Hef Rȧn Ta (the Morning Star)

Hef Rȧn Ta (the Morning Star)
Title Hef Rȧn Ta (the Morning Star) PDF eBook
Author Alan Howard
Publisher [email protected]
Pages 244
Release 1994
Genre Fiji
ISBN 9789820200944

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A New Rotuman Dictionary

A New Rotuman Dictionary
Title A New Rotuman Dictionary PDF eBook
Author Elizabeth Kafonika Makarita Inia
Publisher [email protected]
Pages 380
Release 1998
Genre Foreign Language Study
ISBN 9789820201286

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Leadership and Change in the Western Pacific

Leadership and Change in the Western Pacific
Title Leadership and Change in the Western Pacific PDF eBook
Author R. Feinberg
Publisher Routledge
Pages 316
Release 2021-01-07
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1000323552

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An ethnographic exploration of the rise of new forms of leadership at community and national levels with islanders are synthesising traditional and Western models.

Being Political

Being Political
Title Being Political PDF eBook
Author Jack Corbett
Publisher University of Hawaii Press
Pages 258
Release 2015-01-31
Genre Political Science
ISBN 0824854586

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Politicians everywhere tend to attract cynicism and inspire disillusionment. They are supposed to epitomize the promise of democratic government and yet invariably find themselves cast as the enemy of every virtue that system seeks to uphold. In the Pacific, "politician" has become a byword for corruption, graft, and misconduct. This was not always the case—the independence generation is still remembered as strong leaders—but today's leaders are commonly associated with malaise and despair. Once heroes of self-determination, politicians are now the targets of donor attempts to institute "good governance," while Fiji's 2006 coup was partly justified on the grounds that they needed "cleaning up." But who are these much-maligned figures? How did they come to arrive in politics? What is it like to be a politician? Why do they enter, stay, and leave? Drawing on more than 110 interviews and other published sources, including autobiographies and biographies, Being Political provides a collective portrait of the region's political elite. This is an insider account of political life in the Pacific as seen through the eyes of those who have done the job. We learn that politics is a messy, unpredictable, and, at times, dirty business that nonetheless inspires service and sacrifice. We come to understand how being a politician has changed since independence and consider what this means for how we think about issues of corruption and misconduct. We find that politics is deeply embedded in the lives of individuals, families, and communities; an account that belies the common characterization of democracy in the Pacific as a "façade" or "foreign flower." Ultimately, this is a sympathetic counter-narrative to the populist critique. We come to know politicians as people with hopes and fears, pains and pleasures, vices and virtues. A reminder that politicians are human—neither saints nor sinners—is timely given the wave of cynicism and disaffection. As such, this book is a must read for all those who believe in the promise of representative government.

A Mission Divided

A Mission Divided
Title A Mission Divided PDF eBook
Author Dr Kirstie Close-Barry
Publisher ANU Press
Pages 251
Release 2015-12-02
Genre History
ISBN 1925022862

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This book provides insight into the long process of decolonisation within the Methodist Overseas Missions of Australasia, a colonial institution that operated in the British colony of Fiji. The mission was a site of work for Europeans, Fijians and Indo-Fijians, but each community operated separately, as the mission was divided along ethnic lines in 1901. This book outlines the colonial concepts of race and culture, as well as antagonism over land and labour, that were used to justify this separation. Recounting the stories told by the mission’s leadership, including missionaries and ministers, to its grassroots membership, this book draws on archival and ethnographic research to reveal the emergence of ethno-nationalisms in Fiji, the legacies of which are still being managed in the post-colonial state today. ‘Analysing in part the story of her own ancestors, Kirstie Barry develops a fascinating account of the relationship between Christian proselytization and Pacific nationalism, showing how missionaries reinforced racial divisions between Fijian and Indo-Fijian even as they deplored them. Negotiating the intersections between evangelisation, anthropology and colonial governance, this is a book with resonance well beyond its Fijian setting.’ – Professor Alan Lester, University of Sussex ‘This thoroughly researched and finely crafted book unwraps and finely illustrates the interwoven layers of evolving complexity in different interpretations of ideals and debates on race, culture, colonialism and independence that informed the way the Methodist Mission was run in Fiji. It describes the human personalities and practicalities, interconnected at local, regional and global levels, which influenced the shaping of the Mission and the independent Methodist Church in Fiji. It documents the influence of evolving anthropological theories and ecumenical theological understandings of culture on mission practice. The book’s rich sources enhance our understanding of the complex history of ethnic relations in Fiji, helping to explain why ethnic divisive thinking remains a challenge.’– Jacqueline Ryle, University of the South Pacific ‘A beautifully researched study of the transnational impact of South Asian bodies on nationalisms and church devolution in Fiji, and an important resource for empire studies as a whole.’ – Professor Jane Samson, University of Alberta, Canada

Encyclopedia of Life Writing

Encyclopedia of Life Writing
Title Encyclopedia of Life Writing PDF eBook
Author Margaretta Jolly
Publisher Routledge
Pages 1141
Release 2013-12-04
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 1136787445

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First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Cultural Identity and Ethnicity in the Pacific

Cultural Identity and Ethnicity in the Pacific
Title Cultural Identity and Ethnicity in the Pacific PDF eBook
Author Jocelyn Linnekin
Publisher University of Hawaii Press
Pages 340
Release 1990-01-01
Genre Travel
ISBN 9780824818913

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