Traditional Micronesian societies [electronic resource] : adaptation, integration, and political organization / Glenn Petersen.
By: Petersen, Glenn.
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BookPublisher: Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c2009Description: x, 278 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Ethnology -- Micronesia | Matrilineal kinship -- Micronesia | Clans -- Micronesia | Social networks -- Micronesia | Chiefdoms -- Micronesia | Micronesia -- History | Micronesia -- Politics and government | Micronesia -- Social life and customsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 305.8009965 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-268) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2010. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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