KANTON

kăntŏnˈ, kănˈtŏn, coral atoll, 3.5 sq mi (9 sq km), central Pacific, largest of the Phoenix Islands, which comprise part of Kiribati, c.2,000 mi (3,220 km) SE of Honolulu, Hawaii. Annexed by the British at the end of the 19th cent., the island was also claimed by American guano companies. In 1937 the British built a radio station on Kanton, but in 1938 the United States formally claimed the island and placed it under the Dept. of the Interior. British and American colonists were brought to Kanton in 1938 but were evacuated during World War II. In 1939 both Great Britain and the United States agreed on joint control of Kanton and nearby Enderbury Island. In 1979, Kanton (then Canton), along with the remainder of the Phoenix Islands, became independent as part of the Republic of Kiribati. Kanton is also known as Abariringa.

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books on: Kanton  - 130 results

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1.
Exceptional Fossil Preservation: A Unique View on the Evolution of Marine Life
Book by David J. Bottjer, Walter Etter, James W. Hagadorn, Carol M. Tang; Columbia University Press, 2002
Subjects: Marine Animals, Fossil, Taphonomy
...Grenzbitumenzone Mittlere Trias des Monte San Giorgio Kanton Tessin, Schweiz . Eclogae geologicae...Grenzbitumenzone Mittlere Trias des Monte San Giorgio Kanton Tessin, Schweiz . Schweizerische palaontologische...Grenzbitumenzone Mittlere Trias des Monte San Giorgio Kanton Tessin/Schweiz . Annalen des Naturhistorischen...
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Professions and the French State, 1700-1900
Book by Gerald L. Geison; University of Pennsylvania Press, 1984
Subjects: Professions--France--History, Science And State--France--History
...Praxis " 30 April 1871 , Gesetzhuch fur den Kanton Appenzell A.Rh. Herisau, 1883 , pp...of 24 April 1865 in Gesetzbucb fur den Kanton Appenzell der uuaern Rhoden , vol. 2...of 23 March 1887 in Sammlung aller im Kanton Appenzell A.Rh. gegenwartig Juli 1889...
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The Golden Peaches of Samarkand: A Study of T'ang Exotics
Book by Edward H. Schafer; University of California Press, 1963
Subjects: China--Commerce--History, China--History--T?Ang Dynasty, 618-907
...1955 , 70-74. NAKAMURA KUSHIRO 1917 " To-jidai no Kanton ," Shigaku zasshi , Vol. 28 1917 , 242-258, 348-368, 487- 495, 552-576. 1920 " Kanton no so Kanton Choan wo renketsu suru suiro shuun no kotsu ," Toyogakuho...
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The Works of Voltaire: A Contemporary Version - Vol. 5
Book by William F. Fleming, Voltaire; E. R. DuMont, 1901
...Latin, Greek, and English, but he constantly said Kanton, Kanton, and nothing else. The Jesuit assured them he was...heard it said that there was a province in China called Kanton, thought this man might perhaps have come from thence...
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The Literature of Travel in the Japanese Rediscovery of China, 1862-1945
Book by Joshua A. Fogel; Stanford University, 1996
Subjects: China--Description And Travel, Travelers' Writings, Japanese--History And Criticism, Travelers--China--History
...read , 364-66. Tokyo: Kobundo, 1947; reprint, Tokyo: Misuzu shobo, 1980. Kanton Nihon shoko kaigisho . Shin Kanton The new Guangdong . Guangzhou: Kanton Nihon shoko kaigisho, 1940. Katayama Sen . " Shina ryoko zakkan " . Scattered views...
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journal articles on: Kanton  - 20 results

