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NOT AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN SOME COUNTRIES.;Title proper from title frame.;Mode of access: World Wide Web.;Includes bibliographical references.;Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL;Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL;digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL;Print version record.;Cover; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Preface; Introduction; PART I The Milieu; Chapter 1 The Stage and the Scene; PART II The Fijians; Chapter 2 Background of the Fijians; Chapter 3 Peasant Farmers; PART III The Indians; Chapter 4 Origin and Background of the Indians; Chapter 5 Indian Initiative and Energy; PART IV Government; Chapter 6 The Dual Government of Fiji; PART V Economic and Social; Chapter 7 General Economy; Chapter 8 Social Factors; PART VI-Prospect; Chapter 9 The Future; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; References; Index; Back Cover. This history of Fiji focuses on the period of Imperial British control and offers a fascinating glimpse at a unique and volatile situation. The drama unfolds with a look into the backgrounds of the native Fijians-subsistence farmers most of whom are hardly affected by modern progress. Complications arise with the introduction of the Indian migrants who were recruited to serve periods of indenture on sugar cane plantations. Nearly all of them were Hindus. They yearned for land-the most valuable property in India. The plot further thickens with the ""dual government"" set-