Neither Cargo nor Cult

“In this meticulously researched and complexly argued book, Martha Kaplan tells the dramatic story of the rise, spread, suppression, and recurrence of [the Tuka] movement in the contexts of Fijian cosmological notions, of the missionary, political, and capitalist forces of the late 19th century, and of the economic and ethnic turmoils of the 20th century. . . . Kaplan provides extensive textual documentation from oral and written sources over a 100-year period.” - Richard J. Parmentier , American Anthropologist

"Martha Kaplan’s work is essential reading for anyone interested in the intersection of history and anthropology and the use of anthropological and ethnographic insights for historical scholarship. . . . [It] is a brilliantly conceived and carried-out exercise which thus makes an extremely valuable contribution to debates regarding the interpretation of culture and colonial history." - , Journal of Pacific History

"An extraordinary book. Martha Kaplan’s cultural analysis of Fijian politics is complex and subtle." - Henry J. Rutz, Hamilton College

"Inherently multidisciplinary, Neither Cargo nor Cult is terrific. Linked with both general theoretical issues and the rich anthropological literature on Fijian societies, it consistently breaks new ground, charting new directions on the relationship between history and culture, and raising effectively perspectives not usually considered on the Fijian ethnographic record. There is nothing quite like it for Fiji or for the Pacific—and little from any other parts of the world." - Donald Brenneis, Pitzer College