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Record Nr.

UNINA9910137648803321

Titolo

From election to coup in Fiji : the 2006 campaign and its aftermath / / Jon Fraenkel and Stewart Firth (editors)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Canberra] : , : Asia Pacific Press, , 2007

ISBN

0-7315-3812-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (483 pages) : illustrations (maps, tables)

Disciplina

324.99611

Soggetti

Elections - Fiji

Political campaigns - Fiji

Government - Non-U.S

Law, Politics & Government

Government - Asia

Fiji Politics and government 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Introduction -- The campaign -- The major parties -- Issues -- Case studies -- Analysis -- Perspectives -- Epilogue -- Addendum -- Appendices -- Index -- Tables -- Figures -- Maps.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a comprehensive and penetrating analysis of the lead-up to, the outcome and the aftermath of Fiji’s historic 2006 election. Shedding light on the complex weave of traditional chiefly systems, race relations, economics, constitutionality, the military ethos and religion, From Election to Coup in Fiji is essential reading for anyone with an interest in Fiji, the South Pacific and the politics of divided societies.