REVIEW: An engaging analysis of core issues: Review of Government by the Gun: The unfinished Business of Fiji's 2000 Coup, by William Sutherland and Robbie Robertson

Review of Government by the Gun: The unfinished Business of Fiji's 2000 Coup, by William Sutherland and Robbie Robertson, Sydney: Pluto Press. Government by the Gun starts with a brief overview of the events of May 2000: the seizure of Parliament and government hostages; the military takeover, abrogation of Fiji's 1997 Constitution and dismissal of President Ratu Mara; weeks of tension, as the hostages are kept in Parliment for 56 days..