Stewart Firth
Biographic Data
| ID | 3758266 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stewart Firth |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stewart |
| FAMILY NAME | Firth |
| SIGNATURE | FIRTH S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Canterbury |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 27 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Colin Newbury (1929–2025)
Colin Walter Newbury was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, on 4 March 1929.1 His father, Walter, had survived the Western Front as an under-age army volunteer as well as the Spanish flu pandemic and ma...
Understanding Oceania: Celebrating the University of the South Pacific and its collaboration with The Australian National University
This book is inspired by the University of the South Pacific, the leading institution of higher education in the Pacific Islands region. Founded in 1968, USP has expanded the intellectual horizons of generations of students from its 12 member countries-Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu-and
Pacific–Asia Partnerships in Resource Development
"Pacific–Asia Partnerships in Resource Development." The Journal of Pacific History, 51(1), pp. 80–81
Australia’s Detention Centre and the Erosion of Democracy in Nauru
Since 2013, the Nauru government has undermined democracy by reducing the independence of the judiciary, treating opposition MPs as potential traitors, curbing freedom of speech and restricting visits by variously defined groups of people who include journalists, Australians and New Zealanders. New Zealand responded by suspending its aid to Nauru’s justice and border control department. Australia, by contrast, has said little. The Nauru governmen…
Eduard Hernsheim, die Südsee und viel Geld: Biographie
Eduard Hernsheim (1847–1917) was a pioneer trader who built a network of trading stations in Palau, the eastern Carolines, the Marshalls, the Gilberts and the New Guinea islands, including the Gaze
New Developments in the International Relations of the Pacific Islands
Two new developments are shaping international relations in the Pacific Islands. The first is the American response to the rise of China, and the second is the coming of new external players. Each
Culture and Context in the Teaching of Pacific History and Politics
Teaching a university course raises numerous intellectual issues and at least two practical ones — what will be included, and how the teaching will be done. Issues of this kind arose at Macquarie U
Australia in International Politics: An Introduction to Australian Foreign Policy
Australia{u2019}s foreign relations are changing rapidly due to increased globalization of financial markets, greater trade with China and the United States, and recent terrorist activity such as the Australian Embassy bombing in Jakarta in 2004. This revised and updated edition outlines how Australia is restructuring its foreign policy to suit contemporary challenges and opportunities and includes an analysis of the policies of Howard and Downer…
The Fiji military and ethno-nationalism: Analyzing the paradox
Despite three years of regular public criticism and threats by the commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF), Commodore Voreqe ('Frank') Bainimarama, most people in Fiji during the period 2002-06 thought he would not overthrow the government of Laisenia Qarase. The rank and file in the RFMF were solidly ethnic Fijian and had backed Qarase's SDL party in large numbers. Bainimarama had put Qarase into office, and the RFMF had initial…
The enigmas of Fiji’s good governance coup
Fiji’s December 2006 coup defied the assumptions upon which that country’s post-independence history had hitherto been written. Until then, it had been assumed that the indigenous Fijians would control the country’s politics. Even in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, when numbers of indigenous Fijians and Fiji Indians were close to parity, election victories by parties with predominantly Fiji Indian support had each entailed constitutional crises (Apri…
The 2006 Military Takeover in Fiji: A Coup to End All Coups
16.The erosion of judicial independence, Graham Leung 17.The rule of law and judicial independence amidst the coups and attempted coups in Fiji since 1987, Tupou Draunidalo 18.The coup d'état and the Fiji Human Rights Commission, Noel Cox Perspectives 19.The People's Charter: For or against
Politics and state building in Solomon Islands
From Election to Coup in Fiji: The 2006 Campaign and Its Aftermath
"In May 2006 Fiji held its tenth general election since independence in 1970. In a country with an unenviable history of electoral trauma, the mood was apprehensive - not least because of controversial public statements against the incumbent Qarase government being made by the commander of Fiji's military forces. Despite a record number of parties and candidates, the winners were the heavily church-backed SDL, the party of choice of the majority …
