Ho’I Ea Hawaii; restoring Hawaiian sovereignty” in vom Busch W, et.al., eds, New politics in the South Pacific, IPS/USP, 31-54, 1994 N Meller, “Hawaii; 50th state” in Afeaki E, et.al., Politics in Polynesia, IPS/USP, 229-38, 1983 LK Menton and EH Tamura, A history of Hawaii, CDRG/University of Hawaii, 1999 MA Meyer, “Our own liberation; reflections on Hawaiian epistemology”, TCP, 13, 1, 124-48, 2001 JK Osario, “What kine Hawaiian are you?; a Mo’olelo about nationhood, race, history and the contemporary sovereignty movement in Hawai’i”, TCP, 13, 2 ,359-80, 2001 C Ralston, “Hawaii 1778-1854; some aspects of maka’ainana response to rapid cultural change”, JPH, 19, 21-40, 1986 D Scarr, “Hawaii; undermining the tree” in his The History of the Pacific Islands, Macmillan, 124-33 1990 WEH Tagupa, “Hawaii and the United States Supreme Court; three cases on law, history and the United States Constitution”, PS, 11, 1, 131-48, 1987 WEH Tagupa, “Education change and assimilation in Nineteenth Century Hawaii”, PS, 5, 1, 1981 KH Trask, “Hawaii; colonization and decolonisation” in A Hooper, et.al., eds, Class and culture in the South Pacific, IPS/USP, 154-75, 1987 vi. American Samoa D Ahlburg, “Return migration from the United States to American Samoa …”, PS, 17, 2, 71-84, 1994 D Chappell, “The forgotten Mau; anti-Navy protest in American Samoa 1920-1935” Pacific Historical Review, 69, 2, 217-60, 2000 EFH Faleomavaega, Navigating the future; a Samoan perspective on US-Pacific relations, Institute of Pacific Studies/USP 1995 EFH Faleomavaega, “Some perspectives on American Samoa’s political relationship with the United States, PS, 13, 2, 119-24, 1990 EFH Faleomavaega, “American Samoa; a unique relationship in the South Pacific”, in vom Busch W, et.al., eds, New politics in the South Pacific, IPS/USP, 113-22, 1994 CJ Fox, “American Samoa; which road ahead?” PS, 1,1, 47-53, 1977 PM Kennedy, The Samoan triangle; a study in Anglo-German-American relations 1878-1900, UQP, 1974 GR Lethwaite, et.al., “From Polynesia to California; Samoan migration and its sequel”, JPH, 8, 133-57, 1972 M Meleisea, Lagaga; a short history of Western Samoa, IPS/USP, 1987 M Meleisea, The making of modern Samoa, IPS/USP, 1987 EJ Michal, “American Samoa or Eastern Samoa?; the potential for American Samoa to become freely associated with the United States”, TCP, 4, 1, 137-60, 1992 EC Rhoads, “The impact of modernisation on the aged in American Samoa”, PS, 7, 2, 15-33, 1984 B Rigby, “Private interests and the origins of American involvement in Samoa 1872-77”, JPH, 8, 75-87, 1972 M Stover, “Individual land tenure in American Samoa”, TCP, 11, 1, 69-104, 1999 FIF Sunia, “American samoa; Fa’a Amerika?” in Afeaki E, et.al., Politics in Polynesia, IPS/USP, 115-30, 1983 W Tagupa, “The High Court of Western Samoa and the traditional land tenure disputes in the context of modern economic development” in R Crocombe and M Meleisea, eds, Land issues in the Pacific, IPS/USP, 183-190, 1994 vii. Micronesia (from USTT to Free Association) D Ballendorf, “Secrets without substance; US intelligence in the Japanese mandates 1915-1935”, JPH, 83-99, 1984 E Boneparth and MJ Wilkinson, “Terminating trusteeship for the FSM and RMI; independence and self-sufficiency in the post-Cold War Pacific, PS, 18, 1, 61-78, 1995 M Eilenburg, “American policy in Micronesia”, JPH, 17, 62-64, 1981 TJ Gaffaney, “Linking colonization and decolonisation; the case of Micronesia”, PS, 18, 1, 23-60, 1995 HM Friedman, “Races undesirable from a military point of view; United States security in the Pacific Islands 1945-47”, JPH, 32, 1, 49-70, 1997 HM Friedman, “Arguing over empire; American interservice and interdepartmental rivalry over Micronesia 1943-47”, JPH, 29,1, 36-48, 1994 HM Friedman, “The open door in paradise? United States strategic security and economic policy in the Pacific Islands 1945-47”, PS, 20, 1, 63-88, 1997 D Hanlon, Remaking Micronesia; discourses over development in a Pacific territory 1944-82, University of Hawaii Press 1997 D Hanlon, “The end of history for the edge of paradise; economic development