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Florjancic, Linda M. ""We'll find a new way of living" racism in Showboat, South Pacific, the King and I, and West Side story /." Akron, OH : University of Akron, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=akron1124769084.

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Thesis (M. Mus.)--University of Akron, School of Music, 2005.
"August, 2005." Title from electronic thesis title page (viewed 11/28/2005). Advisor, Brooks Toliver; Faculty Reader, Michele Tannenbaum; School Director, William Guegold; Dean of the College, Mark S. Auburn; Dean of the Graduate School, George R. Newkome. Includes bibliographical references.

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Florjancic, Linda M. "“We’ll Find a New Way of Living:” Racism in Showboat, South Pacific, The King and I and West Side Story." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1124769084.

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McCray, Daniel Arthur. "Eternal ramifications of the War of the Pacific." [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2005. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0009403.

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Fujiwara, Tetsuya. "Restoring honor: Japanese Pacific War disabled war veterans from 1945 to 1963." Diss., University of Iowa, 2011. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/1457.

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This dissertation examines the lives of Japanese disabled war veterans and the activism of the Japanese Disabled Veterans Association (JDVA: Nippon Shôigunjin kai) in the early postwar period, beginning immediately following the Allied Occupation in the summer of 1945 and ending in 1963, when the National Diet passed the "Act on Special Aid to the Wounded and Sick Retired Soldiers" (Senshôbyôsha Tokubetsu Engo-hô). Established in 1952, the JDVA would play a leading role in securing welfare for Japanese disabled war veterans.

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Bahar, Emran. "ASEAN regionalism in the post-cold war Asia-Pacific." Phd thesis, Canberra, ACT : The Australian National University, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/9437.

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In conclusion, it can be observed that ASEAN institutions have undergone several stages of evolution reflecting the member countries' general attitudes towards regionalism in Southeast Asia. The mechanisms of ASEAN cooperation started modestly in 1967 until1976 when it was greatly overhauled by the ASEAN Heads of Government. Since then, the ASEAN institutions have continued to receive the attention of member governments although the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta that symbolises ASEAN cooperation, continues to remain modest. This is still so because member countries are pragmatic and careful not to create a huge centralised bureaucracy that can lead to inefficiency. Nevertheless, through the ASEAN structure, political leaders and officials from member countries interact with one another forming a network of personal and working relations crucial for ASEAN regionalism in the 1990s. Moreover, the Secretariat facilitates information flows and reduces costs of regional transaction. This further underpins regional activities. This conclusion reinforces the argument that in ASEAN, the process is in itself important. As Michael Leifer has argued, 'for ASEAN governments, a personalised process of consultation and cooperation has become more important than formal procedures for problem-solving'.43 Following this argument, the numerous number of meetings, besides producing papers and an unaccountable number of recommendations, Joint Communiques or Press Releases are important as well. These factors help to foster confidence in ASEAN as it enters the post-Cold War Asia Pacific.

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De, Virgilio John F. "The reconciliation movement between Japanese and American Pacific war veterans." Thesis, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7098.

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In the spring of 1986, I began the study of a new skill in computer-aided design and drafting (CADD). My intent was to fulfill one of my life long interests concerning the Pearl Harbor attack by producing scaled drawings depicting the damage inflicted on each of the five sunken American battleships at Pearl Harbor by the Japanese Imperial Navy. My aim was the creation of highly detailed computer graphics that would precisely illustrate the enormous amount of damage inflicted on the five ships.
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Choi, Cho-hong. "Hong Kong in the context of the Pacific War : an American perspective /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1998. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B20906845.

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Steeves, Kerry Ragnar. "The Pacific Coast Militia Rangers, 1942-1945." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/42024.