A Reflection on South Pacific Regional Security, mid-2000 to mid-2001
(2001). A Reflection on South Pacific Regional Security, mid-2000 to mid-2001. The Journal of Pacific History: Vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 277-283
The Cambridge History of the Pacific Islanders
1. Contending approaches 2. Settling the region 3. Pacific Edens? 4. Discovering outsiders 5. Land, labour and independence 6. New political orders 7. Land, labour and dependency 8. Invention of the native 9. The war in the Pacific 10. A nuclear Pacific 11. The material world re-made 12. The ideological world re-made 13. The end of insularity
Problems in Australian Foreign Policy, July 1991‐June 1992
German labour policy and the partition of the Western Pacific: The view from Samoa ∗
Discusses the competition for labour supplies in the 1880s in the Pacific Islands. Focuses on the role of a German firm, the Deutsche Handels-und Plantagen Gesellschaft der Sudee-Inselm zu Hamburg (DHPG) in Samoa. Outlines its relationship with the British authorities. Examines the influence of DHPG and its policies in Samoa. Looks at its political and personal contacts
Nuclear Playground
Towards Colonial Protectorates: The case of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands
The nuclear issue in the Pacific Islands
Problems in Australian Foreign Policy January‐June 1984
Problems in Australian Foreign Policy July‐December 1983
New Guinea Under the Germans
Papua New Guinea
German labour policy in Nauru and Angaur, 1906–1914
(1978). German labour policy in Nauru and Angaur, 1906–1914. The Journal of Pacific History: Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 36-52
The 2006 Military Takeover in Fiji: A Coup to End All Coups
16.The erosion of judicial independence, Graham Leung 17.The rule of law and judicial independence amidst the coups and attempted coups in Fiji since 1987, Tupou Draunidalo 18.The coup d'état and the Fiji Human Rights Commission, Noel Cox Perspectives 19.The People's Charter: For or against
The transformation of the labour trade in German new guinea, 1899–1914
(1976). The transformation of the labour trade in German new guinea, 1899–1914. The Journal of Pacific History: Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 51-65
Australia’s Detention Centre and the Erosion of Democracy in Nauru
Since 2013, the Nauru government has undermined democracy by reducing the independence of the judiciary, treating opposition MPs as potential traitors, curbing freedom of speech and restricting visits by variously defined groups of people who include journalists, Australians and New Zealanders. New Zealand responded by suspending its aid to Nauru’s justice and border control department. Australia, by contrast, has said little. The Nauru governmen…
German firms in the Western Pacific Islands, 1857–1914
A Reflection on South Pacific Regional Security, mid-2000 to mid-2001
(2001). A Reflection on South Pacific Regional Security, mid-2000 to mid-2001. The Journal of Pacific History: Vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 277-283
German labour policy and the partition of the Western Pacific: The view from Samoa ∗
Discusses the competition for labour supplies in the 1880s in the Pacific Islands. Focuses on the role of a German firm, the Deutsche Handels-und Plantagen Gesellschaft der Sudee-Inselm zu Hamburg (DHPG) in Samoa. Outlines its relationship with the British authorities. Examines the influence of DHPG and its policies in Samoa. Looks at its political and personal contacts
The nuclear issue in the Pacific Islands
German labour policy in Nauru and Angaur, 1906–1914
(1978). German labour policy in Nauru and Angaur, 1906–1914. The Journal of Pacific History: Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 36-52
German firms in the Western Pacific Islands, 1857–1914
The Broken Years. Australian Soldiers in The Great War
Before the First World War most Australians shared the emotions and traditions of the British Empire. Proud of their British heritage, anxious to raise the Imperial status of Australia, they were eager to fight and, if need be, to die in defence of their race and country. But the horror and tragedy of the conflict brought fundamental changes in outlook. Many of the pre-war enthusiasms persisted, but the days of unquestioning allegiance to Empire …
The transformation of the labour trade in German new guinea, 1899–1914
(1976). The transformation of the labour trade in German new guinea, 1899–1914. The Journal of Pacific History: Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 51-65
German labour policy in Nauru and Angaur, 1906–1914
(1978). German labour policy in Nauru and Angaur, 1906–1914. The Journal of Pacific History: Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 36-52
Papua New Guinea
Problems in Australian Foreign Policy January‐June 1984
Problems in Australian Foreign Policy July‐December 1983
New Guinea Under the Germans
