Nuclear Testing in French Polynesia: After Fifty Years of Lies and State Secrets
The essay discusses, from an Indigenous perspective, the French nuclear weapon tests in the southern Pacific islands. It presents a vivid scenario of the detrimental effects and social inequalities produced by the dynamic of ‘industrialization without industry’ brought about by militarisation and...
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2023-11-01
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The essay discusses, from an Indigenous perspective, the French nuclear weapon tests in the southern Pacific islands. It presents a vivid scenario of the detrimental effects and social inequalities produced by the dynamic of ‘industrialization without industry’ brought about by militarisation and extraction.
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| spelling | doaj.art-2bf65d51ae464eeb980b150f72d9c9202023-12-20T11:50:29ZengFondazione Università Ca' FoscariLagoonscapes2785-27092023-11-013210.30687/LGSP/2785-2709/2023/02/006journal_article_15434Nuclear Testing in French Polynesia: After Fifty Years of Lies and State SecretsSpitz, Chantal0Tahitian author The essay discusses, from an Indigenous perspective, the French nuclear weapon tests in the southern Pacific islands. It presents a vivid scenario of the detrimental effects and social inequalities produced by the dynamic of ‘industrialization without industry’ brought about by militarisation and extraction. http://doi.org/10.30687/LGSP/2785-2709/2023/02/006French Polynesia. Militarisation. Nuclear testing. Pacific islands |
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| title | Nuclear Testing in French Polynesia: After Fifty Years of Lies and State Secrets |
| title_full | Nuclear Testing in French Polynesia: After Fifty Years of Lies and State Secrets |
| title_fullStr | Nuclear Testing in French Polynesia: After Fifty Years of Lies and State Secrets |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nuclear Testing in French Polynesia: After Fifty Years of Lies and State Secrets |
| title_short | Nuclear Testing in French Polynesia: After Fifty Years of Lies and State Secrets |
| title_sort | nuclear testing in french polynesia after fifty years of lies and state secrets |
| topic | French Polynesia. Militarisation. Nuclear testing. Pacific islands |
| url | http://doi.org/10.30687/LGSP/2785-2709/2023/02/006 |
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