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New tales of the South Pacific: Vanuatu's fight for climate justice

New tales of the South Pacific: Vanuatu's fight for climate justice

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Feb 27, 2023
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At one time, the words “South Pacific” were synonymous with the Rodgers and Hammerstein hit musical based on James A. Michener’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 book Tales of the South Pacific. To say “South Pacific” was to recall golden oldies such as I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair, Some Enchanted Evening and Younger Than Springtime.

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