Suva Stories : : A History of the Capital of Fiji.
Suva Stories explores a fascinating tapestry of histories in one of the Pacific's oldest and most culturally diverse urban centres, the capital of Fiji. Charting the trajectory of Suva from indigenous village to colonial hub to contemporary Pacific metropolis, it draws on a rich colonial archiv...
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| Superior document: | Pacific Series |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Canberra : : ANU Press,, 2022. ©2022. |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Pacific Series
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (520 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1: Foundations. ch.1. The prehistory of Suva ; ch.2. Suva and the fate of the Polynesia Company ; ch.3. The making of a capital: a social history of Suva, 1870-1882 ; ch.4. The making of a capital: a social history of Suva, 1882-1890 ; ch.5. Early Suva fijians
- a view through Sere Makawa ; ch.6. The grand old man and the prince of thieves
- Part 2: Creations. ch.7. Piecing together a history of Suva prison ; ch.8. Visibly hidden in Suva: St Giles ; ch.9. Supreme court stories: narrating violence in Suva streets and homes ; ch.10. Race relations in colonial Suva, 1945-1970 ; ch.11. Methodist schools in Suva in the colonial era ; ch.12. From Laucala Bay to the region: the university of the South Pacific
- Part 3: Reflections. ch.13. Swimming under the ivi tree: Ratu Sukuna Park, land reclamation and family connections ; ch.14. Suva
- once a colonial town ; ch.15. Where is my home and where is my heart? ; ch.16. Raiwaqa and the playhouse ; ch.17. Minority Melanesians in Suva ; ch.18. Suva: resilient coup capital? ; ch.19. Wailea.