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Food and Gender in Fiji

Author : Sharyn Jones
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739134825
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Food and Gender in Fiji written by Sharyn Jones and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2009-08-13 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Food and Gender in Fiji is an ethnoarchaeological investigation of the social relations surrounding foodways on the island of Nayau in Fiji. Writing from the perspective of an archaeologist, Jones answers questions raised by her archaeological research using original ethnographic data and material culture associated women and fishing, the intersection that forms the basis of the subsistence economy on Nayau. She focuses on food procurement on the reef, domestic activities surrounding foodways, and household spatial patterns to explore the meaning of food amongst the Lau Group of Fiji beyond the obvious nutritional and ecological spheres. Jones presents her findings alongside original archaeological data, demonstrating that it is possible to illuminate contemporary food-related social issues through historical homology and comparison with the lifeways of the Lauan people. Offering a comprehensive and rigorous example of ethnoarchaeology at work, this book has major implications for archaeological interpretations of foodways, gender, identity, and social organization in the Pacific Islands and beyond.

Country gender assessment of agriculture and the rural sector in Fiji

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251318808
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Country gender assessment of agriculture and the rural sector in Fiji written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2019-10-18 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Country gender assessment of agriculture and the rural sector provides in-depth insights into the gendered dimensions of agriculture and rural development in Fiji. The policy environment in rural sector ministries is supportive of gender mainstreaming, with clear paths to link policy direction on gender equality to programmes. Recommendations are formulated to progressively advance gender equality and support the empowerment of rural women through policy. In the short term, recommendations are oriented toward community programming that is more equitable, practical and beneficial for women. Developing infrastructure to reduce women’s workloads and facilitate their ability to engage in the cash economy could enhance women’s economic opportunities and contribute to improved family welfare. Promoting the use of radio, texts and social media to allow women to share information on weather, prices, economic opportunities and savings and banking can empower women to make more informed decisions about their activities. Building the gender analysis capacity of civil society organizations (CSOs) working in rural sectors on climate change, disaster management and sustainable development will support the engagement of women in community-based decision making. To address gender inequalities in the rural sector and support the empowerment of rural women, a set of concrete recommendations is given. These range from promotion of policy research and analysis to inform policies and strategic planning on gender equality and rural women’s empowerment in ARD to putting in place concrete measures for the improvement of rural women’s access to services, technology, finance, markets and resources.

Body, Self, and Society

Author : Anne E. Becker
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812290240
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Body, Self, and Society written by Anne E. Becker and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2013-11-25 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anne E. Becker examines the cultural context of the embodied self through her ethnography of bodily aesthetics, food exchange, care, and social relationships in Fiji. She contrasts the cultivation of the body/self in Fijian and American society, arguing that the motivation of Americans to work on their bodies' shapes as a personal endeavor is permitted by their notion that the self is individuated and autonomous. On the other hand, because Fijians concern themselves with the cultivation of social relationships largely expressed through nurturing and food exchange, there is a vested interest in cultivating others' bodies rather than one's own.

The Archaeology of Food

Author : Katheryn C. Twiss
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108474292
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book The Archaeology of Food written by Katheryn C. Twiss and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-14 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surveys the archaeology of food: its methods and its themes (economics, politics, status, identity, gender, ethnicity, ritual, religion).

Mapping Security in the Pacific

Author : Sara N Amin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429626657
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (296 download)

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Download or read book Mapping Security in the Pacific written by Sara N Amin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines questions about the changing nature of security and insecurity in Pacific Island Countries (PICs). Previous discussions of security in the Pacific region have been largely determined by the geopolitical interests of the Global North. This volume instead attempts to centre PICs’ security interests by focussing on the role of organisational culture, power dynamics and gender in (in)security processes and outcomes. Mapping Security in the Pacific underscores the multidimensional nature of security, its relationship to local, international, organisational and cultural dynamics, the resistances engendered through various forms of insecurities, and innovative efforts to negotiate gender, context and organisational culture in reducing insecurity and enhancing justice. Covering the Pacific region widely, the volume brings forth context-specific analyses at micro-, meso- and macro-levels, allowing us to examine the interconnections between security, crime and justice, and point to the issues raised for crime and justice studies by environmental insecurity. In doing so, it opens up opportunities to rethink scholarly and policy frames related to security/insecurity about the Pacific. Written in a clear and direct style, this book will appeal to students and scholars in criminology, sociology, cultural studies, social theory and those interested in learning about the Pacific region and different aspects of security.

