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- catalog abstract "Diplomas and Thatch Houses examines the people of Pulap, a tiny atoll just north of the Equator in the western Pacific. Pulapese consider themselves and are known to their neighbors as the most traditional islanders, a situation they regard as an asset and not as a sign of backwardness. Pulapese deliberately wear their lavalavas and loincloths and practice traditional dances and rituals. Rather than being just a remnant of the past, tradition for the Pulapese is created and displayed as a means of asserting cultural identity. Like other Micronesians, the Pulapese view a person less as an isolated, independent individual and more as a link in a network of relationships. Behavior, more than biology or descent, shapes identity. The Pulapese manipulate their "traditional" identity as a political tool--as an adaptive strategy to contend with the rapid changes wrought by a foreign administration. To the Pulapese, tradition is politically valuable; they fiercely contend that their customs and patterns of behavior entitle them to prestige and power in modern Micronesia. Diplomas and Thatch Houses is an important contribution to the literature on ethnicity, nationality, and cultural identity, as well as to Micronesian/Pacific studies.".
- catalog contributor b3714303.
- catalog coverage "Pulap Atoll (Micronesia) Economic conditions.".
- catalog coverage "Pulap Atoll (Micronesia) Social conditions.".
- catalog coverage "Pulap Island (Micronesia) Economic conditions.".
- catalog coverage "Pulap Island (Micronesia) Social conditions.".
- catalog created "c1992.".
- catalog date "1992".
- catalog date "c1992.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1992.".
- catalog description "Diplomas and Thatch Houses examines the people of Pulap, a tiny atoll just north of the Equator in the western Pacific. Pulapese consider themselves and are known to their neighbors as the most traditional islanders, a situation they regard as an asset and not as a sign of backwardness. Pulapese deliberately wear their lavalavas and loincloths and practice traditional dances and rituals. Rather than being just a remnant of the past, tradition for the Pulapese is created and displayed as a means of asserting cultural identity. Like other Micronesians, the Pulapese view a person less as an isolated, independent individual and more as a link in a network of relationships. Behavior, more than biology or descent, shapes identity. The Pulapese manipulate their "traditional" identity as a political tool--as an adaptive strategy to contend with the rapid changes wrought by a foreign administration. To the Pulapese, tradition is politically valuable; they fiercely contend that their customs and patterns of behavior entitle them to prestige and power in modern Micronesia. Diplomas and Thatch Houses is an important contribution to the literature on ethnicity, nationality, and cultural identity, as well as to Micronesian/Pacific studies.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "vi, 187 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Diplomas and thatch houses.".
- catalog identifier "0472103067 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Diplomas and thatch houses.".
- catalog issued "1992".
- catalog issued "c1992.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press,".
- catalog relation "Diplomas and thatch houses.".
- catalog spatial "Pulap Atoll (Micronesia) Economic conditions.".
- catalog spatial "Pulap Atoll (Micronesia) Social conditions.".
- catalog spatial "Pulap Island (Micronesia) Economic conditions.".
- catalog spatial "Pulap Island (Micronesia) Social conditions.".
- catalog subject "965 20".
- catalog subject "DU568.P8 F57 1992".
- catalog subject "Puluwat (Micronesian people) Cultural assimilation.".
- catalog subject "Puluwat (Micronesian people) Ethnic identity.".
- catalog subject "Puluwat (Micronesian people) Social conditions.".
- catalog title "Diplomas and thatch houses : asserting tradition in a changing Micronesia / Juliana Flinn.".
- catalog type "text".