The general's goose : Fiji's tale of contemporary misadventure /

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His admirers said he was a charismatic leader with a dazzling smile, a commoner following an ancient tradition of warrior service on behalf of an Indigenous people who feared marginalisation at the hands of ungrateful immigrants. One tourist pleaded with him to stage a coup in her backyard; in priva...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Robertson, R. T. (Robert Thomas), 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Acton, ACT, Australia : Australian National University Press, [2017]
Series:State, society and governance in Melanesia (Series)
Subjects:
Rabuka, Sitiveni Ligamamada, > 1948-
1900-1999
Coups d'état > Fiji.
Democracy > Fiji.
Coups d'État > Fidji.
Fiction and related items.
Military administration.
Politics and government.
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
Warfare and defence.
Political Science / Public Policy / Military Policy.
Political Science.
Coups d'état
Democracy
Politics and government
Fiji > Politics and government.
Fiji > History > 20th century.
Fidji > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Fiji
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The challenge of inheritance
  • The great turning
  • Redux: The season for coups
  • Plus ça change ...?
  • Conclusion: Playing the politics of respect.

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