Takeover by bow and arrow
Swaying palms, warm breezes, gentle waveswhen it comes to the Melanesian archipelago of the New Hebrides, the standard tropical cliches are in order. The 72-island chain was, after all, the model for James Michener's Bali Ha'i in Tales of the South Pacific, later turned into a musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Now, after 74 years of joint British-French colonial rule and on the eve of independence, the archipelago and its 100,000 inhabitants are experiencing their first political upheaval.
As revolutions go, it has been a gentle affair. On...
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