Islands, Islanders & the World:Fiji: The Colonial and Post-colonial Experience of Eastern Fiji - Brossura

Bayliss-Smith, Tim

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521030080 ISBN 13: 9780521030083

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Riassunto

The authors examine the environmental, social and economic aspects of colonial and post-colonial experience in Fiji.

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Descrizione del libro

Fiji is a country whose recent political instability can be directly traced to its distinctive colonial and post-colonial experience. For one particular region of Fiji the authors examine the environmental, social and economic aspects of this experience. They also explore in depth the interrelations between the island landscape, the cultural geography of the islanders and the intrusive values and opportunities of the market economy.

Contenuti

List of illustrations; List of tables; Foreword: the MAB Programme and the Eastern Fiji Project G. Glaser; Editorial note; 1. On the study of islands, people and events; 2. The island landscape; 3. Capitalism and colonialism in the periphery; 4. Physical and economic externalities and their impact; 5. Vulnerability in a changing society; 6. Pampered periphery?; 7. Villages of adaptation: Batiki and Kabara; 8. Adaptation or stagnation? the case of Koro; 9. Villages of change: Taveuni and Lakeba; 10. Regional development for an island periphery; 11. Island studies and geography; Appendix: publications of the UNESCO/UNFPA Easter Fiji Project; References; Index.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521030080
• ISBN 13: 9780521030083
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 344
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile