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Specters of Uncertainty: Violence, Humour, and the Uncanny in Indo-Fijian Communities Following the May 2000 Fiji Coup

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On May 19, 2000, armed rebels stormed the Fiji Parliament, unleashing months of political turmoil and military and civilian violence. Indo-Fijians were among the hardest hit as racial violence targeting their communities spread rapidly across the nation. Among the variety of their responses to these traumatic events were moments of spontaneous joking and laughter. In this article I examine how,...
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2011
Location:
Fiji
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Journal article
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American Anthropological Association
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