| The Failure of Democratic Politics in Fiji Contributor(s): Lawson, Stephanie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198273223 ISBN-13: 9780198273226 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $223.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 1991 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties - Social Science | Regional Studies |
| Dewey: 320.996 |
| LCCN: 90028246 |
| Lexile Measure: 1810 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.23 lbs) 322 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
