Author: Eddie Dean
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
"On 14 May 1987, Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka led a raid on Fiji's Parliament House in the nation's capital, Suva, to remove a government dominated by Fijian Indians. The coup sent shock waves around the world and changed forever our view of the tanquility of our Pacific neighbours. Rabuka: No Other Way is Sitiveni Rabuka's own story - told for the first time. It describes the man behind the coup, the growth of tensions between the Fijian racial and political groups and the events that precipitated military action."--Bac cover.
Rabuka
Author: Eddie Dean
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
"On 14 May 1987, Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka led a raid on Fiji's Parliament House in the nation's capital, Suva, to remove a government dominated by Fijian Indians. The coup sent shock waves around the world and changed forever our view of the tanquility of our Pacific neighbours. Rabuka: No Other Way is Sitiveni Rabuka's own story - told for the first time. It describes the man behind the coup, the growth of tensions between the Fijian racial and political groups and the events that precipitated military action."--Bac cover.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
"On 14 May 1987, Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka led a raid on Fiji's Parliament House in the nation's capital, Suva, to remove a government dominated by Fijian Indians. The coup sent shock waves around the world and changed forever our view of the tanquility of our Pacific neighbours. Rabuka: No Other Way is Sitiveni Rabuka's own story - told for the first time. It describes the man behind the coup, the growth of tensions between the Fijian racial and political groups and the events that precipitated military action."--Bac cover.
Rabuka of Fiji
Author: John R. Sharpham
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Fiji
Author: David Stanley
Publisher: David Stanley
ISBN: 9781566913362
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
This Fiji handbook provides a thought-provoking introduction to Fiji's turbulent history, diverse population, and cultural riches. Travelers gain from seasoned traveler Stanley's extensive descriptions and evaluations of Fiji's lodgings, from luxury resorts to simple hotels on the beach. His comprehensive reporting of outdoor recreation makes it simple to locate the perfect activities, such as scuba diving, snorkeling, surfing, sailing, kayaking, hiking, camping, and golf.
Publisher: David Stanley
ISBN: 9781566913362
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
This Fiji handbook provides a thought-provoking introduction to Fiji's turbulent history, diverse population, and cultural riches. Travelers gain from seasoned traveler Stanley's extensive descriptions and evaluations of Fiji's lodgings, from luxury resorts to simple hotels on the beach. His comprehensive reporting of outdoor recreation makes it simple to locate the perfect activities, such as scuba diving, snorkeling, surfing, sailing, kayaking, hiking, camping, and golf.
Daughters of the Pacific
Author: Zohl Dé Ishtar
Publisher: Spinifex Press
ISBN: 9781875559329
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Indigenous women from across the Pacific have a voice in this book. Zohl de Ishtar travelled the Pacific during 1986-87 on behalf of Women Working for a Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific and interviewed women of many nations. Following up with extensive research, Zohl de Ishtar has written an impressive book that gives a voice to the Pacific women and shows what strength there is in the underknown cultures, or nearest neighbours. The nuclear industry, tourism, dumping of waste. Pollution of the oceans all carry a huge price for these islands on the rim of the world, and one the rim of our imaginations. Countries covered are: Hawaii, the Marshall Islands, the Northern Marianas, Guam, Belau, Fiji, Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand, and Te Ao Maohi/Tahiti Polynesia.
Publisher: Spinifex Press
ISBN: 9781875559329
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Indigenous women from across the Pacific have a voice in this book. Zohl de Ishtar travelled the Pacific during 1986-87 on behalf of Women Working for a Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific and interviewed women of many nations. Following up with extensive research, Zohl de Ishtar has written an impressive book that gives a voice to the Pacific women and shows what strength there is in the underknown cultures, or nearest neighbours. The nuclear industry, tourism, dumping of waste. Pollution of the oceans all carry a huge price for these islands on the rim of the world, and one the rim of our imaginations. Countries covered are: Hawaii, the Marshall Islands, the Northern Marianas, Guam, Belau, Fiji, Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand, and Te Ao Maohi/Tahiti Polynesia.
