Book

The world of talk on a Fijian island: an ethnography of law and communication causation

Ablex Publishing CorporationNorwood, N.J. • Published In 1993 • Pages:

By: Arno, Andrew.

Abstract
This study is primarily an exploration of the communication system as an instrument of social inquiry and it provides a detailed ethnographic examination of conflict management on the small island of Yanuyanu in the southern Lau group of Fiji. Focusing on the problem of conflict management in Lau society, Arno explores '…the linkage between everyday communication about conflict, through talk, and other forms of message exchange among individuals and groups, and large scale societal conflicts and the institutions that shape societal change…' (p.xix). In addition Arno combines ethnography and theory, developing in the process a theory of the relationship between conflict and communication that demands ethnography as a theoretical necessity.
Subjects
Recreational and non-therapeutic drugs
Conversation
Social relationships and groups
Ingroup antagonisms
Clans
culture
Lau Fijians
HRAF PubDate
1996
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Polynesia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1995
Field Date
1970-
Coverage Date
'ethnographic present' for general information and ca. 1970
Coverage Place
two villages on Yanuyanu Island, southern Lau group, Fiji
Notes
Andrew Arno
Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-161) and indexes
LCCN
92021909
LCSH
Fijians