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Degei's descendants : spirits, place and people in pre-cession Fiji /

"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, t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Parke, Aubrey L. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Spriggs, Matthew (Editor ), Scarr, Deryck (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Acton, A.C.T. : ANU Press, [2014]
Colección:Terra Australis ; 41.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Aubrey Parke: an enthusiastic amateur in Fiji?
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Maps
  • Fijian society: the islands of Fiji (general)
  • Overview of project
  • The ideological sense of Vanua
  • Understanding traditional Fijian society
  • Factors affecting development and interaction
  • The Yavusa: the ideal and the reality
  • The diversity of Fijian polities
  • Overview of chapters 8-10 Fijian polities in three areas in the Yasayasa Vakara
  • Polities of Rakiraki Tikina
  • Polities of West Vuda Tikina
  • Polities of Nadi Tikina
  • Polities of Nawaka Tikina
  • Overview of chapters 12-13 polities of the Natu Yasawa: the Yasawa Group
  • The Tikina of Naviti
  • The Tikina of Yasawa
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Bibliography.