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Petersen, Glenn.

Traditional Micronesian societies adaptation, integration, and political organization / [electronic resource] : Glenn Petersen. - Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c2009. - x, 278 p. : ill., maps.

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.

ISBN:

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Nat. Bib. No.: GBA939517 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Ethnology--Micronesia.
Matrilineal kinship--Micronesia.
Clans--Micronesia.
Social networks--Micronesia.
Chiefdoms--Micronesia.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Micronesia--History.
Micronesia--Politics and government.
Micronesia--Social life and customs.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: GN669 / .P48 2009eb

Dewey Class. No.: 305.8009965