Fiji: A Place Called Home
Authored by: Daryl TartePlease read Conditions of use before downloading the formats.
Description
Few people have been in the unique position of being able to observe and record the dramatic changes that have taken place in the islands of Fiji over the past 80 years than fourth-generation citizen, Daryl Tarte. He writes emotively, in great detail, about his personal experience of growing up on a remote island during the colonial era, when races were segregated, and white people lived an elite existence.
Following independence, he has been personally involved with many of the key economic, political and social activities that have evolved and enabled the nation to progress during the 20th century. These include the sugar industry, tourism, commerce and industry, religion, the media, women and of course, the coups.
His observations into the complexities of leadership in these areas of national development are fascinating and perceptive. Much of the story is told through the eyes of the many people of all races with whom he has interacted.
Fiji is made up of over 300 unique islands. Tarte has been to many of them, and in a final chapter he gives an insightful commentary of how different they all are.
Details
- ISBN (print):
- 9781925022049
- ISBN (online):
- 9781925022056
- Publication date:
- Nov 2014
- Imprint:
- ANU Press
- DOI:
- http://doi.org/10.22459/FPCH.11.2014
- Disciplines:
- Arts & Humanities: Cultural Studies, History; Social Sciences: Social Policy & Administration
- Countries:
- Pacific: Fiji
PDF Chapters
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- Preliminary pages (PDF, 208KB)
- Epigraph (PDF, 77KB)
- Dedication (PDF, 55KB)
- Preface (PDF, 65KB)
- Introduction (PDF, 105KB) – Stewart Firth
- Prologue: The Early Days (PDF, 90KB)
Part One: Taveuni: The Colonial Period
- People Along the Road (PDF, 128KB)
- The Old Home (PDF, 99KB)
- The Plantation (PDF, 119KB)
- The Young Overseer (PDF, 106KB)
- Island Life (PDF, 119KB)
- Marriage (PDF, 111KB)
- An Array of Characters (PDF, 106KB)
- Sale of the Plantation (PDF, 102KB)
- Farewell Taveuni (PDF, 97KB)
Part Two: Greater Fiji: Life In The Nation
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