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For Canadians the Second World War traditionally evokes images of the invasion of Normandy, the Falaise Gap, and the ill-fated raid on Dieppe. Over the years Canadians who served overseas have been recognized but, at the same time, soldiers who served on the home front have been overlooked. This is because many of Canada's home defence soldiers were conscripted under the National Resources Mobilization Act, and were unwilling to go overseas. Thousands of Canadians, however, were denied entry into the regular forces because they were too old, too young, or classified as medically unfit. In British Columbia during the Second World War, these men were given the opportunity to enlist in a unique home guard unit called the Pacific Coast Militia Rangers (P.C.M.R.). The Pacific Coast Militia Rangers were organized in response to public pressure, and because existing coastal defences were inadequate. Composed of unpaid volunteers trained in guerilla tactics, the Pacific Coast Militia Rangers were a home defence force peculiar to British Columbia. The Rangers were not a typical military organization. Rather, they were a distinctively North American fighting force in the tradition of previous Ranger formations. A sense of historical tradition was evident in the designation of "Rangers" for British Columbia's Second World War guerilla home defence volunteers. In North America, since the 1700s, men born in and acquainted with the hinterland-frontiersmen, hunters, cowboys, and trappers proficient in the use of firearms-have been formed into irregular Ranger units in times of emergency. There is a long list of these North American Ranger organizations: Rogers' Rangers in the French and Indian War; Butler's Loyalist Rangers, the East Florida Rangers, and the Queen's Rangers in the American Revolution; the Frontier Battalion of the Texas Rangers in the revolution against Mexican authority; Mosby's Rangers in the U.S. Civil War; and the Rocky Mountain Rangers in the Northwest Rebellion. The Pacific Coast Militia Rangers were the twentieth century revival of this Ranger tradition. Throughout history, all Ranger units have used the same tactics: they employed guerilla warfare with an emphasis on surprise attacks, they operated in small units which were highly mobile, and they focussed on rifle training. A lack of formal military discipline has also been characteristic of all Ranger formations. The Pacific Coast Militia Rangers, then, were not an innovation in the Canadian military experience. They were part of a distinct military tradition of irregular troops adapted to suit North American frontier conditions. The Pacific Coast Militia Rangers reflected the character, fears, and internal conflicts of British Columbia's society. British Columbia was a predominantly white community and the P.C.M.R. mirrored the widespread white ethnic prejudices in the province. Ethnic groups were largely excluded from the Rangers and Native Indians, who were accepted as valuable recruits, were treated in a paternalistic manner. Militant trade unionism has been an important facet of B.C. history, and trade unionists were prominent in the Pacific Coast Militia Rangers. Trade unions fully supported the P.C.M.R. and Ranger membership was dominated by the working class. The labour movement's influence in the P.C.M.R. can be seen in the anxiety over the possible employment of Ranger units to break strikes. The role of war veterans in the P.C.M.R. also reflected the composition of the larger society. First World War veterans were a well-defined group in B.C. society, and their values and outlook were revealed through their Ranger participation. The veterans' zeal and rivalry with younger Rangers indicates that their patriotism was, at times, misguided, but it was rooted in a personal need to play a visible role in the war effort. The P.C.M.R. operated in a democratic manner: if the commander of a Ranger company was disliked by his men, he could be voted out of his position. Similarly, if Rangers disagreed with directives from P.C.M.E. headquarters they were quick to express their displeasure and threatened resignation. This would have been impossible in the regular army, but in the P.C.M.R.-composed of citizen-soldiers-it was a commonplace pattern. The social equality between ranks, and the egalitarian way in which the P.C.M.R. operated expressed the New World frontier values of British Columbia in the 1940s. The wartime fears and phobias of British Columbians showed in the actions of the Pacific Coast Militia Rangers. Life in British Columbia during the early years of the Second World War was, for the most part, as secure as life in other regions of Canada. This was changed, however, with the bombing of Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. The aggressiveness of Japan and the stunning success of her war machine, caused panic in the Pacific Coast province about the vulnerability of B.C. to an attack. In addition, the war sharpened the already existing white racial animosity against the Japanese, and _ provided a socially acceptable outlet for its expression. White British Columbia has had a history of fear of Asians and, subsequently, anti-Orientalism has been a current in the province's culture. In much the same way that anti-Japanese sentiment forced the federal government to intern and evacuate British Columbia's Japanese population, so too did public outcry prompt the formation of local home guard units. These two problems-the defence of British Columbia and anti-Japanese sentiment-became manifest in the history of the Pacific Coast Militia Rangers. From the Dominion government's viewpoint, the P.C.M.R. was a valuable organization. The Rangers provided military protection at a low cost, but they also comforted a frightened population which demanded protection from a Japanese invasion. It will be argued here that while the main purpose of the P.C.M.R. was home defence, the organization became much more than that to both the government and the people of British Columbia. Quite apart from its defence role, the P.C.M.R. provided reassurance, sustained the morale of a population at war, and acted as a means to indoctrinate civilians with military propaganda.
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Bartels, Rusty Ray. "War Memories, Imperial Ambitions| Commemorating World War II in the US Pacific National Park System." Thesis, University of California, Davis, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10165868.

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This project argues that the National Park Service (NPS) functions as an agent of the state in perpetuating American imperialism throughout the Pacific World through presenting WWII narratives of sacrifice as worthy of inclusion into the nation. These narratives, I argue, reinforce American occupation in islands and regions that have contested relations to the nation. This project is informed by scholarship in rhetorical criticism of public memory and in American Studies analyses of the nation as an empire. Methodologically, I have combined fieldwork at each park site and official public interpretive materials, with historical archives related to the formation, design, and management of the parks to understand the relationship between past and present. Part I of this project examines War in the Pacific National Historical Park in the American territory of Guam and American Memorial Park in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. I focus my argument here on how NPS narratives of WWII cannot be separated from historical and contemporary American military interests in the Mariana Islands and the Pacific World. Part II approaches the three units of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument in Hawai’i, Alaska, and California, with each state’s focus, development, and accessibility being appreciably different. I argue that all are concerned with the legacies of militarized land use and narratives of sacrifice for and belonging to the nation.

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Erickson, Lucas, and Lucas Erickson. ""Their Flag and Skulls Are Ours": Corporeal Trophy Taking in the Pacific War." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/12541.

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This thesis explores the taking of Japanese remains as trophies by American servicemen during the Second World War in the Pacific. It examines the historical and contemporary motives for American trophy taking in modern warfare and shows that corporeal trophy taking was both prevalent and multifaceted and how Japanese war materials and bodies were repurposed into trophied objects that were recorded, kept, displayed, exchanged, and even celebrated both in the battlefield and on the home front. This study also recognizes and analyzes relatively new and useful sources of evidence, such as recently published memoirs, artifacts, and digital social media, to expand our understanding of corporeal trophy taking as it occurred during the Pacific War.
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Choi, Cho-hong, and 蔡祖康. "Hong Kong in the context of the Pacific War: an American perspective." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1998. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31220630.

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Jang, Hoi Sik. "Japanese imperial ideology, shifting war aims and domestic propaganda during the Pacific War of 1941-1945." Diss., Online access via UMI:, 2007.

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Stender, Kerstin. "The business of trails." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2017. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1957.

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Long distance trails have substantial infrastructure due to their length and provision of overnight shelters. Length and remoteness impact negatively on travel time for access, resulting in high maintenance costs. Additionally, as government budgets are declining globally, funding for trails can be difficult to source, leaving infrastructure to deteriorate. This research investigated how long distance trails are managed, specifically from the perspective of a tourism product in a natural protected area. Global case studies were based on site visits and interviews with trail managers around the world, as well as a review of written documentation. Through comparative analysis the components of trail management were identified, such as funding, volunteering, governance, partnerships, conservation, infrastructure and tourism. These components were then analysed within the context of their political, social and environment settings. This research investigated trails internationally: Australia - Munda Biddi Trail; New Zealand - Nga Haerenga; United States of America - Arizona Trail, Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail; United Kingdom - West Highland Way; Germany/Austria - Lechweg; Europe - E-Paths; South Africa - Rim of Africa Trail and South Korea - Jeju Olle Trail. Four business approaches to the governance of trails were identified through the analysis of trail components and the application of Eagles’ (2008a, 2009) governance model for tourism in protected areas. The four approaches are: business, community, volunteering and conservation; each based on their purpose, governing body, income, staffing, and mode of operation across tenure, among other criteria. The most financially sustainable model is the community approach, which involves a partnership between government and a not-for-profit organisation. It extends the income stream options and reduces overheads through the use of volunteers for maintenance. The level of infrastructure liability directly correlates with expense and is therefore a limiting factor for financial sustainability. Tourism strategies, such as marketing, promotion, and product and destination development, further extend the trail’s financial sustainability by maximising user numbers and partnering with businesses. This also increases regional economic benefits and improves the user experience. Transferability, generalisation and theory building of the research findings are refutable due to the small case study, but nevertheless it will fill a gap in the literature and provide ideas, concepts and governance models for trail managers to improve their trail’s financial sustainability.

