A Politics of Virtue: Hinduism, Sexuality, and Countercolonial Discourse in Fiji
- ISBN-10
- 0226430316
- ISBN-13
- 9780226430317
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 266
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1991-01
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Author
- John D. Kelly
Description
Kelly opens new questions about dialogue, colonial power, and changing conditions of political possibility by examining the connection between politics and sexual morality in the British colony of Fiji from 1929 to 1932.
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