The Drama Of Fiji
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The Drama Of Fiji
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Author : John Wesley Coulter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
The Drama Of Fiji written by John Wesley Coulter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with Fiji categories.
Drama Of Fiji
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Author : John Wesley Coulter
language : en
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Release Date : 1989-12-15
Drama Of Fiji written by John Wesley Coulter and has been published by Tuttle Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-12-15 with History categories.
This history of Fiji focuses on the period of Imperial British control and offers a fascinating glimpse at a unique and volatile situation. The drama unfolds with a look into the backgrounds of the native Fijians—subsistence farmers most of whom are hardly affected by modern progress. Complications arise with the introduction of the Indian migrants who were recruited to serve periods of indenture on sugar cane plantations. Nearly all of them were Hindus. They yearned for land—the most valuable property in India. The plot further thickens with the "dual government" set–up where a governor, appointed by the Queen, works side by side with the Fijian Administration which has jurisdiction over all Fijians in the Colony. The Drama of Fiji is based on three periods of fieldwork in those islands at intervals over a period of 23 years, visit to northern India, and relevant literature. The last visit to Fiji, in 1960, was part of a large project in the South Pacific, made possible by a combined grant-in-aid of research, given by the Association of American Geographers and the Graduate School of the University of Cincinnati, the latter of which awarded a subvention to the author for this book.
Beyond Ceremony
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Author : Ian Gaskell
language : en
Publisher: [email protected]
Release Date : 2001
Beyond Ceremony written by Ian Gaskell and has been published by [email protected] this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with English drama categories.
Fiji Land
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Author : Nick Gill
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2014-01-08
Fiji Land written by Nick Gill and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-08 with Drama categories.
“Look. no one cares. no one cares what we do as long as we’re here, doing what we’re told” Welcome to Fiji Land. Things are very simple here. Follow orders. Fight the good fight. You can even take photos. Grainer’s new. He asked to come over here. Wolstead likes to watch people while they sleep. Meanwhile, Tanc’s here to do what he’s told and do it proper. Fiji Land is a surreal and incisive play about the very real things that happen when cell doors shut and the world looks away. “as long as we’re safe, we don’t want to know what’s going on to keep it that way, do we?”
Myths And Legends Of Fiji And Rotuma
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Author : Alexander Wyclif Reed
language : en
Publisher: Raupo
Release Date : 1967
Myths And Legends Of Fiji And Rotuma written by Alexander Wyclif Reed and has been published by Raupo this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with Fiction categories.
The stories of Fiji are rich in drama, telling of gods and fabulous creatures, of islands built by supernatural powers, and of the creation of the birds, beasts and plants that inhabit the islands that make up the Fijian group.
Two Plays
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Author : Vilsoni Hereniko
language : en
Publisher: [email protected]
Release Date : 1998
Two Plays written by Vilsoni Hereniko and has been published by [email protected] this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Fiji categories.
Fiji
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Author : Michael C. Howard
language : en
Publisher: UBC Press
Release Date : 2011-11-01
Fiji written by Michael C. Howard and has been published by UBC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-01 with Political Science categories.
In 1987 -- first in May and again in September -- Fiji, which had often been regarded as a model for racial co-existence, surprised the rest of the world by staging not one but two coups. Most interpreters of the Fijian political scene saw the events as a result of tension between native Fijians and members of other ethnic groups. Michael Howard argues in this book that this interpretation is simplistic. Instead, he points out, the May coup was a strike against democratic government by elements associated with Fiji's traditional oligarchy seeking to hide behind a mask of populist communalism. Howard traces the evolution of Fijian politics from the precolonial chiefdoms, through the colonial era and into the postcolonial period, emphasizing the developments during the latter half of the 1980s. As a close and involved observer, he draws a convincing picture of the leading actors in contemporary Fijian politics and the motives guiding their actions. He describes how the ruling elite -- the Fijian chiefly families and their allies -- has maintained its power by manipulating communal or racially based sentiments and how the opposition has attempted to change the situation by creating political alignments based on social class. In the central part of the book Howard chronicles the rise of the Fiji Labour Party and its 1987 election victory over the ruling Alliance Party. He then discusses the short-lived regime of the Bavadra government and the events leading up to the May 1987 coup. Finally, he looks at events following the coup, as the oligarchy has sought to reimpose control in the face of popular opposition and internal division, discussing their implications for the social condition of Fiji, its international politics, and its internal ethnic relations. The book concludes with the death of Timoci Bavadra in late 1989. A perceptive case study of racial politics in the modern world and a significant new approach to the understanding of the dynamics of a non-western political system, Fiji: Race and Politics in an Island State provides a timely and comprehensive analysis of recent events in this important island state.