and the Compacts of free association in American Micronesia”, in BV Lal and H nelson, eds, Lines across the sea; colonial inheritance in the post colonial Pacific, PHA, p.83-94, 1995 C Heine, Micronesia at the crossroads, University of Hawaii Press 1974 C Heine, “Micronesia’s Future Status Commission; its rendezvous with destiny”, JPH, 4, 127-32, 1969 FX Hezel, “Suicide and the Micronesian family”, TCP, 1,1, 43-74, 1989 R Kiste, “Termination of the US Trusteeship in Micronesia” JPH, 21, 127-38, 1986 PF Kluge, The edge of paradise; America in Micronesia, Random House 1991 N Meller, “On matters constitutional in Micronesia”, JPH, 15, 83-92, 1980 WR Moore, “Grass shirted Yap” National Geographic, 805-30, Dec 1952 HF Nufer, Micronesia under American rule; an evaluation of the strategic trusteeship 1947-1977, Exposition Press 1978 CB Paterson, “In the far Pacific; at the birth of nations”, National Geographic, 460-99, Oct 1986 G Petersen, “Why is Micronesian independence an issue?” in BV Lal and H nelson, eds, Lines across the sea; colonial inheritance in the post colonial Pacific, PHA, p.69-82, 1995 G Petersen, “A cultural analysis of the Ponapean independence vote in the 1983 plebiscite”, PS, 9, 1, 13-52, 1985 L Poyer, S Falgout, LM Carucci, “Inaugurating American rule”, Chp 8 in their The typhoon of war; Micronesian experiences of the Pacific war, University of Hawaii Press 2001 D Rubinstein, “Love and suffering; adolescent socialisation and suicide in Micronesia”, TCP, 7,1, 21-54, 1995 S Rattan, “The Yap controversy and its significance”, JPH, 124-36, 1972 D Scarr, “Global pawns; Micronesians and the United States 1944-86” in his The History of the Pacific Islands, Macmillan, 296-309, 1990 R Teiwaki, et.al., eds Politics in Micronesia, Institute of Pacific Studies/USP 1983 R Trumbull, “The rusted Trust” in his Tin roofs and palm trees; a report on the new South Seas, ANU Press, 251-80, 1977 viii. Pacific
War 1941-45 R Borofsky, ed, Remembrances of pacific pasts, UH Press, 2000 (see Chps 15 and 16) S Firth, “The war in the Pacific” in D Denoon, ed, The Cambridge History of the Pacific Islanders, CUP, 291-23, 1997 W Gardiner, Te mura o te ahi; The story of the Maori batallion, Reed 1992 H Laracy, “World War 11” in Howe KR, Kiste RC and Lal BV, eds, Tides of history, Allen and Unwin, 149-69, 1994 Laracy H and White G, eds, Taem blong faet; World War 11 in Melanesia, a special issue of ‘O’O; a Journal of Solomon Islands Studies, 4, 1998 P McQuarrie, Strategic atolls; Tuvalu and the Second World War, IPS/USP 1994 L Poyer, S Falgout, LM Carucci, “The legacy of war”, Chp 9 in their The typhoon of war; Micronesian experiences of the Pacific war, University of Hawaii Press, p.315-56, 2001 G White, ed, Remembering the Pacific war, CPIS/UH, 1991 G White and L Lindstrom, eds, The Pacific theatre; Island representations of World War 11, UH Press, 1989 G White, et.al., eds, The big death; Solomon Islanders remember World War 11, IPS/USP, 1988 ix. Bikini and nuclear
testing B Danielsson, Mururoa mon amour; the French nuclear tests in the Pacific, Penguin1974 J Diblin, Day of two suns; US nuclear testing and the Pacific Islanders, Virago 1988 S Firth and K von Strokirch, “A nuclear Pacific”, in D Denoon, ed, The Cambridge History of the Pacific Islanders, CUP, 324-58, 1997 S Firth, “Strategic and nuclear issues”, in Howe KR, Kiste RC and Lal BV, eds, Tides of History, Allen and Unwin, 300-24, 1994 S Firth, Nuclear playground, Allen and Unwin 1987 PD Jones, From Bikini to Belau; the nuclear colonisation of the Pacific, WRI 1988 RC Kiste, “Identity and relocation; the Bikini case”, in M Chapman, ed, Mobility and identity in the Island Pacific, special issue of Pacific Viewpoint, 26, 1, 1985 Y Ogashiwa, Microstates and nuclear issues; regional cooperation in the Pacific, IPS/Usp1991 D Robie, “Niuklia fri Pasifik”, in his Blood on the banner; nationalist struggles in the South Pacific, Malaya Books, 142-60, 1989 WS Ellis and JP Blair, “A way of life lost; Bikini”, National Geographic 169, 6, 813-34, 1986 x. Whaling and trading F Hezel, “A Yankee