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Pappas, Caroline History Australian Defence Force Academy UNSW. "Law and politics : Australia's war crimes trials in the Pacific, 1943-1961." Awarded by:University of New South Wales - Australian Defence Force Academy. School of History, 1998. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/38701.

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This dissertation examines the trial of Japanese war crimes conducted by Australia between 1945 and 1951; although the study commences in 1943, when the Government first focussed on the issue, and ends in 1961, when the issue was closed. Beyond providing an overview of the trials the thesis addresses the major criticism of the trials by looking at whether the trails were fair and if they fulfilled Australian aims. This is addressed within the context of the two elements of international law, the political, and the legal, and examined in each of the three sections. The Policy section establishes the political context of the trials by examining the influence of the international community and the Australian Government. Both influenced structure and progress rather than the final application of the law. When Australian attitudes were incongruous with international views, a perception that Australia was harsh and repressive developed even though justice was an important part of the Government???s agenda. A study of legal aspects of the trials commences in the Procedures section. Australia???s legislation and regulations are explained with particular emphasis on the more controversial aspects, and a comparison is made with the war crimes instruments of other Allies trying the Japanese showing many similarities between the regulations used by other nations and Australia???s. Procedures also discusses the framework for the Australian trials, the procedures used to bring a case to trial, the process used in court, the review process and the carrying out of sentences. Such a thorough study of the procedural basis is necessary to evaluate the individual trials. Practical examples of some of the procedural problems are also discussed in the following section ??? Practice. This section reviews a number of trials and the various types of crimes and the claims made in defence to show how Australia applied and interpreted the law. The study finds many similarities between Australia???s application of the law and the practice of other nations, indicating that Australian courts were applying what was considered to be customary expectations of behaviour. Throughout the trials there was little evidence of vindictiveness or revenge, either by Government or in the courts. Both were faced with significant problems, which were not always dealt with well but overall the trials were fair and those involved were concerned that justice should not only be seen to be done, but actually be done.

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Robb-Webb, Jonathan James. "The British Pacific Fleet, experience and legacy : a levels of war analysis." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2006. https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-british-pacific-fleet-experience-and-legacy--a-levels-of-war-analysis(7c3be018-de65-4b72-a15f-3247f5ae786d).html.

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Mason, Richard. "Containment and non-alignment : the United States and Indonesia, 1945-59." Thesis, Keele University, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.287972.

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O'Sullivan, Brian. "Away All Boats: A Study of the evolution and development of amphibious warfare in the Pacific War." Thesis, University of Canterbury. History, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/1641.

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Amphibious operations are a topic central to the history of World War Two in the Pacific Theatre. The majority of research on this topic has been centred on the impact of American experiences and successes attributed to the development and evolution of amphibious warfare. The contributions of the United Kingdom and Japan to the development of amphibious warfare have been either overlooked or marginalized. This thesis will investigate the amphibious activities of all three powers both during and before the Pacific War, and seek to explain the importance of each nation's contribution to amphibious warfare. In addition, the thesis will demonstrate how in its highest forms amphibious operations became a fully fledged system of global force projection. The thesis will explain how each of these powers interpreted the legacy of the failure of the 1915 Gallipoli campaign both in the context of their own wartime experiences, and in their respective strategic worldviews. This interpretation is central to how each power prepared for amphibious operations in the next war. The importance of the geography of the Pacific Ocean to the evolution and development of amphibious warfare will be discussed, as will the advances in technology that allowed the creation of logistical systems to support these operations.

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Bayona, Matsuda Jorge. "Sater, William F. Andean Tragedy: Fighting the War of the Pacific, 1879-1884." Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2012. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/121734.

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DuBois, David. "The Last Stand of the Asiatic Fleet: MacArthur's Debacle in the Pacific." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://www.amzn.com/0692862633/.

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David DuBois has chronicled the opening days of World War II in the Pacific and the demise of the U.S. Navy's Asiatic Fleet, relying extensively on primary sources such as combat narratives, after action reports, ship's logs, and testimony from congressional hearings. His extensive analysis and historically-substantiated revision of the standard narrative surrounding the initial weeks and months of the Pacific war is a must-read for every World War II historian or enthusiast. - Dr. Stephen G. Fritz, Professor of History, East Tennessee State University
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Zeitz, Lynette D. "No half-hearted soldiers : the Japanese Army's experience of defeat in the South West Pacific, 1942-45 /." Title page, table of contents and abstract only, 1992. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09ARM/09armz48.pdf.

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Stobie, James R. "More to the story a reappraisal of U.S. intelligence prior to the Pacific War /." Fort Leavenworth, Kan. : U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, 2007. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA471458.

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Thesis (M. of Military Art and Science)--U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, 2007.
The original document contains color images. Title from title page of PDF document (viewed on May 27, 2008). Includes bibliographic references.

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Patchin, Paige M. "Pacific[ations] : security, nonviolence, and the 'war on drugs' in Mérida, Yucatán, 2007-2012." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/45574.

