សាកលវិទ្យាល័យ ប៊ែលធី អន្តរជាតិ

World Wide E-Library

Book Cover

Read PDF

( 77 )
Article By JSTOR

Bearing Witness, Essays in honour of Brij V. Lal

Year

2017

Publisher

ANU Press

Type

BOOK

Category

East Indians

Language

English

Pages

333

ISBN

978-1-76046-121-8

Link

Last Update

30-Mar-2026

Keywords

History ; Political Science

Description

'Brij V. Lal is a singular scholar. His work has spanned disciplines--from history to politics--and genres--from 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 Brij's 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 Brij's scholarly activism on Fiji and beyond.' -- Clive Moore, University of Queensland 'It is a pleasure to commend this collection of very different essays that celebrate, reflect upon and extend the life and work of a remarkable scholar. Although I have had, at times, a close association with Brij Lal's life and work, I have learned much from reading this book. It provokes further thought about the course of democracy in Fiji, and the very sorry state and future of Pacific history and the humanities in academia. Here is a timely assertion of the significance and major contribution that courageous scholars such as Brij have made to the study and public awareness of these areas of concern.' -- Jacqueline Leckie, University of Otago

Related

See More
Image Description

Comrades in Arms

Comrades in Arms
Image Description

Capital and Inequality in Rural Papua New Guinea

Capital and Inequality in Rural Papua New Guinea
Image Description

Community Collective Marks: Status, Scope and Rivals in the European Signs Landscape

Community Collective Marks: Status, Scope and Rivals in the European Signs Landscape
Image Description

China's Foreign Aid and Government-Sponsored Investment Activities

China's Foreign Aid and Government-Sponsored Investment Activities
Image Description

Asbestos � The Last Modernist Object,

Image Description

Assessing the Role of State and Local Public Health in Outreach and Enrollment for Expanded Coverage, A Case Study on Eagle; Garfield; and Pitkin Counties; Colorado

Assessing the Role of State and Local Public Health in Outreach and Enrollment for Expanded Coverage, A Case Study on Eagle; Garfield; and Pitkin Counties; Colorado