Book
Developmental change in San Blas
University Microfilms International • Ann Arbor, Michigan • Published In 1997 • Pages:
By: Holloman, Regina.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This dissertation is a study of developmental changes in San Blas Kuna society from the period of 1903-1967, with a focus throughout on Kuna culture viewed as an adaptive system. The work was designed to fulfill two objectives: (1) to examine the mechanisms of adaptation to the modernization process imposed on the Kuna by a series of western nations over a period of several centuries, and (2) to fill in gaps in the ethnographic record of other previously written documents on the Kuna, especially in regard to social organization. The island chosen as the principle research site was that of San Ignacio de Tupile, with secondary research sites -- Nargana, Aikligandi, Ustupu, Tubwala, Rio Azucar, Mandinga, and Playon Chico -- selected to provide contrasting and supplementary material to the Tupile data. Ethnographic topics discussed in this study relate to ecology and economy, community and family organization, family businesses and SOCIEDADES, the CONGRESO system, political ogranization, international relations, history, and the high chief Nele Kantule and his social reforms.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Sociocultural trends
- Clothing manufacture
- Household
- Community structure
- Community heads
- Community councils
- Territorial hierarchy
- Chief executive
- External relations
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Kuna
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1999
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central America
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 1998
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1966-1967
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1903-1967
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- San Blas coast and Islands, Panama
- NotesAdditional notes
- By Regina Evans Holloman
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Northwestern University, 1969
- UM 70-6478
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 517-532)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Cuna Indians