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Drug-related conflict has perhaps been the central question of Mexican politics since President Felipe Calderón initiated the "war on drugs" in 2006. From 2007-2012, military and police presence in everyday life deepened across the country, and tens of thousands of people were killed. It in opposition to this scene of extreme violence that Mérida, Yucatán was relentlessly celebrated as the most secure city in Mexico, the "City of Peace." Through interviews with government officials and activists in Mérida, this thesis explores reverberations between i) the politics of Mérida's continuing declaration of nonviolence; ii) the mobilization of the abstract concept of security; and iii) the reconfiguration of state power under the "war on drugs." Chapter 2 explains the policies and practices enacted by Mexican and U.S. governments under the anti-drug banner. The ways in which life and landscapes in Yucatán were re-organized around protection against drug-related conflict is the subject of Chapter 3. This, what I term securitization, attempted to bring the circulation of bodies, drugs, and rumors in Mérida under control for the sake of the security and reproduction of the state. Chapter 4 explores the relationship between securitization, the story of nonviolence, and colonial identity categories. Here, I argue that the "City of Peace" is premised on the formation of pacified state subjects. These storylines converge in my central argument: constructions of nonviolence in Mérida from 2007-2012 were bound up with many different forms of state violence, ranging from the use of brute force to the quiet restriction of everyday conduct.

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Samuels, Richard J., and Christopher P. Twomey. "The Eagle Eyes the Pacific: American Foreign Policy Options in East Asia after the Cold War." MIT-Japan Program, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/10859.

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Powell, James Scott. "Learning under fire: a combat unit in the Southwest Pacific." Texas A&M University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/4237.

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Engaging a determined enemy across a broad range of conditions, the U.S. Army in World War II's Southwest Pacific Area (SWPA) played an important role in the defeat of Japan. How units fought and learned in SWPA and how they adapted to the evolving challenges of their environment is the focus of this dissertation. The subject remains largely unexplored, especially in contrast to the attention the European theater has received. An examination of the 112th's performance not only illuminates an understudied area in the historiography of World War II but also offers relevant lessons for contemporary military organizations. Mining a rich collection of primary sources, this study analyzes the development of the 112th Cavalry Regiment and sheds light on how American units in SWPA prepared for and conducted combat operations. A National Guard unit federalized in 1940 and sent to the Pacific theater in 1942, the 112th performed garrison duties on New Caledonia and Woodlark Island and eventually fought in New Britain, New Guinea, and the Philippines. Before deactivating, the regiment also served in Japan during the first months of the occupation. Concentrating on one unit illustrates the extent to which ground forces in SWPA were driven to learn and adapt. The 112th had mixed success when it came to carrying out its assigned missions effectively. The same was true of its efforts to learn and improve. The unit's gradual introduction to combat worked to its advantage, but learning was not simply a matter of building on experience. It also involved responding to unexpected challenges. Experience tended to help, but the variety of circumstances in which the cavalrymen fought imposed limits on the applicability of that experience. Different situations demanded that learning occur in different ways. Learning also occurred differently across the organization's multiple levels. Moreover, failure to learn in one area did not, as a matter of course, undermine advancement in all. Much depended on the presence of conditions that facilitated or disrupted the learning process, such as the intricacy of the tasks involved, the part higher headquarters played, and the enemy's own responses to the changing environment.

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Komatsu, Keiichiro. "Misunderstanding and mistranslation in the origins of the Pacific War of 1941-1945 : the importance of 'Magic'." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1994. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:681fa017-7203-4ff9-9559-ab8c700f6153.

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The thesis is concerned with a specific example of misunderstanding as a factor in international crisis leading to war. The example is the outbreak of the Pacific War in December 1941 and the thesis gives special importance to the mistranslation and misinterpretation of "Magic" (Magic, as the thesis explains, was the name given to the American decoding of the secret Japanese codes). The argument is that misunderstanding was a cumulative factor in relations between the United States and Japan, and that in the final negotiations mistranslation of Magic was a significant factor in the failure to reach an agreement. The thesis argues that as late as the last week in November 1941 the attack on Pearl Harbor could have been averted. The thesis opens with an introduction referring to the literature on the causes of war and misunderstanding in international politics. A brief comparison is made with crises which did not lead to war, such as the Cuban missile crisis. Part I is entitled "The Historical Legacy" and surveys briefly the period from the Spanish-American war to 1940. It does not claim to be a comprehensive account of U.S.-Japan relations. It is designed to show how successive crises increased misunderstanding. It emphasises the importance, for Japan, of the danger from Russia and demonstrates the lack of control in Japanese foreign policy. Part II opens with an examination of the way policy was formed and decisions made in the United States and Japan, discussing the role of Roosevelt, Hull and other influential members of the Administration in the United States, and the lack of a central core of decision-making in Japan. It then proceeds with a chronological study of negotiations from November 1940 to October 1941. Part III examines in detail the mistranslations from Magic, including the technical problems of coding and decoding and linguistic factors and problems of translation. Part IV studies chronologically the final negotiations, including Proposal B and the Hull Note, up to the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. It shows in detail the synchronisation and lack of synchronisation between the two sides and demonstrates the points at which accurate translation and clear understanding might have altered the course of events. The brief conclusion explains how the thesis adds to existing literature, notes the present state of archival material and speculates on the possible course of events had the attack on Pearl Harbor not occurred. There are five appendices: (i) Magic materials; (ii) List of Important Magic Misinterpretations; (iii) Historiographic Developments; (iv) Bibliography; (v) Maps.

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Day, David Andrew. "Australia, Britain and the onset of the Pacific War, 1939-42 : an imperial relationship under stress." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1986. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/250891.

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Kaneko, Maki. "Art in the service of the state : artistic production in Japan during the Asia-Pacific War." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.542904.

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This study explores the dynamic interrelationships between Japanese artists and the state during the Asia-Pacific War (1937-1945). In post-war art historiography, this period has been regarded as a `dark valley' where artists were subjected to total State control. Examination reveals that artists were not mere subordinates to the wartime State, rather there was dynamic interaction. This study challenges the current narrow understanding of the state of culture during the war by portraying artists as active participants in wartime cultural projects and illustrating how their activities shaped important aspects of the wartime cultural landscape. This dissertation is divided into four main sections. Chapter One illustrates Japanese cultural politics during the war and re-examines art policy in general. Chapter Two focuses on art exhibitions supervised by the Ministry of Education, and the consolidation process that took place among practicing artists. Chapter Three deals with one specific art project conducted by the military: the Campaign Record Painting Project. Finally, chapter Four discusses social role and practices of art during the war by focusing on three art projects specifically targeted at the dissemination of art to workers. In the concluding chapter, how wartime debates and projects influenced or were transmitted to the post-war development of art is touched upon. The Asia-Pacific War usually has been treated as a single period, separate from the `democratic' post-war period. This study not only explores the interactions between artists and state authorities, but also clearly demonstrates the significance of the wartime period in considering the post-war artistic climates, and challenges the `single period' treatment

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Carter, Bryan Anthony. "A frontier apart| identity, loyalty, and the coming of the civil war on the pacific coast." Thesis, Oklahoma State University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3641307.

