Honiara : Village-City of Solomon Islands / Clive Moore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moore, Clive, author.

Series:

Pacific series.

Pacific Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Honiara (Solomon Islands)--Politics and government.

Honiara (Solomon Islands).

Honiara (Solomon Islands)--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (578 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Canberra ANU Press 2022

Acton, ACT, Australia : Australian National University Press, [2022]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Nahona`ara--means 'facing the `ara', the place where the southeast winds meet the land just west of Point Cruz. Nahona`ara became Honiara, the capital city of Solomon Islands with a population of 160,000, the only significant urban centre in a nation of 721,000 people.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Nahona'ara before 1942

2. Taem blong faet: Camp Guadal

3. The new capital

4. The other Honiara

5. Municipal authority and housing

6. Building infrastructure

7. Building society and the nation

8. Stepping-stones to national consciousness

9. Since independence

10. The village-city

Bibliography.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Moore, Clive Honiara

ISBN:

9781760465070

1760465070