TY  - BOOK
AU  - Petersen,Glenn
TI  - Traditional Micronesian societies : adaptation, integration, and political organization 
SN  - 9780824832483 (hard cover : alk. paper)
U1  - 305.8009965 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Honolulu 
PB  - University of Hawai'i Press
KW  - Ethnology
KW  - Micronesia
KW  - Matrilineal kinship
KW  - Clans and clan system
KW  - Social networks
KW  - Chiefdoms
KW  - History
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Social life and customs
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
ER  -