Tag: political books
Owen Wilkes was an admirable, fearless and unforgettable New Zealander
INTRODUCTION: By Mark Derby
Just weeks after Owen Wilkes’ sudden death in 2005, a van arrived at his basic bach in Kāwhia to carry away...
Self-censorship in the Fiji media – Fijileaks reviews a timely book on coups, culture and criticism
By Victor Lal, founding editor-in-chief of Fijileaks
Don’t Spoil My Beautiful Face: Media, Mayhem & Human Rights in the Pacific, in a sense, is a...
Tu Galala: Social Change in the Pacific (1992)
Edited by David Robie
"The Pacific is in upheaval -- growing poverty, nuclear testing, independence struggles, militarisation and massive social dislocation are pressing, often intractable...
Blood on their Banner: Nationalist Struggles in the South Pacific (1989)
By David Robie
"The South Pacific is no longer pacific. Nationalist struggles against colonialism, indigenous claims for sovereignty, and superpower rivalry have turned it into...