Nan Madol's Contested Landscape: Topography and Tradition in the Eastern Caroline Islands
From Habele Institute
Petersen, Glenn (1995). "Nan Madol's Contested Landscape: Topography and Tradition in the Eastern Caroline Islands". ISLA: A Journal of Micronesian Studies. 3 (1): 105–128. ISSN 1054-9390.
Abstract: Nan Madol, a large, ancient complex of monumental stone architecture on Pohnpei, serves to make a series of political points. It is contested landscape symbolizing a host of tensions essential to the cultural life of Pohnpei. Embodied in Nan Madol’s mythohistory are important lessons concerning both internal and external political relations. Current disputes over control of the site verify the existence of precisely the threats Nan Madol warns against: the dangers of big government.