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The development of a Western identity, derivative and evolved from Northern, Midwestern, and Southern identities, played a significant role in determining the loyalty of the Pacific States on the eve of the Civil War. Western identity shared the same tenets as the other sections: property rights, republicanism, and economic and political autonomy. The experiences of the 1850s, though, separated Westerners from the North and the South, including their debates over slavery, black exclusion, and Indian policy. These experiences helped formulate the foundations of a Western identity, and when Southern identity challenged Western political autonomy by the mid-1850s, political violence and antiparty reactions through vigilantism and duels threw Western politics into chaos as the divided Democratic Party, split over the Lecompton Controversy, struggled to maintain control. With the election of 1860, Lincoln's victory in California and Oregon were the result of this chaos, and Westerners remained loyal to the North due to economic ties and Southern challenges to Western political autonomy. On the eve of the Civil War, the West was secured through the efforts of Republicans, but the belief in economic freedom from a slave labor system and federal aid for Indian campaigns played a significant role in forming a Western identity determined to remain in the Union.

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Butler, Jayna D. ""You've Got to Be Carefully Taught": Reflections on War, Imperialism and Patriotism in America's South Pacific." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2013. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/3812.

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Underneath the romance, comedy and exoticism, South Pacific is a story that questioned core American values, exploring issues of race and power at a time when these topics were intensely relevant-the original opened just four years post WWII, on the heels of Roosevelt's aggressive expansionist response to domestic instabilities. Much has been written about the depiction of war and racial prejudice in South Pacific. However, examining such topics in the context of their cultural and political moment (both in 1949 and 2008) and through the lens of Terry Eagleton's unique take on morality, is not only a fascinating study, but an intensely relevant and unchartered endeavor. This work concerns the evolution of an American code of ethics as it has been reflected and constructed in both Broadway productions of Roger and Hammerstein's South Pacific (c.1949, 2008). Specifically, it examines the depiction of WWII, America's imperialistic foreign policy, and the function of American patriotism in light of Terry Eagleton's theories surrounding an evolving code of ethics in 20th/21st century America. By so doing, this thesis uncovers answers to the following questions: What were the cultural and political forces at work at the time South Pacific was created (both in 1949 and 2008), and how did these forces influence the contrasting depictions of war, imperialism and patriotism in each version of the musical? In what ways were these productions reflective of a code of ethics that evolved from what Eagleton would classify as moral realism (prescriptive of behavior) to moral nihilism (reflective of behavior)? How did the use of this increasingly reflexive moral code make this politically controversial musical more palatable, and therefore commercially viable during the contrasting political climates of WWII and the recent war on Iraq? Determining answers to questions such as these enables us as a society to look back on our history-on our mistakes and triumphs-and recognize our tendency to find pragmatic justification for our actions rather than acknowledging the possibility of the existence of objective truth, which remains unchanged through time and circumstance.

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Buckland, Sandra. "Political obligation, citizenship and the just war." Thesis, University of Bristol, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1983/2ee389ef-faa1-4b31-bc55-c3e2acf4b636.

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Canaveze, Rafael [UNESP]. "O Brasil e a Guerra do Pacífico: alianças estratégicas e relações diplomáticas (1879-1883)." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/93359.

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A presente dissertação visa a analisar as relações diplomáticas do Império do Brasil em meio à Guerra do Pacífico (1879-1883). Essa guerra foi motivada pela disputa de recursos minerais no deserto do Atacama e envolveu o Chile contra a Aliança de Peru e Bolívia. No caso do Brasil, sua participação restringiu-se ao campo diplomático, ainda que o Chile tenha buscado firmar uma aliança estratégica junto ao Império. Através dos Ofícios da Legação Imperial do Brasil no Chile, analisamos o posicionamento da diplomacia brasileira em meio à guerra e sua implicação no cenário sul-americano. Além disso, consultamos dois periódicos brasileiros, o Província de São Paulo e o Jornal do Comércio, com o objetivo de compreender a repercussão do conflito na imprensa do país, bem como o posicionamento de cada periódico na questão do Pacífico
The present dissertation aims to analyze the diplomatic relations of the Empire of Brazil in the midst of the War of the Pacific (1879-1883). This war was motivated by the dispute of mineral resources in the Atacama Desert and it has involved Chile against the Alliance of Peru and Bolivia. In the case of Brazil, its participation has restricted to the diplomatic area, even though Chile has tried to establish a strategic alliance with the Empire. Through the Trades of Imperial Legation of Brazil in Chile, we have analyzed the positioning of the Brazilian diplomacy in the midst of the war and its implication in the South-American scene. Besides this, we have consulted two Brazilian newspapers, Província de São Paulo (“The Province of São Paulo”) and Jornal do Comércio (“Journal of Commerce”), with the objective of comprehending the repercussion of the conflict in the press of the country, and also the positioning of each newspaper in the question of the Pacific

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Wilford, Timothy. "Canada and the Far East crisis in 1941: Intelligence, strategy and the coming of the Pacific War." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/29272.

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Historians specializing in the Second World War have often characterized Canada as an Atlantic Power whilst tending to ignore its important role in the Pacific. Moreover, historians have often characterized Canada as a very minor component of the Anglo-American alliance that emerged in 1941. Canada's response to the Far East crisis may be better understood through a detailed study of the intelligence operations and strategic planning that preceded the outbreak of war in the Pacific. Several primary sources, including contemporaneous war records, internal histories, memoirs and post-war accounts from former participants in wartime intelligence operations, suggest that Canada was better prepared for the Pacific War than previously known. In 1941, Canadian intelligence staff and strategists worked closely with their Allied and American counterparts to prepare for war with Japan. Canada monitored Japan's preparations for war and participated in Allied-American conferences concerning the Far East crisis, using multiple intelligence sources to optimize strategic planning. Throughout the developing crisis in the Far East, Canada sought to avoid conflict with Japan until American participation was assured, but fully anticipated action in Southeast Asia and the North Pacific, making various preparations for national and imperial defence.