South Pacific Handbook
Author: David Stanley
Publisher: David Stanley
ISBN: 9780918373991
Category : Oceania
Languages : en
Pages : 812
Book Description
An all-new edition of the original comprehensive South Pacific guide, completely revised and updated with over 85% new material. Stanley provides an accurate portrait of all 15 insular territories of Polynesia and Melanesia, offering an insider's knowledge, spirited commentary, and adventurous coverage. Contains nearly 200 concise, reliable maps, glossary, and index. (Moon Publications)
Publisher: David Stanley
ISBN: 9780918373991
Category : Oceania
Languages : en
Pages : 812
Book Description
An all-new edition of the original comprehensive South Pacific guide, completely revised and updated with over 85% new material. Stanley provides an accurate portrait of all 15 insular territories of Polynesia and Melanesia, offering an insider's knowledge, spirited commentary, and adventurous coverage. Contains nearly 200 concise, reliable maps, glossary, and index. (Moon Publications)
South Pacific Handbook
Author: David Stanley
Publisher: David Stanley
ISBN: 9780918373298
Category : Oceania
Languages : en
Pages : 780
Book Description
A comprehensive guide to the 16 territories of Polynesia and Melanesia, not just the popular spots. This is a guide for the budget traveller to the whole of the South Pacific.
Publisher: David Stanley
ISBN: 9780918373298
Category : Oceania
Languages : en
Pages : 780
Book Description
A comprehensive guide to the 16 territories of Polynesia and Melanesia, not just the popular spots. This is a guide for the budget traveller to the whole of the South Pacific.
Fiji Islands Handbook
Author: David Stanley
Publisher: David Stanley
ISBN: 9781566910385
Category : Fiji
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
A fourth revised edition of a handbook to the 322 islands of the Pacific that make up the Fiji Islands, covering Viti Levu, Yasawa islands, the Lomaiviti group, Vanua Levu, Taveuni, the Lau group and Rotuma. Offers recommendations for the traveller on accomodation, airfares, air routes and tour services and inter-island travel.
Publisher: David Stanley
ISBN: 9781566910385
Category : Fiji
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
A fourth revised edition of a handbook to the 322 islands of the Pacific that make up the Fiji Islands, covering Viti Levu, Yasawa islands, the Lomaiviti group, Vanua Levu, Taveuni, the Lau group and Rotuma. Offers recommendations for the traveller on accomodation, airfares, air routes and tour services and inter-island travel.
The 2006 Military Takeover in Fiji
Author: Jon Fraenkel
Publisher: ANU E Press
ISBN: 1921536519
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
This book explores the factors behind - and the implications of - the 2006 coup. It brings together contributions from leading scholars, local personalities, civil society activists, union leaders, journalists, lawyers, soldiers and politicians - including deposed Prime Ministers Laisenia Qarase and Mahendra Chaudhry. The 2006 Military Takeover in Fiji: A Coup to End All Coups? is essential reading for those with an interest in the contemporary history of Fiji, politics in deeply divided societies, or in military intervention in civilian politics.
Publisher: ANU E Press
ISBN: 1921536519
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
This book explores the factors behind - and the implications of - the 2006 coup. It brings together contributions from leading scholars, local personalities, civil society activists, union leaders, journalists, lawyers, soldiers and politicians - including deposed Prime Ministers Laisenia Qarase and Mahendra Chaudhry. The 2006 Military Takeover in Fiji: A Coup to End All Coups? is essential reading for those with an interest in the contemporary history of Fiji, politics in deeply divided societies, or in military intervention in civilian politics.
The Method of Hope
Author: Hirokazu Miyazaki
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804757171
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
The Method of Hope examines the relationship between hope and knowledge by investigating how hope is produced in various forms of knowledge - Fijian, philosophical, anthropologtical. The book participates in on-going debates in social theory about how to reclaim the category of hope in progressive thought.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804757171
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
The Method of Hope examines the relationship between hope and knowledge by investigating how hope is produced in various forms of knowledge - Fijian, philosophical, anthropologtical. The book participates in on-going debates in social theory about how to reclaim the category of hope in progressive thought.
Fiji Before the Storm
Author: Brij V. Lal
Publisher: ANU E Press
ISBN: 1922144630
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
This volume had its genesis in a series of seminars and workshops held at The Australian National University under the auspices of the Centre for the Contemporary Pacific and the National Centre for Development Studies.
Publisher: ANU E Press
ISBN: 1922144630
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
This volume had its genesis in a series of seminars and workshops held at The Australian National University under the auspices of the Centre for the Contemporary Pacific and the National Centre for Development Studies.