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

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Petersen, Glenn
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, 2009.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
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.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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