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Seaton, Philip Andrew. "Japanese memory of the Asia-Pacific war : the struggle to reconcile defeat, aggression and suffering, 1991-2001." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.400024.

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Linn, James. "Supplying the Asia-Pacific Theater: United States Logistics and the American Merchant Marine in World War II." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2016. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2167.

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America’s victory in World War II came from a number of successes such as production of war materiel, technological advances, and national mobilization on levels not seen before or since. America went into the war behind the Axis Powers both militarily and economically. The Great Depression had a devastating effect on merchant ship building in the United States during the 1930’s. In response, the U.S. Congress passed the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, which created the U.S. Maritime Commission whose mission was to modernize and build ships for the looming world war. Originally slated to build fifty ships a year for ten years as a part of the New Deal attack on a sagging economy, the Maritime Commission ended up building over 5,000 ships by the end of 1945. This paper examines the critical role of the civilian United States Merchant Marine in the struggle against the Japanese Empire.

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Kilner, Peter. "Soldiers, Self-Defense, and Killing in War." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36685.

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Just-Warists and War-Pacifists disagree on whether soldiers are morally justified in killing each other in wartime combat. Many of their respective arguments, and their contradictory conclusions, are based upon principles of self-defense. In this thesis, I examine the role that principles of self-defense play in the arguments surrounding the moral justification of killing in combat. I do so by critiquing both a Just-Warist argument that relies on self-defense (constructed from the works of Michael Walzer and Judith Jarvis Thomson) and a War-Pacifist argument (developed by Richard Norman) that condemns killing in combat based on the moral requirements of self-defense. I demonstrate that both arguments fail due to their mistaken assumptions that soldiers are not morally responsible for their actions. I conclude by arguing that--once soldiers are recognized as morally responsible agents--killing in combat can be morally justified by principles of self-defense.
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Schwarzkopf, Matthew. "The Second Mission: Canadian Survival in Hong Kong Prisoner-of-War Camps, 1941-1945." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/38898.

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In November of 1941, 1,973 Canadian soldiers and two nurses sailed from Vancouver for Hong Kong to garrison the British colony and help defend it in the event of a Japanese attack. The ensuing battle was a decisive defeat for the defenders. 555 Canadians never returned home, over half of those dying in captivity, either in Hong Kong or later once transferred to Japan. The prisoners would become Canada’s longest serving prisoners-of-war of the Second World War and arguably suffered worse than any others. Yet, despite the high casualties, 84 per cent of the 1,684 initial captives survived the ordeal as prisoners in Hong Kong. Once one begins to understand what these men went through, it seems remarkable that so many of them managed to survive at all. This thesis explores Canadian survival in Hong Kong prison camps and the various methods these captives used to overcome boredom, violence, disease, hunger, loneliness, and hopelessness. Using as a research basis clandestine diaries, journals, memoirs, and letters to and from family members, this thesis argues that the Canadians survived due to strong leadership, commitment to duty, creative ingenuity, and a firm determination to return to their families. Uncertainty was an unyielding enemy from day to day and the Hong Kong POWs had to rely on themselves and their compatriots to keep mentally sharp and physically fit. Canadian prisoners in Hong Kong were abused by their captors, fed meager rations, suffered a myriad of tropical diseases, and lived in appalling conditions. The fact that so many survived is a testament to their courage and resilience. This thesis will show how they did it.

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Tay, Frances. "Making Malaysian Chinese : war memory, histories and identities." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2015. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/making-malaysian-chinese-war-memory-histories-and-identities(abc19330-315a-4602-9680-5beb74173920).html.

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This thesis proposes a new perspective on Malaysian Chinese studies by exploring issues of identity formation refracted through the lens of contestations of war memory, communal history and state-sponsored national history. In multiethnic Malaysia, despite persistent nation-building programs towards inculcating a shared Malaysian national identity, the question as to whether the Chinese are foremost Chinese or Malaysian remains at the heart of Malaysian socio-political debates. Existing scholarship on the Malaysian Chinese is often framed within post-independent development discourses, inevitably juxtaposing the Chinese minority condition against Malay political and cultural supremacy. Similarly, explorations of war memory and history echo familiar Malay-Chinese, dominant-marginalised or national-communal binary tropes. This thesis reveals that prevailing contestations of memory and history are, at their core, struggles for cultural inclusion and belonging. It further maps the overlapping intersections between individual (personal/familial), communal and official histories in the shaping of Malaysian Chinese identities. In tracing the historical trajectory of this community from migrants to its current status as ‘not-quite-citizens,’ the thesis references a longue durée perspective to expose the motif of Otherness embedded within Chinese experience. The distinctiveness of the Japanese occupation of British Malaya between 1941-1945 is prioritised as a historical watershed which compounded the Chinese as a distinct and separate Other. This historical period has also perpetuated simplifying myths of Malay collaboration and Chinese victimhood; these continue to cast their shadows over interethnic relations and influence Chinese representations of self within Malaysian society. In the interstices between Malay-centric national history and marginalised Chinese war memory lie war memory silences. These silences reveal that obfuscation of Malaysia’s wartime past is not only the purview of the state; Chinese complicity is evident in memory-work which selectively (mis)remembers, rejects and rehabilitates war memory. In excavating these silences, the hitherto unexplored issue of intergenerational memory transmission is addressed to discern how reverberations of the wartime past may colour Chinese self-image in the present. The thesis further demonstrates that the marginalisation of Chinese war memory from official historiography complicates the ongoing project of reconciling the Malaysian Chinese to a Malay-dominated nationalist dogma.

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Szczepanska, Kamila. "The politics of war memory in Japan 1990-2010 : progressive civil society groups and contestation of memory of the Asia-Pacific War (1931-1945)." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2012. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/2169/.

