Traditional Micronesian societies adaptation, integration, and political organization /
Petersen, Glenn
Traditional Micronesian societies adaptation, integration, and political organization / [electronic resource] : Glenn Petersen - Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c2009 - 1 online resource (x, 278 p.) : ill., maps
Description based on print version record
Includes bibliographical references 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
Mode of access : Internet
9781441619921 (electronic bk.) 1441619925 (electronic bk.)
Ethnology--Micronesia
Matrilineal kinship--Micronesia
Clans--Micronesia
Chiefdoms--Micronesia
Micronesia--Politics and government
Micronesia--Social life and customs
Traditional Micronesian societies adaptation, integration, and political organization / [electronic resource] : Glenn Petersen - Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c2009 - 1 online resource (x, 278 p.) : ill., maps
Description based on print version record
Includes bibliographical references 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
Mode of access : Internet
9781441619921 (electronic bk.) 1441619925 (electronic bk.)
Ethnology--Micronesia
Matrilineal kinship--Micronesia
Clans--Micronesia
Chiefdoms--Micronesia
Micronesia--Politics and government
Micronesia--Social life and customs