Taro, fish, and funerals
Book 2005 Egan, James A.

YapeseOceania > Micronesia
The two major questions Egan sets out to answer in this doctoral dissertation are i) why in the post-colonial period (1986 and after) have funerals, once staid affairs, become the site of extravagant ceremonial exchanges and gift-giving, and ii) why ...

Production and circulation of food in Yap
essay 9999 Egan, James A. et al.

YapeseOceania > Micronesia
This is a study of Yap diet and nutrition under the MIRAB economy. Since the initiation of the Compact of Free Association with the United States in 1986, Yap has received large annual subsidies from the U.S. government in exchange for use of a milit...