TY - BOOK AU - Petersen,Glenn ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Traditional Micronesian societies: adaptation, integration, and political organization AV - GN669 .P48 2009eb U1 - 305.8009965 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Honolulu PB - University of Hawai'i Press KW - Ethnology KW - Micronesia KW - Matrilineal kinship KW - Clans KW - Social networks KW - Chiefdoms KW - History KW - Politics and government KW - Social life and customs KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - 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 UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10386747 ER -