Thinking about Political Things (Marist)

Synopsis

Kinds Of Life And The Origins Of Political Community -- Pre-political Communities -- Political Community -- Different Kinds Of Rule -- Melanesia: The Wantok System -- Wantok In Popular Discourse -- What Is The Wantok System? -- When Does The Wantok System Become Disruptive? -- How Might Kastom And Modernity Meet? -- Learning From Experience -- Aristotle's Criticism Of Other Writers -- The Modern State -- Analysis Of Existing Countries -- The Life Of The Citizen And The Kinds Of Constitution -- Citizens And Country -- Possible Constitutions -- Political Institutions And Offices -- Fiji: A Long Crisis -- What We Would Pray For -- The Problems Of Fiji -- The Constitutions -- Participation -- A Technical Or A Moral Solution? -- The Best Possible And Best Practicable Constitutions -- Political Justice -- The Material Conditions Of Political Life -- Material Conditions Of A Country -- Other Senses Of The Best Constitution -- Monarchy -- Tonga: Stability, Chance And Change --^ Tupou I And The Constitution Of 1875 -- Tupou Iv, Tupou V And The Constitutional Amendments Of 2010 -- Conclusion -- Preserving Constitutions And Countries -- Variety In Country And Constitution -- Change And Preservation -- The Political Art, Speech-making -- Nurturing Political Life, Education -- Moral Upbringing, Habituation -- Basic Education, Instruction -- Education For Living Well -- The Arts And Culture -- Micronesia: The Struggle To Be Chamorro -- The Vagaries Of History, Geography And Politics -- The American Hold On Guam -- Japan In The Northern Marianas -- The Problem Of Micronesia -- The Chamorros -- Sustaining Political Life -- Business And Wealth -- Possessions, Land And Money -- Household Management, Business And Taxation -- Ethical Concerns -- What Is The Good For Pacific Life? -- Aristotle On The Good -- Modern Senses Of The Good -- The Good In Small Island Countries -- Epilogue: In Search Of Pacific Traditions Of Political Theory And Practice --^ Appendix 1. Distribution Of Aristotle's Texts According To The Chapters Of This Book -- Appendix 2. Outline Of Aristotle's Politics -- Appendix 3. Comparative Data For Pacific Island Countries And Territories. Andrew Murray. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 181-183) And Index.