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Tradition Versus Democracy in the South Pacific - Fiji, Tonga and Western Samoa

English · Paperback / Softback

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Klappentext This book looks at the way in which the idea of 'tradition' is used by political elites to legitimate certain practices and institutions. Zusammenfassung This book looks at the way in which the idea of 'tradition' is used by political elites to legitimate certain practices and institutions. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of maps; List of tables; Preface; Introduction; 1. Tradition and democracy; 2. Constitutional development, chiefly power, and the politics of tradition in Fiji; 3. The monarchy versus democracy in the kingdom of Tonga; 4. Preserving tradition through democratisation: the introduction of universal suffrage in Western Samoa; 5. Conclusion: tradition versus the west; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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