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Looking For Truth: Dissecting Tales Of Fijian Cannibals, Brandon Olsen, Sarah Jamarillo, May Harrington May 2017

Looking For Truth: Dissecting Tales Of Fijian Cannibals, Brandon Olsen, Sarah Jamarillo, May Harrington

FHSS Mentored Research Conference

After Europeans encountered Fiji in the eighteenth century, the islands quickly gained fame for having cannibal tribes. Captain James Cook, an early explorer of the Pacific islands, describes the Fijian natives as an “addicted people, eating their enemies, whom they kill in the battle”(Banivanua-Mar 26). The people had a culture of war rituals, rivalry, and conflict between tribes that inspired cannibalistic rumors. Those that visited Fiji spread wild tales that the westerners eagerly devoured. Under analysis, these stories lack compelling evidence to claim the Europeans and Americans met Fijian cannibals and instead tell more about the society the tales come …


Chiefs For The Nation: Containing Ethnonationalism And Bridging The Ethnic Divide In Fiji, Robert Norton Mar 1999

Chiefs For The Nation: Containing Ethnonationalism And Bridging The Ethnic Divide In Fiji, Robert Norton

Pacific Studies

Chiefship, a central element of indigenous Fijian society valorized and transformed under colonial rule, is becoming a crucial part of a national political culture for multiethnic Fiji. The collective status and authority of chiefs in Fiji’s political life is grounded not simply in the part they have played in expressing opposition between indigenous Fijians and the descendants of the immigrant Indians, but also in a paradoxical function they have acquired in bridging ethnic conflict. This dual ethnic and national identity was affirmed and reinforced by their endorsement of the recent constitutional reform. This article suggests that in its capacity to …


Vol. 22 No. 1 (1999): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Mar 1999

Vol. 22 No. 1 (1999): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …


Contributors: Vol 22 No. 1, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Mar 1999

Contributors: Vol 22 No. 1, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Contributors list of Vol. 22 (1999): Pacific Studies Full Issue 1


Books Received And Book Notices, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Mar 1999

Books Received And Book Notices, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Book Listing for the Vol 22, No 1 Edition of the Pacific Studies Journal


William C. Clarke's Review Of R. Gerard Ward And Elizabeth Kingdon's Land, Custom, And Practice In The South Pacific, William C. Clarke Sep 1998

William C. Clarke's Review Of R. Gerard Ward And Elizabeth Kingdon's Land, Custom, And Practice In The South Pacific, William C. Clarke

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Ben Finney's Review Of Willie Dari, Vasiti Ligairi, And Solange Petit-Skinner's Adolescents In Fiji, Ben Finney Sep 1996

Ben Finney's Review Of Willie Dari, Vasiti Ligairi, And Solange Petit-Skinner's Adolescents In Fiji, Ben Finney

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Vol. 18 No. 3 (1995): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Sep 1995

Vol. 18 No. 3 (1995): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …


Contributors: Vol 18 No. 3, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Sep 1995

Contributors: Vol 18 No. 3, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Contributors list of Vol. 18 (1995): Pacific Studies Full Issue 3


The Last Exile Of Apolosi Nawai: A Case Study Of Indirect Rule During The Twilight Of The British Empire, Charles J. Weeks Jr. Sep 1995

The Last Exile Of Apolosi Nawai: A Case Study Of Indirect Rule During The Twilight Of The British Empire, Charles J. Weeks Jr.

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Vol. 18 No. 3 (1995): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Sep 1995

Vol. 18 No. 3 (1995): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …


Books Received And Book Notices, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Sep 1995

Books Received And Book Notices, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Book Listing for the Vol 18, No 3 Edition of the Pacific Studies Journal


Rabuka’S Republic: The Fiji Snap Elections Of 1994, Brij V. Lal Mar 1995

Rabuka’S Republic: The Fiji Snap Elections Of 1994, Brij V. Lal

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Colin Newbury's Review Of Brij V. Lal, Doug Munro, And Edward D. Beechert's Plantation Workers: Resistance And Accommodation, Colin Newbury Sep 1994

Colin Newbury's Review Of Brij V. Lal, Doug Munro, And Edward D. Beechert's Plantation Workers: Resistance And Accommodation, Colin Newbury

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


“A Foreign Flower”? Democracy In The South Pacific, Peter Larmour Mar 1994

“A Foreign Flower”? Democracy In The South Pacific, Peter Larmour

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Vol. 16 No. 4 (1993): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Dec 1993

Vol. 16 No. 4 (1993): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …


Contributors: Vol 16 No. 4, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Dec 1993

Contributors: Vol 16 No. 4, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Contributors list of Vol. 16 (1993): Pacific Studies Full Issue 4


Books Received And Book Notices, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Dec 1993

Books Received And Book Notices, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Book Listing for the Vol 16, No 4 Edition of the Pacific Studies Journal


Vol. 16 No. 4 (1993): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Dec 1993

Vol. 16 No. 4 (1993): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …


Books Received And Book Notices, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Sep 1993

Books Received And Book Notices, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Book Listing for the Vol 16, No 3 Edition of the Pacific Studies Journal


Vol. 16 No. 3 (1993): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Sep 1993

Vol. 16 No. 3 (1993): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …


Vol. 16 No. 3 (1993): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Sep 1993

Vol. 16 No. 3 (1993): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …


Contributors: Vol 16 No. 3, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Sep 1993

Contributors: Vol 16 No. 3, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Contributors list of Vol. 16 (1993): Pacific Studies Full Issue 1


Trade Union Rights, Legitimacy, And Politics Under Fiji's Postcoup Interim Administration, Jacqueline Leckie Sep 1993

Trade Union Rights, Legitimacy, And Politics Under Fiji's Postcoup Interim Administration, Jacqueline Leckie

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


The Politics Of Tradition: Problems For Political Legitimacy And Democracy In The South Pacific, Stephanie Lawson Jun 1993

The Politics Of Tradition: Problems For Political Legitimacy And Democracy In The South Pacific, Stephanie Lawson

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


The Politics Of Tradition: Problems For Political Legitimacy And Democracy In The South Pacific, Stephanie Lawson Jun 1993

The Politics Of Tradition: Problems For Political Legitimacy And Democracy In The South Pacific, Stephanie Lawson

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Vol. 15 No. 4 (1992): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Dec 1992

Vol. 15 No. 4 (1992): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …


Contributors: Vol 15 No. 4, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Dec 1992

Contributors: Vol 15 No. 4, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Contributors list of Vol. 15 (1992): Pacific Studies Full Issue 4


Vol. 15 No. 4 (1992): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Dec 1992

Vol. 15 No. 4 (1992): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …


Social Protest And Spontaneous Development: A Contemporary Social Movement In Fiji, John A. Young Sep 1992

Social Protest And Spontaneous Development: A Contemporary Social Movement In Fiji, John A. Young

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.