Tu Galala

Author : David Robie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015029428524

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Tu Galala by David Robie Pdf

A collection of 15 essays written by activists, campaigners and writers, examining the social upheaval and contradictions in the Pacific today. Topics covered include the Bougainville crisis, environmental catastrophes, colonialism, poverty, militarisation and human rights. A glossary, list of resources and select bibliography are also included. The editor is a well-known New Zealand journalist.

Author : Stephanie Lawson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1996-01-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780521496384

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Tradition Versus Democracy in the South Pacific by Stephanie Lawson Pdf

Much literature on non-Western traditions celebrates the renaissance of indigenous cultures. Others have been more critical of this renaissance, especially with respect to its political implications. This study analyses the assertion of 'tradition' by indigenous elites, looking especially at the way it is used to differentiate 'the West' from the 'non-West'. This is important to contemporary discussion about the validity of democracy outside the West and problems concerning universalism and relativism. The discussion of Fiji focuses on constitutional development and the traditionalist emphasis on chiefly legitimacy. The rise of the Pro-Democracy Movement in Tonga is considered against the background of a conservative political order that has so far resisted pressure for reform. The move to universal suffrage in Western Samoa is seen not as a rejection of traditional ways in favour of democratic norms, but as a means of preserving important aspects of traditional culture.

Author : National Library of Australia
Publisher : National Library Australia
Page : 1976 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Australia
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Australian National Bibliography: 1992 by National Library of Australia Pdf

Author : David Stanley
Publisher : David Stanley
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Fiji
ISBN : 1566910382

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Fiji Islands Handbook by David Stanley Pdf

A fourth revised edition of a handbook to the 322 islands of the Pacific that make up the Fiji Islands, covering Viti Levu, Yasawa islands, the Lomaiviti group, Vanua Levu, Taveuni, the Lau group and Rotuma. Offers recommendations for the traveller on accomodation, airfares, air routes and tour services and inter-island travel.

Author : David Stanley
Publisher : David Stanley
Page : 948 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Islands of the Pacific
ISBN : 1566910404

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South Pacific Handbook by David Stanley Pdf

Whether it's the legends about breadfruit trees or ghosts inhabiting inland Tahiti, the endangered delicacies to avoid or the gift-giving protocol when invited to a local's home, how to tour a vanilla plantation on Raiatea or when to find the Nouméa flame trees "catch fire" in hues of red and orange, South Pacific Handbook covers everything about this region of boundless ocean and scarce land. Drawing on two decades of editions and incorporating the comments of countless previous readers, this user-friendly guide extends beyond the hot spots and steers readers off the beaten path throughout Polynesia and Melanesia.

Author : Brij V. Lal
Publisher : ANU E Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2006-08-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781920942755

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Islands of Turmoil by Brij V. Lal Pdf

By rights, the island nation of Fiji should be thriving. It is easily the most developed country in the South Pacific; it is a hub for regional transportation and communication links, the home of international diplomatic, educational and aid organisations, with a talented multiethnic population. Yet, since its independence it has suffered two military coups in 1987 and an attempted putsch in 2000, resulting in strained institutions, and disrupted improvements to essential infrastructure, and to educational, social and medical services.

Author : Brij V. Lal
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1992-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0824814185

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Broken Waves by Brij V. Lal Pdf

“[A] magisterial history of twentieth-century Fiji.... The historical research is thorough and scrupulous, and the presentation is lucid. Lal brings together a wealth of information, much of it previously unavailable and the earlier available materials often reframed in thought-provoking ways.... Perhaps its greatest strength is that is presents the history of modern Fiji as very complicated and multifaceted.” —The Contemporary Pacific Pacific Islands Monograph Series No.11 Published in association with the Center for Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawai‘i

Author : Zohl Dé Ishtar
Publisher : Spinifex Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : 1875559329

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Daughters of the Pacific by Zohl Dé Ishtar Pdf

Indigenous women from across the Pacific have a voice in this book. Zohl de Ishtar travelled the Pacific during 1986-87 on behalf of Women Working for a Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific and interviewed women of many nations. Following up with extensive research, Zohl de Ishtar has written an impressive book that gives a voice to the Pacific women and shows what strength there is in the underknown cultures, or nearest neighbours. The nuclear industry, tourism, dumping of waste. Pollution of the oceans all carry a huge price for these islands on the rim of the world, and one the rim of our imaginations. Countries covered are: Hawaii, the Marshall Islands, the Northern Marianas, Guam, Belau, Fiji, Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand, and Te Ao Maohi/Tahiti Polynesia.

