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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Fijians"”.
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Exchange relations between Fijians and Euro-Americans (1774-1854), with reference to museum collections
… order to investigate exchange relations between Fijians and Euro-‐ Americans between 1774 and 1854. It proposes two ways of considering early museum objects from Fiji. First, it suggests they can, and to some extent must, be primarily regarded as exchanged objects — i.e. as the results of …
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The willow and the palm : an exploration of the role of cricket in Fiji
… attempts to promote the game. Rugby provided Fijians with a more compatible form of entertainment and excitement, dovetailing with current images of maleness and masculinity. Soccer gave Indo-Fijians a cheap leisure activity in which all could participate. Cricket remained a chiefly game and …
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It Takes the Love of the Living and the Dead: Indo-Fijian Craft as Embodied Knowledge and Anarchism
… This process has created ideologies of Indo-Fijians as bodies out of place, and condemned us to being only objects of labour or niche research subjects. A core focus of my project is what it means to move beyond surviving and beyond these histories that condemn us to nothingness, towards a …
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Exploring Volunteer Tourism for Happiness in Fiji: A Decolonising Methodology Perspective
… (VT) in shaping the happiness of Indigenous Fijians in rural communities. It examines how happiness is represented in tourism marketing and how it is conceptualised and experienced by iTaukei(Indigenous Fijian) communities. The study generates an Indigenous Fijian understanding of happiness, …
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Fiji and the franchise : a history of political representation, 1900-1937
… in Chapters VII, VIII and IX. Since the Fijians were not the proponents cf constitutional change they receive considerably less attention. But they cannot be ignored,as their presence and rights were the crucial determinants in the process of political change in their native land. Hence …
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Fiji and the franchise : a history of political representation, 1900-1937
… in Chapters VII, VIII and IX. Since the Fijians were not the proponents cf constitutional change they receive considerably less attention. But they cannot be ignored,as their presence and rights were the crucial determinants in the process of political change in their native land. Hence …
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Social Capital and Vanua: Challenges to Governance Development in a Community-Based Natural Resource Management Project in Cuvu Tikina, Fiji Islands
Indigenous Fijians believe that survival of their culture is inextricably linked to their position as land and resource owners. This is summed up in the dual meaning of the term ‘vanua’, which literally means land but also symbolizes the cultural and socio-political traditions of the people. These …
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Social Capital and Vanua: Challenges to Governance Development in a Community-Based Natural Resource Management Project in Cuvu Tikina, Fiji Islands
Indigenous Fijians believe that survival of their culture is inextricably linked to their position as land and resource owners. This is summed up in the dual meaning of the term ‘vanua’, which literally means land but also symbolizes the cultural and socio-political traditions of the people. These …
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Spiritual beliefs, practices, and shadows of the Ahmadiyya Jama’at in Fiji
… and interact both internally and with other Fijians. In this thesis, I critically examine the tensions Fijian Ahmadis face in balancing their local religious life with the global aspirations of the Ahmadiyya Jama’at - addressing certain contradictions while allowing others to remain obscured …
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Road Traffic Injuries in the Pacific: The epidemiology of road traffic injuries in Fiji and the role of driver sleepiness
… rates were higher among Indians compared to Fijians. Studies 2 and 3: 18% of driving time was undertaken by drivers who reported being sleepy (1%) or not fully alert (17%). After adjusting for confounders, driving while sleepy or not fully alert was associated with an almost six-fold increase …