Bøger af Jacqueline Leckie

"Despite our mythology of benign race relations, Aotearoa New Zealand has a long history of underlying prejudice and racism. The experiences of Indian migrants and their descendants, either historically or today, are still poorly documented and most writing has focused on celebration and integration. Invisible speaks of survival and the real impacts racism has on the lives of Indian New Zealanders. It uncovers a story of exclusion that has rendered Kiwi-Indians invisible in the historical narratives of the nation"--Publisher's website.

Tells a forgotten story of silence, suffering, and transgressions in the colonial Pacific. This book offers new insights into a history of Fiji by entering the Pacific Islands' most enduring psychiatric institution - St Giles Psychiatric Hospital - established as Fiji's Public Lunatic Asylum in 1884.