Author : Roderic Alley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351746984

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The Domestic Politics of International Relations by Roderic Alley Pdf

This title was first published in 2000. An important comparative study, which considers the domestic/international interface. The book covers climate change in Australia; New Zealand and the abolition of nuclear weapons; the Bougainville conflict and settlement in Papua New Guinea; Decolonization (New Caledonia, East Timor, West Papua); Indigenous Rights (Australia, New Zealand,and Fiji); Governance Reform and Environmental Management challenges in the Pacific Island states. The conclusion evaluates propositions advanced in the introductory chapter regarding the distinctive domestic/international issues raised and argues that, in order to comprehend foreign relations in an increasingly complex world, there is no substitute for a thorough knowledge of distinctive local, social and political dynamics shaping international orientations. The theme of the book is the way that these interactions have operated in the cases examined.

Author : Steven Ratuva
Publisher : ANU Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781760463205

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Contested Terrain by Steven Ratuva Pdf

Contested Terrain provides a cutting-edge, comprehensive and innovative approach to critically analysing the multidimensional and contested nature of security narratives, justified by different ideological, political, cultural and economic rationales. This is important in a complex and ever-changing situation involving a dynamic interplay between local, regional and global factors. Security narratives are constructed in multiple ways and are used to frame our responses to the challenges and threats to our sense of safety, wellbeing, identity and survival but how the narratives are constructed is a matter of intellectual and political contestation. Using three case studies from the Pacific (Fiji, Tonga and Solomon Islands), Contested Terrain shows the different security challenges facing each country, which result from their unique historical, political and socio-cultural circumstances. Contrary to the view that the Pacific is a generic entity with common security issues, this book argues for more localised and nuanced approaches to security framing and analysis.

Author : Evangelia Papoutsaki
Publisher : AMIC
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Communication
ISBN : 9789814136082

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South Pacific Islands Communication by Evangelia Papoutsaki Pdf

Bringing together scholarly contributions on communications issues across the South Pacific islands, this work aims to create a better understanding of what affects information flow and communication in smaller nations and how these impact on national development, governance and the creation of more cohesive societies.

Author : Jacqueline Ryle
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351916165

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My God, My Land by Jacqueline Ryle Pdf

Examining the multifaceted nature of Christianity in Fiji, My God, My Land reveals the deeply complex and often paradoxical dynamics and tensions between processes of change and continuity as they unfold in representations and practices of Christianity and tradition in people's everyday lives. The book draws on extensive, multi-sited fieldwork in different denominations to explore how shared values and cultural belonging are employed to strengthen relations. As such My God, My Land will be of interest to anthropologists of Oceania as well as scholars and students researching into social and cultural change, ritual, religion, Christianity, enculturation and contextual theology.

Author : Subrata Sankar Bagchi,Arnab Das
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780739177365

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Human Rights and the Third World by Subrata Sankar Bagchi,Arnab Das Pdf

Human Rights and the Third World: Issues and Discourses deals with the controversial questions on the universalistic notions of human rights. It finds Third World perspectives on human rights and seeks to open up a discursive space in the human rights discourse to address unresolved questions, citing issues and problems from different countries in the Third World: Whether alternative perspectives should be taken as the standard for human rights in the Third World countries? Should there be a universalistic notion of rights for Homo sapiens or are we talking about two diametrically opposite trends and standards of human rights for the same species? How far these Third World perspectives of human rights can ensure the protection of the minorities and the vulnerable sections of population, particularly the women and children within the Third World? Can these alternative perspectives help in fighting the Third World problems like poverty, hunger, corruption, despotism, social exclusion like the caste system in India, communalism, and the like? Can there be reconciliation between the Third World perspectives and the Western perspective of human rights?

Author : Fay Alailima,University of the South Pacific. Institute of Pacific Studies
Publisher : [email protected]
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Manners and customs
ISBN : 9820201152

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New Politics in the South Pacific by Fay Alailima,University of the South Pacific. Institute of Pacific Studies Pdf

Focusses on the newer forces on the political scene within the Pacific Islands, examining the evolving impact of women in politics and relations with the wider world.

Author : Atu Emberson-Bain
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2002-08-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521523214

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Labour and Gold in Fiji by Atu Emberson-Bain Pdf

This 1994 book is a study of gold mining and the development of an indigenous labour force in Fiji.