Traditional Micronesian Societies : Adaptation, Integration, and Political Organization in the Central Pacific /

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Petersen, Glenn
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Chiefdoms > Micronesia.
Social networks > Micronesia.
Clans > Micronesia.
Matrilineal kinship > Micronesia.
Ethnology > Micronesia.
Micronesia > Social life and customs.
Micronesia > Politics and government.
Micronesia > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : a perspective on traditional Micronesian life
  • Micronesia and Micronesians
  • The prehistory of Micronesian societies
  • Descent and descent groups
  • Household and family, land and labor
  • Chieftainship and government
  • Politics and leadership
  • Aesthetics, beliefs, values, and behavior
  • Some exceptions to the pan-Micronesian patterns
  • Epilogue : traditional Micronesian societies and modern Micronesian history.

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