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Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 160

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Author: Philip A. Snow
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Category : Fiji
Languages : en
Pages : 478

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Author: Alan Howard
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Category : Ethnohistory
Languages : en
Pages : 38

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Author: W. J. E. Eason
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Category : Rotuma Island (Fiji)
Languages : en
Pages : 178

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History of Rotuma, Fijian Islands. Includes some social history, discussion of missions, land disputes, and genealogical information.

Author: Terence A. Wesley-Smith
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Category : Melanesia
Languages : en
Pages : 102

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Author: Andrew Thornley
Publisher: [email protected]
ISBN: 9789820203402
Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 584

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Author: Keith Robbins
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198224969
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 962

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Containing over 25,000 entries, this unique volume will be absolutely indispensable for all those with an interest in Britain in the twentieth century. Accessibly arranged by theme, with helpful introductions to each chapter, a huge range of topics is covered. There is a comprehensiveindex.

Author: Bashford Dean
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Category : Fishes
Languages : en
Pages : 750

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Author: Matthew Spriggs
Publisher: ANU E Press
ISBN: 192502184X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 339

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Dr Parke’s monograph examines how Fijians, especially in western areas of Fiji, currently understand and explain the origins and development of the social and political divisions of late pre-colonial traditional Fijian society. It assesses the reasoning, consistency and, where possible, the historical accuracy of such understandings. The oral history research which forms the backbone of the study was conducted in either standard Fijian or one or other of the western Fijian dialects with which Dr Parke was familiar. The period on which the monograph concentrates is the two centuries or so immediately prior to the Deed of Cession on 10 October 1874. A number of the major chiefs of Fiji had offered to cede Fiji to Queen Victoria; and after the offer had been accepted, Fiji became a British Crown Colony on that day. The volume will be of interest to all archaeologists, anthropologists and historians with an interest in Fiji. It will also be of wider interest to Pacific Studies scholars and those of British colonial history as well as historians with a wider interest in indigenous traditional histories and their role in governance today.

Author: Alan Howard
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781425127121
Category : Rotuma Island (Fiji)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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A history of the people from Rotuma Island (Fiji) from legendary times (based on oral history, archaeological, and linguistic evidence), through the era of British colonial domination, until the end of the twentieth century. The book is divided into four sections. The first section presents information about Rotuma's geography; its early history as derived from myths, legends, language affinities, and the limited archaeological work done on the island; the nature of Rotuma's culture and society at the time of European intrusion in the early nineteenth century; and the forms of creative and artistic expression. The second section deals with the impact of explorers, whalers, beachcombers, and returning Rotuman sailors, as well as missionaries who visited or stayed on Rotuma for varying lengths of time. The time period covered by this section is from 1791, when the Pandora, captained by Edward Edwards, made a brief visit, to 1879, when a war between Methodist and Catholic factions culminated in an offer of cession to Great Britain. Section three provides an account of Rotuma's colonial experience, beginning with the events leading to cession; the shape of political and economic experience under colonial rule; and the health and welfare implications of colonial policies. The final section covers the Rotuman experience from the time Fiji gained independence from Great Britain in 1970 until the end of the twentieth century. This section begins with an account of changes on the island of Rotuma, followed by a consideration of the somewhat problematic relationship between Rotuma and Fiji, concluding with a look at the global Rotuman community - a community in the process of formation.