About the Author

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Abbreviations ix
5. Chapter 1. Introducing the Colonization of Madness into Fiji 1
6. Chapter 2. Displaced Minds: Indo-Fijians and Mental Distress 25
7. Chapter 3. Lialia? Indigenous Fijians, Community, and “Madness” 54
8. Chapter 4. Mad Women 87
9. Chapter 5. Diagnoses and Discourse of Mental Disorders 116
10. Chapter 6. Struggling with Madness: Control, Treatments, and Resistance 152
11. Chapter 7. Conclusion: Recolonizing Mental Health in Postcolonial Fiji? 186
12. Glossary 213
13. Notes 215
14. References 247
15. Index 273
16. About the Author 285