Tradition Versus Democracy in the South Pacific: Fiji, Tonga and Western Samoa
- ISBN-10
- 0521496381
- ISBN-13
- 9780521496384
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 228
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996-01-26
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Stephanie Lawson
Description
This book looks at the way in which the idea of 'tradition' is used by political elites to legitimate certain practices and institutions.
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