Historical Dictionary Of Fiji
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Author : Brij V. Lal
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2015-12-15
Historical Dictionary Of Fiji written by Brij V. Lal and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-15 with History categories.
This book is the first concise account of the history of the Fiji islands from the beginning of human settlement to the early years of the 21st century. Its primary focus is on the period since the advent of colonial rule in the late 19th century to the present, benefiting from the author’s internationally acknowledged expertise as a scholar and writer on the Fijian past. Besides factual information, the book also offers a scholarly assessment of the people and events which have shaped Fiji’s history. The Historical Dictionary of Fiji contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Fiji.
Education In Fiji
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Author : Clive Whitehead
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Education In Fiji written by Clive Whitehead and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Education and state categories.
Remaking Pacific Pasts
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Author : Diana Looser
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2014-10-31
Remaking Pacific Pasts written by Diana Looser and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-31 with History categories.
Since the late 1960s, drama by Pacific Island playwrights has flourished throughout Oceania. Although many Pacific Island cultures have a broad range of highly developed indigenous performance forms—including oral narrative, clowning, ritual, dance, and song—scripted drama is a relatively recent phenomenon. Emerging during a period of region-wide decolonization and indigenous self-determination movements, most of these plays reassert Pacific cultural perspectives and performance techniques in ways that employ, adapt, and challenge the conventions and representations of Western theater. Drawing together discussions in theater and performance studies, historiography, Pacific studies, and postcolonial studies, Remaking Pacific Pasts offers the first full-length comparative study of this dynamic and expanding body of work. It introduces readers to the field with an overview of significant works produced throughout the region over the past fifty years, including plays in English and in French, as well as in local vernaculars and lingua francas. The discussion traces the circumstances that have given rise to a particular modern dramatic tradition in each site and also charts routes of theatrical circulation and shared artistic influences that have woven connections beyond national borders. This broad survey contextualizes the more detailed case studies that follow, which focus on how Pacific dramatists, actors, and directors have used theatrical performance to critically engage the Pacific’s colonial and postcolonial histories. Chapters provide close readings of selected plays from Hawai‘i, Aotearoa/New Zealand, New Caledonia/Kanaky, and Fiji that treat events, figures, and legacies of the region’s turbulent past: Captain Cook’s encounters, the New Zealand Wars, missionary contact, the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy, and the Fiji coups. The book explores how, in their remembering and retelling of these pasts, theater artists have interrogated and revised repressive and marginalizing models of historical understanding developed through Western colonialism or exclusionary indigenous nationalisms, and have opened up new spaces for alternative historical narratives and ways of knowing. In so doing, these works address key issues of identity, genealogy, representation, political parity, and social unity, encouraging their audiences to consider new possibilities for present and future action. This study emphasizes the contribution of artistic production to social and political life in the contemporary Pacific, demonstrating how local play production has worked to facilitate processes of creative nation building and the construction of modern regional imaginaries. Remaking Pacific Pasts makes valuable contributions to Pacific literature, world theater history, Pacific studies, and postcolonial studies. The book opens up to comparative critical discussion a geopolitical region that has received little attention from theater and performance scholars, extending our understanding of the form and function of theater in different cultural contexts. It enriches existing discussions in postcolonial studies about the decolonizing potential of literary and artistic endeavors, and it suggests how theater might function as a mode of historical enquiry and debate, adding to discussions about ways in which Pacific histories might be developed, challenged, or recalibrated. Consequently, the book stimulates new discussions in Pacific studies where theater has, to date, suffered from a lack of critical exposure. Carefully researched and original in its approach, Remaking Pacific Pasts will appeal to scholars, graduate students, and upper-level undergraduate students in theater and performance studies and Pacific Islands studies; it will also be of interest to cultural historians and to specialists in cultural studies and postcolonial studies.