The Federation Movement in Fiji, 1880-1902

by Ahmed Ali

Fiji became a British Crown Colony in 1874 when the chiefs of Fiji ceded their islands to Queen Victoria. Initially, European settlers welcomed British rule but soon became disillusioned with it as a result of the policies of the first governor, Sir Arthur Gordon, who restricted the amount of land they could obtain and denied them the use of Fijian labourers. The introduction of Indian labourers in 1879 did little to appease European settlers who...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1440102147
• ISBN13: 9781440102141
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: iUniverse, Incorporated
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"