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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.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

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

cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

Belau

HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document

2019

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

Book

Evaluation

Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.

Ethnologist

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

John Beierle; 1990

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

1979-1982

NotesAdditional notes

by Goh Abe

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

HRAF copy

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Ethnology--Palau