Guardians of Marovo Lagoon : practice, place, and politics in maritime Melanesia /

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Author / Creator:Hviding, Edvard.
Imprint:Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, 1996.
Description:xxix, 473 p.
Language:English
Series:Pacific islands monograph series no. 14
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2365680
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ISBN:0824816641 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Approaches to Maritime Melanesia
  • 2. Between Reef and Rainforest: Journeys in Marovo Lagoon
  • 3. History of a "Traditional System": Transformations, Relations, and Encounters across the Sea
  • 4. Organizing Flow: Social Relations and Cultural Categories
  • 5. On Seas and Reefs: Maritime Knowledge and Practice
  • 6. Signs in the Seascape: Encounters with Maritime Histories
  • 7. Laws of the Lagoon: Customary Marine Tenure on the Fishing Grounds
  • 8. The Work of the Guardians: Confronting Global Systems
  • 9. Foundations of Guardianship: The Sea as Cultural and Relational Focus
  • Appendix 1: Demography
  • Appendix 2: Flora and Fauna.