trader in Yap; Crayton Philo Holcomb”, JPH, 10, 3-19, 1970 (also in D Scarr, ed, More Pacific Island Portraits, ANU Press, 59-74, 1978 TB McGrath, “Whalers in Micronesia”, JPH, 21, 104-9, 1986 D O’Donnell, “The Pacific guano islands; the stirring of American empire in the Pacific Ocean”, PS, 16, 1, 43-66, 1993 GI Quimby, “Hawaiians in the fur trade of Northwest America, JPH, 92-108, 1972 xi. Missions D Hanlon, “God versus Gods; first years of the Micronesian Mission on Pohnpei 1852-59”, JPH, 19, 41-59, 1984 F Hezel, “Catholic missions in the Caroline and Marshall islands”, JPH, 5, 213-27, 1970 M Marshall, “Holy and unholy spirits; the effects of missionization on alcohol use in eastern Micronesia”, JPH, 11, 135-66, 1975 S Wagner-Wright, “When unity is torn asunder; the distressing case of Thomas and Lucia Holman”, PS, 15, 2, 39-60, 1992 xii. Recent
events and regional commentaries The journals The Contemporary Pacific and Journal of Pacific History have annual surveys, and Pacific News Bulletin, The New Pacific, Pacific Islands Business, and Tok blong SPFF comment on monthly or quarterly current events. There are hundreds of www sites on the Pacific region, individual countries or special single-focus issues, as well as daily news bulletins and updates. 11 Risk Assessment Statement There are no out of the ordinary risks associated with this unit 12 Disclaimer Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester 13 Study
schedule
SUMMARY All sessions 9.00am-3.00pm unless noted Tue 16 Jul (I
hour introduction) Overview, Introductory
activities, Assessment guidelines (12.00-1.00 in Room L301) Sat 20 Jul USA
in Pacific 1800-2000; Discuss Crocombe questions. Sat 27 Jul Hawaii
- Kamehameha to Annexation; Discuss Kiste questions Sat 03 Aug Hawaii
since 1900; Special topic 1; Discuss Hanlon questions; Student presentations (part
a) Sat 10 Aug Special
topics 2-4; Student presentations (part b) Sat 17 Aug Special
topics 5-7; Student presentations (part c) Sat 24 Aug Examination Readings ; questions for assessment and discussion (1) R Crocombe, “Overview; parameters of US-Pacific interaction” and “Territory, expansion then
contraction of the US empire”, Chps 1 and 2, in his The Pacific islands and the USA, IPS/USP, p.1-47, 1995 (2) R Kiste, “United States”, in K Howe, R Kiste and BV Lal, eds, Tides
of History; the Pacific Islands in the 20th C, Allen and Unwin, 227-57, 1994 (3) D Hanlon, “Micronesia; writing and rewriting the histories of a nonentity”, PS, 12, 2, 1-22, 1989 FULL PROGRAM AND STUDENT TASKS __________________________________________________________ Tue 16 Jul Introductory
activities; L301, 12.00-1.00 (Week 1) 12.00 - 1.00 Discussion on USA-Pacific connections, weekly tasks, essay and presentation guidelines, course content Independent
tasks between before Saturday 20th July 1. Complete questions on Crocombe Chps 1-2 (1) and bring to class
on 20 July for discussion and submission 2 Select country/territory/entity
for essay 3 Select three to five other readings on the topic and general
background on this period, - copy, read
and make notes 4 Check the video questions (Pacific Century) ready for class
discussion. First
Saturday session 20 July 0900-1500hrs 9.00 - 10.30 Survey of USA-Pacific to 1850 11.00 - 12.30 Pacific Century - video and discussion of questions on video 1.00 - 2.00 Themes, periodisation, historiography 2.00 - 3.00 Class Discussion on Crocombe (1) questions Independent tasks before 27th July
1. Read on indigenous response to colonialism – start with H-K
Trask (1987) “Hawaii; colonisation …” (in Readings) 2. Read on (in Readings) 3. Answer Kiste questions
and bring to class on 27 July 4. Prepare first draft of
essay Second Saturday session 27 July 0900-1500hrs 9.00 – 10.30 Survey of USA-Pacific relations 1850-1900 11.00 - 12.30 Video and discussion 1.00 – 2.00 Class Discussion on Kiste questions 2.00 - 3.00 Survey of USA-Pacific relations 1900 to present Independent
tasks before 3rd August i. Continue reading on
essay topic ii Complete final draft
of essay iii Prepare draft of
your report to class iv.
