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Strategic location and sovereignty: Modern micronesia in the historical context of American expansionism

Pages 179-205 | Received 01 Oct 1997, Published online: 18 Apr 2007

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  • 1997 . New York Times , 17 February
  • 1993 . “because an American rebuff—which could not be kept quiet—would impair its claim to political independence” . 320 – 321 . Michal .

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