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Hewson, Brian J. "Goliath's apprentice: The Royal New Zealand Air Force and the United States in the Pacific war, 1941-1945." Thesis, University of Canterbury. History, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/6650.

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The official history of the Royal New Zealand Air Force estimates that of the 55,000 New Zealanders who joined the air force during the Second World War, nearly 15,000 served in the Pacific theatre at some time. Rather than try to retell the tactical or operational history of this campaign, this study attempts instead to provide a much-needed political, diplomatic and command background to RNZAF operations in the Pacific. This is done through an examination of New Zealand service and government department archives, and relevant Australian records. For the first time, a thorough examination has also been made of United States archives to explore American opinion of New Zealand's effort in the Pacific. Answers will be sought as to why New Zealand felt the need to form such a relatively large air force for service in the Pacific and whether or not this was an appropriate or even successful course of action for the country to take. Strategic objectives should, after all, be the essence of national military contributions and as far as these are known or may be discovered by the historian, offer a useful mechanism by which a particular effort or campaign may be studied, interpreted or evaluated. In April1 943, Air Commodore Arthur Nevill wrote to the New Zealand Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice-Marshal Leonard Isitt, that he was concerned about the RNZAF's lack of attention to its war records. It appeared to Nevill "a standing disgrace" that while New Zealand's 2 Division had had a war archives section for some years, the RNZAF had no similar organisation.

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Yellen, Jeremy Avrum. "The Two Pacific Wars: Visions of Order and Independence in Japan, Burma, and the Philippines, 1940-1945." Thesis, Harvard University, 2012. http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:10522.

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This dissertation examines the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, Japan’s ambitious attempt to create a new order in East Asia. Most studies on Japan’s new order focus on either the imperial center (Japan) or the periphery (individual East or Southeast Asian nations). This dissertation, however, brings together both. It discusses the Japanese effort to envision a postwar world, and at the same time shows how Japan’s new order was mobilized and co-opted by nationalist leaders in the Philippines and Burma. By focusing on dynamic imperial networks rather than simple models of unidirectional diffusion, this dissertation seeks to paint a more nuanced picture of World War II in the Asia-Pacific. Simple dichotomies fail to capture the complicated nature of the Co-Prosperity Sphere. The Co-Prosperity Sphere was neither a mere euphemism for Japanese imperialism and wartime actions, nor a sincere project aimed at the liberation of Asia. Instead, the Sphere is better understood as a process or contest of beliefs, one that could not be controlled by any single group or invading force. This process took shape as an effort to envision a postwar world while in the midst of war. Elites in Tokyo dreamed of a postwar Japan-led international order. Elites in Burma and the Philippines, on the other hand, remained focused on their domestic orders, and viewed independence as of paramount importance. This study highlights the evolution and contested nature of Japan’s new order, and shows how multiple parties—both in Japan and across Asia—impacted the shape the wartime empire would take. Moreover, my dissertation makes an important contribution to the history of empire and decolonization by unpacking the significance of the Japanese interregnum in Southeast Asia. It demonstrates that decolonization in Southeast Asia was more than an unintended consequence of World War II. Whether through extended participation in government, state building measures, or the creation of new governmental institutions, Southeast Asian leaders made conscious use of the Japanese empire to prepare for postwar independence.
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Curran, Thomas F. "Soldiers of Peace : Civil war pacifism and the postwar radical peace movement /." New York : Fordham Univ. Press, 2003. http://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0e3x8-aa.

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Schipperges, Tjus Einar. "A Voice Against War : Pacifism in the animated films of Miyazaki Hayao." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för Asien-, Mellanöstern- och Turkietstudier, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-158712.

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Zorbas, Jason. "Misstep and U-turn, the influence of domestic politics on America's Chilean policy during the War of the Pacific." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ61310.pdf.

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Judge, Sean Michael. "The Turn of the Tide, July 1942-February 1943: Shifting Strategic Initiative in the Pacific in World War II." The Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1310056182.

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Morii, Kazunari. "Japan's persistent engagement policy toward Myanmar in the post-Cold War era : a case of Japan's 'problem-driven pragmatism'." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2011. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/50219/.

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This thesis engages in the debates on Japan’s foreign policy objectives and direction in the post-Cold War era by examining the case of Japan’s Myanmar policy with a particular focus on the question as to why Japan maintained its engagement policy line, although shifting to a more critical one, toward the Myanmar military government which was established in 1988. This thesis employs the analytical framework of neoclassical realism, recognizing international structure as the primary determinant of a state’s foreign policy while at the same time shedding light on domestic level factors, namely policy-makers’ perceptions, the government’s resource mobilization and the domestic policy-making system as intervening variables that incorporate international structural incentives into a state’s actual conduct of foreign policy. In conclusion, the empirical study reveals that Japan adhered to an engagement policy primarily because of Japanese policy-makers’ perceptions that it was the most practical and effective policy to promote Myanmar’s political and economic development, which would eventually contribute to regional stability and progress. This indicates a persistent feature of Japan’s foreign policy which can be described as ‘problem-driven pragmatism’, or Japan’s behavioural pattern of taking actions in response to concrete problems and pursuing practical problem-solving for bringing about incremental and pragmatic improvements in the problems by making necessary compromises with structural pressures and existing systems. This thesis makes a distinctive contribution from three aspects: providing new empirical evidence which fills the gap in conventional debates on Japan’s Myanmar policy objectives; proposing ‘problem-driven pragmatism’ as a new model of Japan’s foreign policy which addresses the shortcomings of existing arguments; and, affirming the applicability and efficacy of neoclassical realism for foreign policy analysis with the implication that it is necessary to examine multiple foreign policy agendas and multi-dimensional international structure in comprehending the critical tradeoffs that a state often faces.

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Gibbons, Laura. "Participatory Edutainment in Practice : A Case Study of Wan Smolbag, Vanuatu." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Malmö högskola, Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-39015.

