Making Sense of Micronesia : The Logic of Pacific Island Culture /

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Why are islanders so lavishly generous with food and material possessions but so guarded with information? Why do these people, unfailingly polite for the most part, laugh openly when others embarrass themselves? What does a smile mean to an islander? What might a sudden lapse into silence signify?...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hezel, Francis X.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Regions & Countries - Australia & Pacific Islands - Oceania.
History & Archaeology.
Manners and customs.
Civilization.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
HISTORY > Oceania.
Micronesia.
Micronesie > Moeurs et coutumes.
Micronesia > Social life and customs.
Micronesia > Civilization.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The personal touch
  • Forging an identity
  • The limits of the individual
  • The place of wealth
  • The uses of information
  • Deciphering the unspoken
  • Showing respect
  • The matter of sex
  • The real power of women
  • Love and its expression
  • Coping with conflict
  • Handling uncertainty and loss.

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