Marquesan Societies : Inequality and Political Transformation in Eastern Polynesia
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Marquesan society has long captured the interest of observers, in part because of unfamiliar institutions such as polyandry. Based on a critical study of a wide range of sources, this is the first book to provide a clear account of early Marquesan social relations and culture. Thomas's
analysis of a dynamic and highly fluid Chiefly society and its encounters with early European visitors and traders encompasses wider debates about the nature of gender relations in Polynesian societies, small scale hierarchical structures, cultural transformation, and longer-term change. Linking
specific features of early Marquesan society, its contact with foreigners, and the longer-term transformations of eastern Polynesian societies, this will be a key source for Pacific studies.
Marquesan Societies: Inequality and Political Transformation in Eastern Polynesia ,Nicholas Thomas,Oxford University Press, USA,0198277482,Anthropology - Cultural,Cultural And Social Anthropology,Culture conflict,French Polynesia,History,Marquesans,Marquesas Islands,Social life and customs,Sociology,Anthropology,Anthropology | Social & Cultural,History of specific racial & ethnic groups,Indigenous peoples,Polynesia,Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural
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