First published in 1937, this book examines the changes in working conditions and vast improvements on sugar plantations in 20th century Fiji. By the 1930s, the sugar industry had become economically stronger through the substitution of the small tenant farm for the large plantation. Andrews examines how this led to a moral and social transformation in Fijian society. He also highlights many unsolved problems, and is aware that dependence on a single crop supported by imperial preference is too narrow a basis for progress in Fijian society. In the latter chapters Andrews reviews the position of Indian dispersion in the pacific, and reviews the relation of India itself to the pacific countries and Europe at a time when the British Empire was experiencing a great fall in prestige. There are also chapters that contain matters of specific interest to Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.
By:
C.F. Andrews
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 138mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138563636
ISBN 10: 1138563633
Series: Routledge Revivals
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 12 June 2019
Audience:
General/trade
,
College/higher education
,
ELT Advanced
,
Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface; 1. The Indenture System 2. The Old and The New 3. Twenty Years After 4. The C.S.R. Company 5. The Fijian People 6. The Will To Live 7. The Land Question 8. Queen Victoria’s Pledge 9. The Indian Dilemma 10. The Europeans 11. The Racial Problem 12. The Franchise Issue 13. The Training of the Child 14. The Future of Fiji 15. The Indian Dispersion 16. Australia and India 17. The Problem of the Tropics 18. India, China, and Japan 19. India’s Place in the Pacific 20. Europe and Asia; Appendix A: The Fiji Census Report; Appendix B: Tagore and China; Index
