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A Marshallese nation emerges from the political fragmentation of American Micronesia
Pacific studies • 13 (1) • Published In 1989 • Pages: 1-46
By: Mason, Leonard.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article discusses the changing relationships between Marshallese Islanders and the US government in their expressed concerns for political, administrative and cultural autonomy. The focus is on major political negotiations and international agreements that led to the establishment of an independent Marshallese nation in 1986.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- External relations
- Political movements
- Form and rules of government
- Citizenship
- Territorial hierarchy
- Research and development
- Aftermath of combat
- Real property
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Cultural identity and pride
- Topography and geology
- Deliberative councils
- Inter-ethnic relations
- Elections
- Standard of living
- Production and supply
- Labor supply and employment
- Special crops
- Education system
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Marshallese
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- 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
- article
- 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.
- 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; 2009
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1946-1988
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1944-1989
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Marshall Islands
- NotesAdditional notes
- Leonard Mason
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 43-46)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 84643929
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Marshallese