Start reading, say two articles/chapters on each special topic - Start
with Special
topic (1); O’Donnell, “The Pacific guano islands ……”
(in Readings) v.
Answer questions on Hanlon (3) and bring to class 3rd August Third
Saturday session 3rd
August 0900-1500hrs 9.00 - 10.30 Special topics 1; Guano, fur and whales – a commercial interest 11.00 - 12.00 Class discussion on answers to Hanlon (3); 12.00 - 1.00 Student presentations 1.30 - 3.00 Student presentations Independent tasks before 10th August
i. Complete final Draft
of essay ii Prepare draft of
your report to class iii Read at least one additional reference each for Special topics , 2, 3 and 4 – start with G Daws, chp 3 on Herman Melville in A dream of islands … (in Readings) and S Firth, “The war in the Pacific” (in Readings) Fourth
Saturday session 10th August 0900-1500hrs 9.00 – 10.00 Special topics No 2; Biography – Walter Murray Gibson 10.00 – 11.00 Student presentations 11.30 – 12.30 Special topics No 3; Biography – Herman Melville 12.30 -1.30 Student presentations 2.00 - 3.00 Special topic No 4; WW11 – the USA campaigns Independent tasks before 17th August
i Prepare draft of
your report to class ii Read additional
references for Special topics 5, 6 and
7- Start with Poyer, Falgout and
Carucci on “The legacy of war” (in Readings) and Boneparth and Wilkenson (1995) and Darwin
(1996) on the Cold war period (in Readings) Fifth
Saturday session 17th
August 0900-1500hrs 9.00 – 10.00 Special topics No 5; WW11 – indigenous responses 10.00 – 11.00 Student presentations 11.30 – 12.30 Special topics No 6; Bikini and nuclear testing 12.30 -1.30 Student presentations 2.00 - 3.00 Special topic No 7; The impact of the Cold War Independent
tasks before Examination ) i Select four special topics for study and read at least one additional reference each on
special topic ii Read at least one additional reference on Hawaii ii Revise and make summaries of notes Sixth
(and last) Saturday session 24 August 0900-1210hrs 09.00 - 09.10 Reading Time 09.10 - 12.10 Examination 14
Readings and questions (for the
first three sessions) Questions onCrocombe R, The Pacific Islands and
the USA, IPS/USP, 1995, 1-48 1 Crocombe claims USA actions took place in a global context of competition – competition between whom? In 19th C - In 1890s - In 1900-1945 - In 1950-1990 - 2 Crocombe identifies 5 periods in the relationship between USA and Oceania. List the dates for each period. 3 Crocombe claims USA policy in Oceania is not representative of wider USA attitudes; List six areas of difference. 4 Crocombe lists three forms of territorial control (annexation) – list the three forms. 5 Crocombe claims the USA was definitely “colonial” and the “most active in the world in the 1800s in acquiring territory” – what evidence is used to support this claim? 6 On pages 19-21, Crocombe lists several motivations behind the USA presence – what attracted the USA to Oceania? 7 Why is Ogasawara a “unique case?” 8 What are the key dates in the USA control of; Hawaii 1854 1887 1893 1898 Guam 1898 1950 American Samoa 1878 1899 1904 1951 Micronesia 1914 1947 1951 1961 1962 1965 9 What does the acronym LOS stand for? 10 Crocombe states the shrinkage phase has begun” – what were the first five territories passed over? Questions on Kiste RC, “United States” in Howe KR,
Kiste RC and Lal BV, eds, Tides of history, Allen and Unwin, 1994,
227-57 1 Kiste lists three “strategic and security concerns” to explain USA acquisitions – what are they? 2 What six “perceptions and sentiments” affected USA behaviour? 3 List the 7 components of the USTT. 4 “Strategic denial” is mentioned by Kiste several times – what did it mean? 5 Kiste calls US policy in the USST as a “caretaker status” – what does he mean? 6 What three events caused policy to change in the 1960s? 7 Why does Kiste claim “Events ran amok?” 8 Why did Micronesia divide into “have nots” and “haves” ? 9 List the dates when the new entities in Micronesia came into existence. 10 Why is commonwealth status a “disappointment?” 11 List ten key dates and events for Guam 1898-1989. 12 List five major “changes” that occurred in American Samoa 1900-1990. 13 Kiste claims Hawaiians may take pride in achievements – list three. 14 Kiste claims Hawaiians still struggle – list three areas of dispute. 15 Kiste concludes on the USA presence in Oceania by describing new regional linkages – what are these new linkages? Questions onDavid Hanlon, “Micronesia; writing and
