Book

An ethnohistory of Palau under the Japanese colonial administration

University Microfilms International • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1989 • Pages: 4, 8, 273

By: Abe, Goe.

Abstract

This dissertation is an ethnohistorical analysis of the effects of Japanese colonial administration on Belauan life, within the historical context of colonialism in Micronesia. Although this is the basic premise of this work, Abe also describes how traditional culture was also changed under other successive adminsitrations. Taking the analysis one step further, the author, using some of the basic tenets of Raymond Firth's model of social organization and individual choices, describes how individual strategies have been adapted to meet the differing requirements of various foreign administrations. This source contains much material on traditional Belauan political and social systems, and how these were often radically affected through the process of acculturation. Much of the material in the source was obtained from interviews with both Belauan and Japanese informants, particulary those who had personally experienced Japanese administration. The work concludes with a rejoinder which examines Belauan reaction and adaptation to the American Trust Territory Administration, especially in regard to changing attitudes toward land and land ownership

HRAF PubDate

2019

Region

Oceania

Sub Region

Micronesia

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

John Beierle; 1990

Field Date

1979-1982

Notes

by Goh Abe

HRAF copy

Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Lawrence, University of Kansas, 1986

LCSH

Ethnology--Palau