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Degei's Descendants : Spirits, Place and People in Pre-Cession Fiji.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Terra Australis SeriesPublisher: Canberra : ANU Press, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (338 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781925021844
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Degei's DescendantsDDC classification:
  • 996.11
LOC classification:
  • DU600 .P375 2014
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Aubrey Parke: An Enthusiastic Amateur in Fiji? -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Maps -- 1. Fijian Society: The Islands of Fiji (General) -- 2. Overview of Project -- 3. The Ideological Sense of Vanua -- 4. Understanding Traditional Fijian Society -- 5. Factors Affecting Development and Interaction -- 6. The Yavusa: The Ideal and the Reality -- 7. The Diversity of Fijian Polities -- Overview of Chapters 8-10 -- 8. Polities of Rakiraki Tikina -- 9. Polities of West Vuda Tikina -- 10. Polities of Nadi Tikina -- 11. Polities of Nawaka Tikina -- Overview of Chapters 12-13 -- 12. The Tikina of Naviti -- 13. The Tikina of Yasawa -- 14. Conclusion -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Bibliography.
Summary: 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, the historical accuracy of such understandings.
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Intro -- Aubrey Parke: An Enthusiastic Amateur in Fiji? -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Maps -- 1. Fijian Society: The Islands of Fiji (General) -- 2. Overview of Project -- 3. The Ideological Sense of Vanua -- 4. Understanding Traditional Fijian Society -- 5. Factors Affecting Development and Interaction -- 6. The Yavusa: The Ideal and the Reality -- 7. The Diversity of Fijian Polities -- Overview of Chapters 8-10 -- 8. Polities of Rakiraki Tikina -- 9. Polities of West Vuda Tikina -- 10. Polities of Nadi Tikina -- 11. Polities of Nawaka Tikina -- Overview of Chapters 12-13 -- 12. The Tikina of Naviti -- 13. The Tikina of Yasawa -- 14. Conclusion -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Bibliography.

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, the historical accuracy of such understandings.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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