Brij V. Lal - Historical Dictionary of Fiji
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The Historical Dictionary of Fiji contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Fiji.
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The historical dictionaries present essential information on a broad range of subjects, including American and world history, art, business, cities, countries, cultures, customs, film, global conflicts, international relations, literature, music, philosophy, religion, sports, and theater. Written by experts, all contain highly informative introductory essays of the topic and detailed chronologies that, in some cases, cover vast historical time periods but still manage to heavily feature more recent events.
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Fiji, by Brij V. Lal. 2016.
Historical Dictionary of Fiji
Brij V. Lal
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
Lanham Boulder New York Toronto Plymouth, UK
Published by Rowman & Littlefield
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http://www.rowman.com
10 Thornbury Road, Plymouth PL6 7PP, United Kingdom
Copyright 2016 by Brij V. Lal
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote passages in a review.
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Information Available
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Lal, Brij V.
Historical dictionary of Fiji / Brij V. Lal. pages cm. (Historical dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East)
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-0-8108-7901-0 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8108-7902-7 (ebook) 1. FijiHistoryDictionaries. I. Title.
DU600.L29445 2015
996.11003dc23
2015030523
The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992.
Printed in the United States of America
Located in the picturesque rural surroundings of Sawani in the Naitasiri province, it was founded by the government in 1948 as an elite boarding school for Fijian girls of rank, connections, and exceptional promise to provide them with the skills to become future leaders as well accomplished partners for their husbands. The school had a distinctly academic and English curriculum along the lines of elite schools in other British colonies, with lessons on music and the arts as well as instruction in Fijian protocol. Frances Lillian Charlton, who arrived in Fiji in 1948 with the backing of the New Zealand government, was the founding principal who remained at the school for 18 years, followed some years later by one of its pioneer students, Taufa Vakatale, a future minister and deputy prime minister of Fiji.
Among the pivotal Fijian women founders of the school was Lolohea Akosita Waqairawai, who believed that increased participation of women in societys development was needed for Fijis holistic advancement. Distinguished graduates of the school include Adi Kuini Speed, a former deputy prime minister (19992000); Jiko Luveni, minister in the Vorege Bainimarama regime and speaker of the Fijian parliament after 2014; and Adi Finau Tabakaucoro, an assistant minister in the interim administration (20002001). ACSs counterpart for Fijian boys of rank was the
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