essay
Socio-historical conflict and the Kabisawali movement in the Trobriand Islands
micronationalist movements in papua new guinea • (1) • Published In 1982 • Pages: 249-290, 449-466
By: Leach, Jerry W..
Abstract
This document is based on sixteen months of fieldwork and five months of archival research between the years 1969-1974. The specific time focus of this work, however, is from January 1972, at the beginning of the Kabisawali movement activities, and ending in September 1974, with the termination of Leach's fieldwork in the area. The paper is divided into three major portions, the first part deals with a brief account of the socio-historical factors which form the basis of the present political divisions in the Trobriand Islands; the second describes the essential features of the Kabisawali Movement and its adherents and opponents in the islands; while the third and final part discusses the controversial problem of how to interpret the Movement's leadership (p. 249).
- HRAF PubDate
- 1995
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Melanesia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle
- Field Date
- 1969-1974 [p. 249]
- Coverage Date
- Jan. 1972-Sep. 1974
- Coverage Place
- Papua New Guinea
- Notes
- [by] Jerry W. Leach
- Bibliography: p. 449-466
- LCCN
- none
- LCSH
- Trobriand Islanders