Traditional Micronesian societies adaptation, integration, and political organization /

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Main Author: Petersen, Glenn
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c2009.
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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.