A Politics of Virtue

Hinduism, Sexuality, and Countercolonial Discourse in Fiji

By: John D. Kelly

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Paperback | 1 November 1991 | Edition Number 1

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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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Preface
Acknowledgments
Public Debates and Political Crisis, 1929-1932: The Strange Place of Discourse on Sexuality in Fiji Indian History The Fiji Indians The Debates in Context Virtue and Sexuality Discourse and Colonial Authority
Indenture and the Discourse That Ended It: Sexual Exploitation and a Hindu Moral Rhetoric Plantation Violence in Fiji Colonial Hegemony and Indian ""Religion"" Counterhegemonic Discourse and the End of Indenture Bhaktiand the Power of Indian Nationalism
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A Politics of Virtue

Hinduism, Sexuality, and Countercolonial Discourse in Fiji

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