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Culture Summaryessay 2016 • Connell, John
Siwai • Oceania > Melanesia
This is a culture summary of the Siwai people. Information is presented on major aspects of Siwai culture....Temporary townsfolk?article 1988 • Connell, John
Siwai • Oceania > Melanesia
This study focuses on Siwai urban migration and communities in the twentieth century. While the first plantations were established by the Germans in 1907, Siwai migration to coastal plantations began in earnest in 1914 with the imposition of a head t...Hunting and gatheringBook 1977 • Connell, John
Siwai • Oceania > Melanesia
This document discusses Siwai hunting and gathering activities that supplement their agricultural economy and diet. Combining information from both original fieldwork and earlier studies, it shows the gradual decline of pig hunting, from a grand comm...Taim bilong maniBook 1978 • Connell, John
Siwai • Oceania > Melanesia
This is primarily a study of the post-World War II economic development of Siwai society. Using archival data and his own ethnographic research, the author documents a period of trial and error as local Siwais attempted to establish cash crops, inclu...New Caledonia or Kanaky?Book 1987 • Connell, John
Kanak • Oceania > Melanesia
This is a comprehensive political and economic history of New Caledonia, beginning from the contact period. Although some prehistory and descriptions of traditional culture are included, most of the book focuses on the post-World War II period....