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Entertainment-Education (EE), or ‘Edutainment’ as it has come to be known, is a prominent discipline and communicative practice, both in international and community development, and is utilised to address social issues and culturally specific norms, some of which may be taboo or harmful. This research sets out to explore the application of edutainment, in particular Theatre for Development (TfD), through an examination of its practice in a Pacific context; namely, a case study of Wan Smolbag Theatre (WSB), a grassroots NGO based in Vanuatu. Using tangible examples of WSB’s theatre work, the interplay between listening, participation, and dialogue will be examined as they bear on WSB’s diverse operations in Vanuatu. It will also be suggested that edutainment and TfD sits at the intersection of communication, culture and development and in fact, requires all three elements in order to be realised. Through its use of edutainment and TfD, WSB’s core strength lies in its sensitivity and responsiveness to both culture as aesthetic activity and as a way of life, enabling a dialogic, participatory approach that provides a stage for subaltern community voices to identify issues, and importantly, solutions to their own problems. The Pacific Region poses a complex landscape for development research and the same applies in the area of communication for development and social change. Due to its vast geographical area but often small population sizes, Pacific-focused research and data can be difficult to source, both of a qualitative and quantitative nature. This study aims to address one such gap, while also attempting to situate this research in the wider historical context of edutainment.

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Skantze, Patrik. "Nya testamentet och pacifism? : Perspektiv på våld och ickevåld i Matteusevangeliet, Romarbrevet, Första Petrus och Uppenbarelseboken - och deras tolkningshistoria." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Nya testamentets exegetik, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-173158.

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Redan tidigt uppstod etiska och trosmässiga dilemman bland de kristna kring hur Jesu budskap, likt t. ex. Bergspredikan, ordagrant skulle tolkas och efterlevas. Även i andra texter och utsagor har dessa frågeställningar periodvis aktualiserats, och under olika skeenden problematiseras under historiens gång. Frågor som kommer behandlas är hur man ställer sig till utsagor om fred och våld / ickevåld. Vilka föreställningar rent generellt finner vi i antikens tankevärld, judendomen, tiden runt Jesus, och den första tidens kyrka fram till reformationen, och hur förstår vi temat idag? I vilken utsträckning tillåter källan, d.v.s. de utvalda bibeltexterna att man får använda våld, och vilken funktion fyller det i sådant fall, och i vilken utsträckning får det användas? I samband med detta kommer frågor kring legitimitet att diskuteras, samt belysa förhållningssätt till olika former av överhet och auktoritet.
Ethical and faith-related dilemmas arose early among Christians concerning the message of Jesus, for example in the Sermon on the Mount, and how it should be literally interpreted and enforced. In other texts and statements, these issues were periodically brought up, and under varying circumstances problematized throughout history. Questions that will be addressed are how one relates to statements about peace and violence / nonviolence. Which concepts are generally found in the world of thought of antiquity, Judaism, the time of Jesus, and the early years of the church up until the reformation, and how do we understand the topics today? To what extent does the source allow, i. e. the selected Bible texts, that you may use force, and what function does it fulfill in such a case, and to what extent can it be used? Examining this, questions about the legitimacy will be discussed, and illustrate different approaches to authorities and authority.

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Spence, Johnny Hampton. "South Pacific Destroyers: The United States Navy and the Challenges of Night Surface Combat in the Solomons Islands during World War II." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2009. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1865.

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During the South Pacific campaigns of World War II, the United States Navy faced a formidable challenge in waging nighttime surface battles against the Japanese Navy. In a war that emphasized the carrier and battleship, the little destroyer became a key player in these actions. By studying this campaign from the perspective of the destroyers, three key factors emerge that allowed the Americans to achieve victory: innovation in tactics, adaption of technology, and efficient use of resources. The research for the thesis was based upon action reports, oral histories, and other documents obtained from the National Archives, Naval War College, Naval History and Heritage Command Center, and East Carolina University. The Japanese perspective was attained from numerous secondary sources. Innovation in tactics, technology, and resources allowed the Americans to persevere through severe defeats to achieve success against a very skilled Japanese Navy in the seas of the South Pacific.

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Canaveze, Rafael. "O Brasil e a Guerra do Pacífico : alianças estratégicas e relações diplomáticas (1879-1883) /." Assis : [s.n.], 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/93359.

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Orientador: José Luiz Bendicho Beired
Banca: Carlos Alberto Sampaio Barbosa
Banca: Dario Horacio Gutiérrez Gallardo
Resumo: A presente dissertação visa a analisar as relações diplomáticas do Império do Brasil em meio à Guerra do Pacífico (1879-1883). Essa guerra foi motivada pela disputa de recursos minerais no deserto do Atacama e envolveu o Chile contra a Aliança de Peru e Bolívia. No caso do Brasil, sua participação restringiu-se ao campo diplomático, ainda que o Chile tenha buscado firmar uma aliança estratégica junto ao Império. Através dos Ofícios da Legação Imperial do Brasil no Chile, analisamos o posicionamento da diplomacia brasileira em meio à guerra e sua implicação no cenário sul-americano. Além disso, consultamos dois periódicos brasileiros, o Província de São Paulo e o Jornal do Comércio, com o objetivo de compreender a repercussão do conflito na imprensa do país, bem como o posicionamento de cada periódico na questão do Pacífico
Abstract: The present dissertation aims to analyze the diplomatic relations of the Empire of Brazil in the midst of the War of the Pacific (1879-1883). This war was motivated by the dispute of mineral resources in the Atacama Desert and it has involved Chile against the Alliance of Peru and Bolivia. In the case of Brazil, its participation has restricted to the diplomatic area, even though Chile has tried to establish a strategic alliance with the Empire. Through the Trades of Imperial Legation of Brazil in Chile, we have analyzed the positioning of the Brazilian diplomacy in the midst of the war and its implication in the South-American scene. Besides this, we have consulted two Brazilian newspapers, Província de São Paulo ("The Province of São Paulo") and Jornal do Comércio ("Journal of Commerce"), with the objective of comprehending the repercussion of the conflict in the press of the country, and also the positioning of each newspaper in the question of the Pacific
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Ete-Rasch, Elaine. "'I thought it was just a pimple' : a study examining the parents of Pacific children's understanding and management of skin infections in the home ; a thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Applied) in Nursing /." ResearchArchive@Victoria e-thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1237.

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