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Literaturzensur in Der Schweiz Seit 1945 Erster Teil: Ein Überblick
Journal article by Tamara S. Evans; Germanic Review, Vol. 65, 1990
Subjects: Germanic Philology
...Partei fragte, "ob die freie Meinungsausserung im Kanton Zurich in den Augen gewisser Regierungsmitglieder...der Preisverleihungen und Preisverweigerungen den Kanton Zurich betrifft. Im Kanton Bern zum Beispiel ist die Literaturkommission autonom...
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Literaturzensur in Der Schweiz Seit 1945 Zweiter Teil: Die Autoren Haben Das Wort
Journal article by Tamara S. Evans; Germanic Review, Vol. 65, 1990
Subjects: Germanic Philology
...gewahrt bzw. verweigert werden. Das war im Kanton Zurich einmal 1974 bei einem Linksautor...einverstanden gewesen war, aber nicht der Kanton Zurich. Oder einem Autor und Kabarettisten...eine literarische Auszeichnung durch den Kanton Zurich verweigert, was zum Rucktritt...
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The Platte Purchase and Native American Removal
Journal article by H. Jason Combs; Plains Anthropologist, Vol. 47, 2002
Subjects: Anthropology, Manifest Destiny, Native Americans, Platte County Missouri, Regions
...initiatives the Sacs and Foxes, the Medawah-Kanton, Wahpacoota, Wahpeton and Sisseton Bands...acquire from the Sacs and Foxes, Medawah-Kanton, Wahpacoota, Wahpeton, and Sissiton...allotted $550 to each of the Medawah-Kanton, Wahapakoota, and Sisseton Tribes...
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From Coding to Decoding? an Analysis of Historical Social Research in Germany in the 1980s and Early 1990s
Journal article by Dietrich Oberwittler; Historical Methods, Vol. 30, 1997
Subjects: Social Sciences
...BERNHIST: Eine raum-zeitliche Datenbank fur den Schweizer Kanton Bern im Internet ". Historical Social Research/Historische...der Modernisierung: Bevolkerung, Wirtschaft und Umwelt im Kanton Bern , 1700-1914 . Bern. Pierenkemper, T. 1988 . " Das...
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Tourism and Cultural Displays Inventing Traditions for Whom?
Journal article by Regina Bendi; Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 102, 1989
Subjects: Folklore, Folklore--United States, Manners And Customs, United States--Social Life And Customs
...Zeitschrift fur Volkskunde 70:39-57. Jorin, Ernst. 1913 . "Der Kanton Oberland 1798-1803". Schweizer Studien zur Geschichtswissenschaft...Schriften auf das schweizerische Alphirten-Fest zu Unspunnen im Kanton Bern . Bern. Schurli, Arthur. 1984 . Hahepunkt des schweizerischen...
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magazine articles on: Kanton  - 5 results

 
 
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Policing the Alps
Magazine article by Alan Harman; Law & Order, Vol. 48, October 2000
Subjects: Anniversaries, History, Kantonspolizei-St Gallen Switzerland, Police, Switzerland
...created on June 28, 1803 when the kanton (similar to a state) was formed. Spokesman Hans Eggenberger said the kanton and the police are making plans for...back in the 11th century. Modem-day Kanton St. Gallen is about 100 kilometers...
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Patrolling across International Borders
Magazine article by Alan Harman; Law & Order, Vol. 48, July 2000
Subjects: Boundaries, Jurisdiction, Lake Constance, Lakes, Law enforcement, Switzerland
...The fifth is in the neighboring Swiss kanton of St. Gallen. Between the five police...is about an hours drive from Zurich. A kanton is roughly equivalent to a state in the U.S. and the Kanton Thurgau police departments water unit patrols...
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School Crisis Prevention and Intervention in Switzerland
Magazine article by Ted Feinberg, Rich Lieberman; National Association of School Psychologists. Communique, Vol. 38, December 2009
Subjects: Intervention, Prevention
...Blochinger, organized a wonderful professional conference centered on the theme of school crisis prevention and intervention in the Kanton of St. Gallen in Switzerland, where he serves as the lead school psychologist. More than 350 teachers, counselors, government...
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Famous Firsts in the History of Nasp
Magazine article; National Association of School Psychologists. Communique, Vol. 37, September 2008
Subjects: Arts festivals, School psychologists
...Psychology Review) was Contemporary School Psychology written by W. G. Herron, M. Green, M. Guild, A Smith, and R. E. Kanton, published in 1970. * Virginia Bennett of Rutgers University was the first person to receive a diploma in school psychology...
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The Jinxed Sealift: Building the Pacific Island Air Bases
Magazine article by Scott MacDonald; Sea Classics, Vol. 33, October 2000
...for promotional purposes in attracting visitors, was inexplicably renamed Kiritimati by the new government. Canton is now Kanton Island, a spelling variation that perhaps can be justified by the fact that the Chinese city for whom the ship and later the...


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newspaper articles on: Kanton  - 1 result

 
 
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Rescued from an Attic, a Treasure Worth [Pounds Sterling
Newspaper article; March 31, 2005
...grandmothers maid during the war. Luckily it was decided to glue it back together. The figure, entitled The Old Vice-Roy of Kanton, was made at Limehouse Pottery in Londons East End, which closed in 1748. Some Limehouse items, including teapots and plates...


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encyclopedia articles on: Kanton  - 4 results

 
 
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Kanton
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
KANTON kanton , kan ton, coral atoll, 3.5 sq mi (9 sq km), central Pacific, largest...American guano companies. In 1937 the British built a radio station on Kanton, but in 1938 the United States formally claimed the island and placed...
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Phoenix Islands
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...comprises a portion of Kiribati . The two most important are Kanton (or Abariringa) and Enderbury Island. The other islands include...colony. In 1938 the United States claimed sovereignty over Kanton and Enderbury, and in 1939 Britain and the United States agreed...
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Canton Island
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CANTON ISLAND see Kanton . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Kiribati
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Tuvalu , the remaining islands were granted independence (1979) as Kiribati. U.S. claims to several islands, including Kanton (formerly Canton) and Enderbury, were abandoned in 1979. Overcrowding has been a problem, and in 1988 it was announced...


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