Nineteenth-Century Travels, Explorations and Empires, Part II vol 6

Nineteenth-Century Travels, Explorations and Empires, Part II vol 6
Author: Peter J Kitson
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 486
Release: 2021-12-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 1000561275

A collection of writings on travels undertaken in the Victorian era. The texts collected in these volumes show how 19th century travel literature served the interests of empire by promoting British political and economic values that translated into manufacturing goods.

The People of the Sea

The People of the Sea
Author: Paul D'Arcy
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780824829599

Countering the dominant paradigms of recent Pacific Islands' historiography, which tend to limit understanding of the sea's importance, this volume emphasizes the flux in the maritime environment and how it instilled an expectation and openness toward outside influences and the rapidity with which cultural change could occur in relations between various Islander groups." "Students and scholars of Pacific history and environmental and cultural studies will welcome this re-evaluation of the sea's influence in Oceanic history."--BOOK JACKET.

The Integrating Gospel and The Christian:

The Integrating Gospel and The Christian:
Author: Alan Tippett
Publisher: William Carey Publishing
Total Pages: 299
Release: 2015-06-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0878085971

Alan Tippett’s publications played a significant role in the development of missiology. The volumes in this series augment his distinguished reputation by bringing to light his many unpublished materials and hard-to-locate printed articles. These books—encompassing theology, anthropology, history, area studies, religion, and ethnohistory—broaden the contours of the discipline. This volume contains two manuscripts. The first, The Integrating Gospel, combines a historical ethnolinguistic study of Fijian language, an examination of Fijian culture patterns in interaction with the church, and Tippett’s own firsthand experience as a communicator of the gospel to specific receptors at a specific place and point in time. From this, Tippett is able to extrapolate broader ideas on contextualization and methods of gospel transmission. In The Christian: Fiji 1835–67, Tippett addresses the establishment of the Christian church and the spread of Christianity in Fiji, with special attention to Ratu Cakobau. In this brief but in-depth study, Tippett presents a strong case against the understanding that Fijian conversions to Christianity were primarily political, as he offers evidence of the genuine religious and spiritual experiences behind these conversions.

Going to School in Oceania

Going to School in Oceania
Author: Craig Campbell
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2007-10-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0313086621

The history and current practices for school systems in the countries of the Oceanic region depend on the economic, political, and cultural circumstances of their countries. Divided into four chronological sections — pre nineteeth century, nineteenth century, twentieth century and present times — each chapter traces the factors that have impacted educational philosophy and goals for each country. Identifying available options for students of all economic backgrounds, each chapter also includes a Day in the Life feature that shares with readers what a typical student in that country will experience at their school. ; Australia ; Fiji ; New Zealand ; Papua New Guinea ; Samoa

Degei’s Descendants

Degei’s Descendants
Author: Matthew Spriggs
Publisher: ANU E Press
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2014-08-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 192502184X

Dr Parke’s monograph examines how Fijians, especially in western areas of Fiji, currently understand and explain the origins and development of the social and political divisions of late pre-colonial traditional Fijian society. It assesses the reasoning, consistency and, where possible, the historical accuracy of such understandings. The oral history research which forms the backbone of the study was conducted in either standard Fijian or one or other of the western Fijian dialects with which Dr Parke was familiar. The period on which the monograph concentrates is the two centuries or so immediately prior to the Deed of Cession on 10 October 1874. A number of the major chiefs of Fiji had offered to cede Fiji to Queen Victoria; and after the offer had been accepted, Fiji became a British Crown Colony on that day. The volume will be of interest to all archaeologists, anthropologists and historians with an interest in Fiji. It will also be of wider interest to Pacific Studies scholars and those of British colonial history as well as historians with a wider interest in indigenous traditional histories and their role in governance today.