| Tradition Versus Democracy in the South Pacific: Fiji, Tonga and Western Samoa Contributor(s): Lawson, Stephanie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521062810 ISBN-13: 9780521062817 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $33.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2008 Annotation: This book looks at the way in which the idea of 'tradition' is used by political elites to legitimate certain practices and institutions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | Political Process - General |
| Dewey: 320.995 |
| Series: Cambridge Asia-Pacific Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6" W x 9" (0.80 lbs) 244 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This study analyzes the ways in which political elites use the idea of tradition to legitimize certain practices and institutions. Within this framework, case studies focus on constitutional development and the chiefly power in Fiji, the monarchy and the Pro-Democracy Movement in Tonga, and the political issues surrounding the move to universal suffrage in Western Samoa. The book provides a critical approach to the political implications of romanticizing non-Western cultural traditions, especially in terms of democratic development. |
