Broken Waves : A History of the Fiji Islands in the Twentieth Century

“[A] magisterial history of twentieth-century Fiji.... The historical research is thorough and scrupulous, and the presentation is lucid. Lal brings together a wealth of information, much of it previously unavailable and the earlier available materials often reframed in thought-provoking ways.... Perhaps its greatest strength is that is presents the history of modern Fiji as very complicated and multifaceted.” __―The Contemporary Pacific__Pacific Islands Monograph Series No.11Published in association with the Center for Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawai‘i “[A] magisterial history of twentieth-century Fiji.... The historical research is thorough and scrupulous, and the presentation is lucid. Lal brings together a wealth of information, much of it previously unavailable and the earlier available materials often reframed in thought-provoking ways.... Perhaps its greatest strength is that is presents the history of modern Fiji as very complicated and multifaceted.” ―The Contemporary Pacific Pacific Islands Monograph Series No.11 Published in association with the Center for Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawai‘i Lal Is Among The Few Individuals From Fiji To Become Historians. He Writes In His Preface: Critical Attachment Rather Than Cool Detachment Has Guided My Scholarly Effort Here.... The Result Is Both A History And A Journal Of Self-exploration, A Unique And Invaluable Contribution. Annotation Copyri 'Center for Pacific Islands Studies; School of Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Studies, University of Hawaii.'