Islands, Islanders and the World: The Colonial and Post-Colonial Experience of Eastern Fiji

Bedford, Richard; Bayliss-Smith, T.P

ISBN 10: 052126877X / ISBN 13: 9780521268776

Published by West Nyack, New York, U.S.A.: Cambridge Univ Pr, 1989

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Still in the shrink wrapping. "This is a book about Fiji, a country whose recent political instability can be directly traced to its distinctive colonial and post-colonial experience. For one particular region of Fiji the authors examine the environmental, social and economic aspects of this experience, at scales ranging from national and regional to island, village and household. Recent discussions in Third World geography, regional economics and development planning have been full of rhetoric about 'underdevelopment', 'centre-periphery relations' and 'dependency', but seldom are the actual processes which give rise to these phenomena examined in detail. In this book the authors explore in depth the inter-relations between the island landscape, the cultural geography of the islanders and the intrusive values and opportunities of the market economy. Some important lessons are to be learnt from the gap between what might be predicted from abstract theories of development and what is actually happening in the real world of politicians, planners, farmers and fishermen. " (Publisher).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Islands, Islanders and the World: The Colonial and Post-Colonial Experience of Eastern Fiji
• Publisher: West Nyack, New York, U.S.A.: Cambridge Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052126877X
• ISBN 13: 9780521268776
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • AUSTRALIA & THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
  • GEOGRAPHY
  • ARCHAEOLOGY

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Synopsis

This is a book about Fiji, a country whose recent political instability can be traced directly to its distinctive colonial and post-colonial experience. For one particular region of Fiji, the authors examine the environmental, social, and economic aspects of this experience, at scales ranging from national and regional to island, village, and household. The authors explore in depth the inter-relations among the island landscape, the cultural geography of the islanders, and the intrusive values and opportunties of the market economy.

Book Description

Fiji is a country whose recent political instability can be directly traced to its distinctive colonial and post-colonial experience. For one particular region of Fiji the authors examine the environmental, social and economic aspects of this experience. They also explore in depth the interrelations between the island landscape, the cultural geography of the islanders and the intrusive values and opportunities of the market economy.