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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| Language: | English |
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Acton, A.C.T.
ANU Press
[2014]©2014, 2014
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Table of Contents:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-208)
- 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