essay
The Gilbert Islands: micro-individualism
land tenure in the pacific • Melbourne • Published In 1971 • Pages: 146-171
By: Lambert, Bernd.
Abstract
This document discusses land tenure in the Makin and Butaritari atolls as observed both in the pre-contact period and during the post-1922 period following the introduction of privatization by colonial officials. The focus is on the ways the government legislated privatization of land and the changes in social organization that followed, including class relations, residence pattern, inheritance rules, and gender relations.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2018
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Micronesia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem ; 2016
- Field Date
- 1959-1961
- Coverage Date
- 1840-1961
- Coverage Place
- Kiribati (Gilbert) Islands, Republic of Kiribati
- Notes
- by Bernd Lambert
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-171)
- LCCN
- 71599338
- LCSH
- Kiribati