rewriting the histories of a nonentity”, Pacific Studies, 12, 2, 1989, 1-21 1 Why does Hanlon claim the first step is the “deconstruction or disassembling of the essentially alien construct that is Micronesia”? 2 What three examples does Hanlon give to support his claim that “outside forces have consistently sought to exploit the islands”? 3 What four examples does Hanlon offer to support his claim that Micronesia is “an extremely important are in world affairs”? 4 In your own opinion how would rank Micronesia’s importance – very low, low, middle, high or very high order importance in world affairs? 5 Why does Hanlon describe the washing of Kourabi’s bones? 6 Why does Hanlon describe his conversation with a Pohnpeian? 7 Why does Hanlon describe the navigation skills of the Puluwat navigators? 8 What two pieces of evidence does Hanlon offer to show Micronesia has a past that “extends far back in time”? 9 What is Marshall Sahlin’s contribution to the study of the Pacific islands? 10 What do the examples of Pohnpei’s voting on the Draft compact and Sapwuafik’s massacre stories prove about Micronesian history? 11 Why does Hanlon ask – who should write these histories? 12 Hanlon offers four pieces pf evidence to support the claim that Micronesians have demonstrated “active agency”? READINGS For
HHB248 The USA and the Asia-Pacific region
Semester 2 2002 Contents
__________________________________________________________________ 1
R Crocombe, “Overview; parameters of US-Pacific islands interaction”
(Chp 1) and “Territory; expansion then contraction of the US Pacific empire”
(Chp 2) in The Pacific Islands and the USA, Institute of Pacific Studies
Press, Suva, 1-48, 1995 2
RC Kiste, “United States” in Howe KR, Kiste RC and Lal Bv, eds, Tides
of History, Allen and Unwin, 227-56, 1994 3
D Hanlon, “Micronesia; writing and rewriting the histories of a
nonentity”, PS, 12, 2, 1-22, 1989 4
KH Trask, “Hawaii; colonization and decolonisation” in A Hooper,
et.al., eds, Class and culture in the South Pacific, IPS/USP,
154-75, 1987 5
D O’Donnell, “The Pacific guano islands; the stirring of American
empire in the Pacific Ocean”, PS, 16, 1, 43-66, 1993 6 G Daws, “Herman
Melville” in his A dream of islands; voyages of self-discovery in the
South Seas, Jacaranda, 1980 7 S Firth, “The war
in the Pacific” in D Denoon, ed, The Cambridge History of the Pacific
Islanders, CUP, 291-23, 1997 8 L Poyer, S
Falgout, LM Carucci, “The legacy of war”, Chp 9 in their The typhoon of war;
Micronesian experiences of the Pacific war, University of Hawaii Press,
p.315-56, 2001 9 E Boneparth and
MJ Wilkinson, “Terminating trusteeship for the FSM and RMI; independence and
self-sufficiency in the post-Cold War Pacific, PS, 18, 1, 61-78, 1995 10 Darwin J, “Decolonisation and world politics” in Lowe D, ed, Australia and the end of empires, Deakin University Press, 7-24, 1996 11 Meller
N, “Indigenous self-determination and its implementation”, Pacific Studies,
23, 1-2, 1-19, 2000 12 Crocombe, “A
chronology of American involvement in the Pacific islands” , in The Pacific Islands and the USA, Institute of Pacific Studies Press, Suva, 1-48, 1995 School of Humanities and Human Services Queensland University of Technology July 2002 HHB248 The USA and the Asia-Pacific
region STUDENT
_______________________________________________ DATE ______________ TOPIC
_______________________________________________ GRADE
______________ The class presentation N M S G H O Identify period, location and historical contexts and themes N M S G H O List assertions (on OHP) N M S G H O Main conclusions The essay N M S G H O Identify the country and unique aspects of the relationship N M S G H O Describe annexation, the nature of control, decolonisation N M S G H O Comment on current and future directions N M S G H O Describe the wider chronology of USA-Pacific relationships N M S G H O Acknowledge supporting or contrary historical interpretations N S Appropriate footnoting, references and bibliography
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