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

by Matthew Spriggs

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. The oral history research which forms the backbone of the study was conducted in either standard Fijian or one or other...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1925021815
• ISBN13: 9781925021813
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Anu Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 2.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.3" x 11.7"