Human Rights & Gender Violence

Author : Sally Engle Merry
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226520757
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (265 download)

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Download or read book Human Rights & Gender Violence written by Sally Engle Merry and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-07-27 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human rights law and the legal protection of women from violence are still fairly new concepts. As a result, substantial discrepancies exist between what is decided in the halls of the United Nations and what women experience on a daily basis in their communities. Human Rights and Gender Violence is an ambitious study that investigates the tensions between global law and local justice. As an observer of UN diplomatic negotiations as well as the workings of grassroots feminist organizations in several countries, Sally Engle Merry offers an insider's perspective on how human rights law holds authorities accountable for the protection of citizens even while reinforcing and expanding state power. Providing legal and anthropological perspectives, Merry contends that human rights law must be framed in local terms to be accepted and effective in altering existing social hierarchies. Gender violence in particular, she argues, is rooted in deep cultural and religious beliefs, so change is often vehemently resisted by the communities perpetrating the acts of aggression. A much-needed exploration of how local cultures appropriate and enact international human rights law, this book will be of enormous value to students of gender studies and anthropology alike.

Gender, Class and Food

Author : Julie M. Parsons
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137476419
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (374 download)

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Download or read book Gender, Class and Food written by Julie M. Parsons and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-29 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyday foodways are a powerful means of drawing boundaries between social groups and defining who we are and where we belong. This book draws upon auto/biographical food narratives and emphasises the power of everyday foodways in maintaining and reinforcing social divisions along the lines of gender and class.

Sport, Migration, and Gender in the Neoliberal Age

Author : Niko Besnier
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429751508
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book Sport, Migration, and Gender in the Neoliberal Age written by Niko Besnier and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-25 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ethnographic collection explores how neoliberalism has permeated the bodies, subjectivities, and gender of youth around the world as global sport industries have expanded their reach into marginal areas, luring young athletes with the dream of pursuing athletic careers in professional leagues of the Global North. Neoliberalism has reconfigured sport since the 1980s, as sport clubs and federations have become for-profit businesses, in conjunction with television and corporate sponsors. Neoliberal sport has had other important effects, which are rarely the object of attention: as the national economies of the Global South and local economies of marginal areas of the Global North have collapsed under pressure from global capital, many young people dream of pursuing a sport career as an escape from poverty. But this elusive future is often located elsewhere, initially in regional centres, though ultimately in the wealthy centres of the Global North that can support a sport infrastructure. The pursuit of this future has transformed kinship relations, gender relations, and the subjectivities of people. This collection of rich ethnographies from diverse regions of the world, from Ghana to Finland and from China to Fiji, pulls the reader into the lives of men and women in the global sport industries, including aspiring athletes, their families, and the agents, coaches, and academy directors shaping athletes’ dreams. It demonstrates that the ideals of neoliberalism spread in surprising ways, intermingling with categories like gender, religion, indigeneity, and kinship. Athletes’ migrations provide a novel angle on the global workings of neoliberalism. This book will be of key interest to scholars in Gender Studies, Anthropology, Sport Studies, and Migration Studies.

Spaces of Masculinities

Author : Bettina van Hoven
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 0415306965
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (153 download)

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Download or read book Spaces of Masculinities written by Bettina van Hoven and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Changing circumstances in Western and global societies have introduced new constraints and opportunities for men and the formation of male identities. Meanwhile, the emerging diversity of 'atypical' identities ('atypical' when compared with traditional conceptions of middle-class, white, heterosexual men) poses new challenges for the production and use of spaces. Spaces of Masculinitiesprovides a comprehensive introduction to the innovative and diverse research on spaces of masculinity. Drawing on a variety of geographical research projects, the central concern of the book is to highlight the significance of research on masculinity in sociological and geographical work dealing with constructions of gender.

Confronting Fiji Futures

Author : A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi
Publisher : ANU Press
ISBN 13 : 1921934301
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (219 download)

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Download or read book Confronting Fiji Futures written by A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi and published by ANU Press. This book was released on 2016-01-15 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fiji, post-independence, has seen several governments, two military coups and, amidst sweeping social, economic and political changes, the presence of divisive identity politics in its journey towards a united, collective Fiji community. This republished edition of Confronting Fiji Futures takes in these landmark events and eventualities, and aims at a forward-looking assessment of the realities facing Fiji in the present and the future. It focuses on the period of the coups up to and including the 1999 general elections, when an explicitly multiethnic party won government in a surprise landslide result. This book is the result of a collaborative research project based at the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, in the Netherlands — an institution with a long tradition of collaborative teaching, research and advisory services in the South Pacific region. It aims to present a range of relevant issues from a number of vantage points. It has brought together a strong diversity of authors led by A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi, including John Cameron, Ganesh Chand, Martin Doornbos, Yash Ghai, Holger Korth, Sunil Kumar, Biman Prasad, Jacqueline Leckie, Satendra Prasad, Steve Ratuva, Robbie Robertson, Ardeshir Sepehri and William Sutherland.

