Fiji : race and politics in an island state / Michael C. Howard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Howard, Michael C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fiji--History.

Fiji.

Fiji--Politics and government.

Fiji--Race relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 452 pages) : illustrations, plates

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, 1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1987 Fiji surprised the rest of the world by staging not one but two coups. This text argues that 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.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Preface

Race, Class, and Democracy in Fiji

Colonial and Precolonial Fiji

Alliance Party Rule

Fiji and the World

The Fiji Labour Party

The 1987 Election and the Coalition Government

The May Coup

Aftermath of the First Coup

The Second Coup and the Republic of Fiji

Mara's Return

Appendixes

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [427]-440) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-22600-6

9786613226006

0-7748-5661-0

OCLC:

243616449