essay
Beyond the reef
kiribati: a changing atoll culture • [Suva, Fiji] • Published In 1985 • Pages: 60-74
By: Kirion, Moarerei.
Abstract
Following the introduction of commercial transport ships and then airlines earlier in the century, Kiribati islanders became increasingly connected with kinsmen on other islands and people in foreign countries. This study argues that ease of transportation has the unwanted effects of weakening family ties and eroding the moral authority of elders. Yet, the study also shows that this experience has led the Kiribati to think of their widely dispersed and isolated home islands as part of a much bigger world. For maps, glossary, and bibliography see Mason (1985).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2018
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Micronesia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Educator
- Indigenous Person
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem ; 2016
- Field Date
- 1982-1985
- Coverage Date
- 1930-1985
- Coverage Place
- Kiribati (Gilbert) Islands, Republic of Kiribati
- Notes
- Moarerei Kirion ; photographs by Tony Whincup ; map by the University of Hawaii Press
- LCCN
- 86214124
- LCSH
- Kiribati--Social life and customs
- Kiribati--Social conditions