Sex and Violence

Author : Penelope Harvey
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134933428
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book Sex and Violence written by Penelope Harvey and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-02 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Staying Fijian

Author : Rod Ewins
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824860500
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (248 download)

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Download or read book Staying Fijian written by Rod Ewins and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2009-07-31 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barkcloth, or masi, is the traditional art form of the women of Vatulele Island. Its manufacture continues to flourish, even increase, while many other arts are declining, despite the fact that most of its functional roles have been usurped by Western cloth and paper. This book explores this apparent paradox and concludes that the reasons lie in the ability of its identity functions to buffer the effects of social stress. This is so for not only Vatuleleans but all Fijians. It is argued that the resultant strong indigenous demand has caused the efflorescence in barkcloth manufacture and use, contrary to the common assumption that the tourism market is the "savior" of art. This cultural vigor, however, has social costs that are explored here and weighed against its benefits. Rod Ewins locates a very local activity in both national and global contexts, historically, sociologically, and theoretically.

Women’s Empowerment and Its Limits

Author : Elisa Fornalé
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031293320
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (312 download)

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Download or read book Women’s Empowerment and Its Limits written by Elisa Fornalé and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-06-12 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together a range of scholarship, this edited volume investigates the limits and boundaries of women’s empowerment toward shaping sustainability by unpacking power relationships that affect women’s inclusive citizenship; analyzing concrete examples of limits across different regions; and exploring the rise of new technological innovations that may (or may not) contribute to dissolve those limits. Chapters focus on different dimensions related disempowerment (such as historical, cultural, socio-economic, and normative) to frame a new understanding of how achieving equality around the world. Integrating transnational and interdisciplinary perspectives at domestic and international levels, this book looks at ways to provide new opportunities for removing invisible and visible barriers to ensure gender parity and to make sustainable change irreversible. This book will be of interest to scholars, students, and policymakers across Law, Sociology, Gender Studies, Politics, and Economics.

The role of diets and food systems in the prevention of obesity and non-communicable diseases in Fiji

Author : Burkhart, S., Craven, D., Horsey, B., Perry, J., O’Connell, T., Underhill, S.
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251345783
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book The role of diets and food systems in the prevention of obesity and non-communicable diseases in Fiji written by Burkhart, S., Craven, D., Horsey, B., Perry, J., O’Connell, T., Underhill, S. and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2021-07-05 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the lack of literature and inconsistencies in research aims and methods, it is evident that dietary intake has been shifting from traditional food consumption patterns to diets that are heavily reliant on imported and increasingly processed foods in Fiji. Availability of food items varies depending on location, however there is evidence of food environments with high availability of energy dense, nutrient poor foods, in both rural and urban locations. Food environments around vulnerable populations, for example schools, are of concern, with 80 percent of the outlets surveyed within 400 m school zones selling sugar-sweetened beverages. While the process of developing policies that support a healthy diet is enabled by Fiji’s whole-of-government commitment to improving food nutrition security, there are competing priorities and points of incoherence that deter this, particularly relating to economic growth. A range of specific policy measures have been introduced in Fiji by different government sectors that influence all facets of the food system. However, capacities required to develop and deliver policies are limited across government, primarily by the allocation of resources and technical expertise. This reduces the effectiveness of existing policy measures to support healthy diets, and the progression of new measures. A range of gaps and opportunities exist among the policy measures identified, and entry points lie throughout the food system and associated policy environment to improve dietary behaviour in Fiji.

Women's Ritual Roles in Matailobau, Fiji Islands

Author : Diane Michalski Turner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Women's Ritual Roles in Matailobau, Fiji Islands written by Diane Michalski Turner and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Anthropologica

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Anthropologica written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Making Sense of Hierarchy: Cognition as Social Process in Fiji

Author : Christina Toren
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000324427
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Making Sense of Hierarchy: Cognition as Social Process in Fiji written by Christina Toren and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-08-20 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyses Fijian hierarchy and its constitution in everyday ritual behaviour. The author spent July 1981 to February 1983 in Fiji, eighteen months of the time being spent in the chiefly village of Sawaieke on the island of Gau. This book is collection of her field research.