The Failure of Democratic Politics in Fiji
Using the techniques of the historian, the anthropologist, and the political theorist, Lawson discusses the contemporary political situation in Fiji from both a historical and theoretical viewpoint. Drawing on archival material and fieldwork, she traces the sources of the current divisions in Fiji to the well-intentioned, but ultimately misguided, ambitions of colonial administrators to protect the way of life of indigenous Fijians. The author comes to the provocative conclusion that Fiji has never really been a democracy in the Western sense of the word.
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The Failure of Democratic Politics in Fiji
Using the techniques of the historian, the anthropologist, and the political theorist, Lawson discusses the contemporary political situation in Fiji from both a historical and theoretical viewpoint. Drawing on archival material and fieldwork, she traces the sources of the current divisions in Fiji to the well-intentioned, but ultimately misguided, ambitions of colonial administrators to protect the way of life of indigenous Fijians. The author comes to the provocative conclusion that Fiji has never really been a democracy in the Western sense of the word.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780198273226 |
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Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Publication date: | 09/05/1991 |
Pages: | 322 |
Product dimensions: | 5.69(w) x 8.81(h) x 0.98(d) |
Lexile: | 1810L (what's this?) |
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