essay

The Gilbert Islands: micro-individualism

Land tenure in the PacificMelbournePublished In 1971 • Pages: 146-171

By: Lambert, Bernd.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
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.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Topography and geology
Real property
Inheritance
Property system
Property in movables
Family relationships
Kindreds and ramages
Kin relationships
External relations
Government regulation
Classes
Community heads
Inter-community relations
Acculturation and culture contact
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Kiribati
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2018
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Oceania
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Micronesia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Anthropologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Teferi Abate Adem ; 2016
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1959-1961
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1840-1961
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Kiribati (Gilbert) Islands, Republic of Kiribati
NotesAdditional notes
by Bernd Lambert
Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-171)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
71599338
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Kiribati