A French territory in Melanesia since its 1853 annexation, used as a penal colony from 1864 to 1897. Today it holds a unique 'sui generis' status within the French Republic, following an unresolved decades-long process toward possible independence.
Scholarly history of Kanak identity and the rise of nationalism in New Caledonia.
Places New Caledonia's colonial and post-war administration in the wider context of French Pacific policy.