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Democracy and Custom in S moa

• Author : Asofou Soʻo
• Publisher : editorips@usp.ac.fj
• Release Date : 2008
• Genre : Customary law
• Pages : 238
• ISBN : 9820203902

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Samoa became an independent state on 1 January 1962. In moving toward independence, Samoans made it clear that they wanted a political structure that reflected custom and tradition as well as democracy. The post-independence period demonstrated the practical difficulty of reconciling the two. The author examined the co-existence of the two systems of governance. He concludes that, while there has been signficant progress towards democracy (with positive and negative impacts for indigenous institutions, values and practices), it has been restricted by the persistence of customary ideals. The mixing of tradition and democracy is seen as a phase in the process of continuous social and political change, in which practices and values that no longer fit current circumstances are discarded for more relevant and appropriate ones.

Ancient Greek Democracy

• Author : Eric W. Robinson
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release Date : 2008-04-15
• Genre : History
• Pages : 352
• ISBN : 9780470752197

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This book invites readers to join in a fresh and extensive investigation of one of Ancient Greece’s greatest inventions: democratic government. Provides an accessible, up-to-date survey of vital issues in Greek democracy. Covers democracy’s origins, growth and essential nature. Raises questions of continuing interest. Combines ancient texts in translation and recent scholarly articles. Invites the reader into a process of historical investigation. Contains maps, a glossary and an index.