essay

The Gilbert Islands: micro-individualism

land tenure in the pacificMelbourne • Published In 1971 • Pages: 146-171

By: Lambert, Bernd.

Abstract
This document discusses land tenure in the Makin and Butaritari atolls as observed both in the pre-contact period and during the post-1922 period following the introduction of privatization by colonial officials. The focus is on the ways the government legislated privatization of land and the changes in social organization that followed, including class relations, residence pattern, inheritance rules, and gender relations.
Subjects
Topography and geology
Real property
Inheritance
Property system
Property in movables
Family relationships
Kindreds and ramages
Kin relationships
External relations
Government regulation
Classes
Community heads
Inter-community relations
Acculturation and culture contact
culture
Kiribati
HRAF PubDate
2018
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Micronesia
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Anthropologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem ; 2016
Field Date
1959-1961
Coverage Date
1840-1961
Coverage Place
Kiribati (Gilbert) Islands, Republic of Kiribati
Notes
by Bernd Lambert
Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-171)
LCCN
71599338
LCSH
Kiribati