Island in Trust: Culture Change and Dependence in a Micronesian Economy

Peoples, James G. (1985). Island in Trust: Culture Change and Dependence in a Micronesian Economy. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, Inc. ISBN 978-0-367-15812-5 978-0-429-69143-0.

Abstract: Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Maps -- Acknowledgments -- 1 PERSPECTIVES -- 2 DEPENDENCE IN MICRONESIA -- 3 CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION -- 4 COLONIAL MASTERS -- 5 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION -- 6 THE DEPENDENT CASH ECONOMY -- 7 EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSEHOLD SUBSISTENCE CHOICES -- 8 AN OVERVIEW OF CONTEMPORARY KOSRAEN CULTURE -- 9 CEREMONIAL CONSUMPTION: LIFE CRISIS EVENTS -- 10 CEREMONIAL CONSUMPTION: HOLIDAYS -- 11 CONCLUSIONS -- APPENDIXES -- Appendix A: Time Allocation -- Appendix B: Variations in Agricultural Production -- Appendix C: Dollar Evaluation of the Subsistence Sector -- Appendix D: Demand for Indigenous Foodstuffs -- Appendix E: Lelu Village Cash Income -- Appendix F: Village Housing -- Appendix G: Food Purchases -- Appendix H: Household Goods -- Appendix I: Food Preferences -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX

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DOI: 10.1525/AE.1987.14.4.02A00440
MAG: 2017606059
CorpusID: 144150159
OpenAlex: W2017606059