Towards Colonial Protectorates: The case of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands
The nuclear issue in the Pacific Islands
Nuclear Playground
German labour policy and the partition of the Western Pacific: The view from Samoa ∗
Discusses the competition for labour supplies in the 1880s in the Pacific Islands. Focuses on the role of a German firm, the Deutsche Handels-und Plantagen Gesellschaft der Sudee-Inselm zu Hamburg (DHPG) in Samoa. Outlines its relationship with the British authorities. Examines the influence of DHPG and its policies in Samoa. Looks at its political and personal contacts
Problems in Australian Foreign Policy, July 1991‐June 1992
The Cambridge History of the Pacific Islanders
1. Contending approaches 2. Settling the region 3. Pacific Edens? 4. Discovering outsiders 5. Land, labour and independence 6. New political orders 7. Land, labour and dependency 8. Invention of the native 9. The war in the Pacific 10. A nuclear Pacific 11. The material world re-made 12. The ideological world re-made 13. The end of insularity
A Reflection on South Pacific Regional Security, mid-2000 to mid-2001
(2001). A Reflection on South Pacific Regional Security, mid-2000 to mid-2001. The Journal of Pacific History: Vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 277-283
From Election to Coup in Fiji: The 2006 Campaign and Its Aftermath
"In May 2006 Fiji held its tenth general election since independence in 1970. In a country with an unenviable history of electoral trauma, the mood was apprehensive - not least because of controversial public statements against the incumbent Qarase government being made by the commander of Fiji's military forces. Despite a record number of parties and candidates, the winners were the heavily church-backed SDL, the party of choice of the majority …
Politics and state building in Solomon Islands
The Fiji military and ethno-nationalism: Analyzing the paradox
Despite three years of regular public criticism and threats by the commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF), Commodore Voreqe ('Frank') Bainimarama, most people in Fiji during the period 2002-06 thought he would not overthrow the government of Laisenia Qarase. The rank and file in the RFMF were solidly ethnic Fijian and had backed Qarase's SDL party in large numbers. Bainimarama had put Qarase into office, and the RFMF had initial…
The enigmas of Fiji’s good governance coup
Fiji’s December 2006 coup defied the assumptions upon which that country’s post-independence history had hitherto been written. Until then, it had been assumed that the indigenous Fijians would control the country’s politics. Even in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, when numbers of indigenous Fijians and Fiji Indians were close to parity, election victories by parties with predominantly Fiji Indian support had each entailed constitutional crises (Apri…
The 2006 Military Takeover in Fiji: A Coup to End All Coups
16.The erosion of judicial independence, Graham Leung 17.The rule of law and judicial independence amidst the coups and attempted coups in Fiji since 1987, Tupou Draunidalo 18.The coup d'état and the Fiji Human Rights Commission, Noel Cox Perspectives 19.The People's Charter: For or against
Culture and Context in the Teaching of Pacific History and Politics
Teaching a university course raises numerous intellectual issues and at least two practical ones — what will be included, and how the teaching will be done. Issues of this kind arose at Macquarie U
Australia in International Politics: An Introduction to Australian Foreign Policy
Australia{u2019}s foreign relations are changing rapidly due to increased globalization of financial markets, greater trade with China and the United States, and recent terrorist activity such as the Australian Embassy bombing in Jakarta in 2004. This revised and updated edition outlines how Australia is restructuring its foreign policy to suit contemporary challenges and opportunities and includes an analysis of the policies of Howard and Downer…
New Developments in the International Relations of the Pacific Islands
Two new developments are shaping international relations in the Pacific Islands. The first is the American response to the rise of China, and the second is the coming of new external players. Each
Eduard Hernsheim, die Südsee und viel Geld: Biographie
Eduard Hernsheim (1847–1917) was a pioneer trader who built a network of trading stations in Palau, the eastern Carolines, the Marshalls, the Gilberts and the New Guinea islands, including the Gaze
Pacific–Asia Partnerships in Resource Development
"Pacific–Asia Partnerships in Resource Development." The Journal of Pacific History, 51(1), pp. 80–81
History (20 works) · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (19 works) · Political science (16 works) · Geography (14 works) · Law (8 works) · Archaeology (7 works) · Ethnology (7 works) · Politics (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Economic history (5 works)