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Traditional Micronesian societies

by Petersen, Glenn.
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Published by : University of Hawai'i Press, (Honolulu :) Physical details: x, 278 p. : ill., maps.
Subject(s): Ethnology -- Micronesia. | Matrilineal kinship -- Micronesia. | Clans -- Micronesia. | Social networks -- Micronesia. | Chiefdoms -- Micronesia. | Micronesia -- History. | Micronesia -- Politics and government. | Micronesia -- Social life and customs. | Electronic books.
Year: 2009
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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, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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