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Title Culture and democracy in the South Pacific / [Fanaafi Le Tagaloa Aiono]...[and others] ; editors, Ron Crocombe...[and others]
Published Suva, Fiji : Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, 1992

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Description x, 280 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm
Contents Regional perspectives Decolonization and democracy in the South Pacific / Uentabo Neemia -- The future of democracy in the Pacific Islands / Ron Crocombe -- Democracy (a poem) / Grace Mera Molisa -- Power corrupts (a poem) / Grace Mera Molisa -- Politics (a poem) / Keli S. Manoa -- Melanesia Culture and democracy in Papua New Guinea : Marit Tru or Giaman Marit? / Tony Delkin -- Government in Vanuatu : the place of culture and tradition / Ati George Sokomanu -- Culture and traditions : implications for modern nation building / Asesela Ravavu -- Fij'i's chiefly system and its pattern of political self-reliance / Filipe Bole -- Westminster style democracy and cultural diversity : a critique of the Fijian experience / Isikeli Mataitoga -- Rhetoric and reality : the dilemmas of contemporary Fijian politics / Brij Lal -- Polynesia The Samoan culture and government / Aiono Dr. Fana'afi Le Tagaloa -- Democracy bug bites Tonga / 'I. Futa Helu -- The culture of politics and the politicization of culture in the Cook Islands / Takiora Ingram -- Culture, ethnicity and political representation in New Zealand / John Henderson -- Confronting democracy in Hawaii : an informal assessment of an island political culture / William Tagupa -- Micronesia Tradition and democracy on Pohnpei Island / Resio S. Moses, Gene Ashby -- Challenges to democracy in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands / Samuel F. McPhetres -- Trends and patterns Achievements and directions / The editors -- Glossary
Analysis Culture
Decolonisation
Democracy
Overseas item
Pacific Islands
South Pacific Region
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical reference and index
Subject Democracy -- Oceania.
Politics and culture -- Oceania.
SUBJECT Oceania -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008116420
Oceania -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008116423
Author Aiono, Fanaafi Le Tagaloa.
Crocombe, R. G.
University of the South Pacific. Institute of Pacific Studies.
LC no. 93212208
ISBN 9820200792