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Bearing Witness : Essays In Honour Of Brij V Lal
Paperback Edition: 1
Brij V. Lal is a singular scholar. His work has spanned disciplinesfrom history to politicsand genresfrom conventional monograph history, to participant history, political commentary, encyclopaedia, biography and faction. Brij is without doubt the most eminent scholar Fiji has ever produced. He also remains the most
significant public intellectual of his country, despite having been banned from entering it in 2009. He is also one of the leading Pacific historians of his generation, and an internationally recognised authority on the Indian diaspora. This Festschrift volume celebrates, reflects upon and extends the life and work of this colourful scholar. The essays, whose contributors are drawn from across the globe, do more than review Brijs work; they also probe his contribution to both scholarly and political life. This book will therefore serve as an invaluable guide for readers from all walks of life seeking to better situate and understand the impact of Brijs scholarly activism on Fiji and beyond.
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Featured in the 11 September 2017 New Zealand / Pasifika Newsletter.
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Pages : 333
Publisher : ANU Press
Publication date : 2017-07-11
Subjects: Non-fiction, Pasifika, Fiji, Pacific Politics, Pacific History, Pacific Biography And True Stories