The Ngatik Massacre History and Identity on a Micronesian Atoll |
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Author:
| Poyer, Lin |
Series title: | Series in Ethnographic Inquiry |
ISBN: | 978-1-56098-262-3 |
Publication Date: | Dec 1993 |
Publisher: | Smithsonian Books
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $40.65 |
Book Description:
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This book is both an ethnohistory -- using written and oraccounts to uncover the circumstances surrounding the 1837 massacre of Ngatik's aboriginal population and its aftermath -- and a reevaluation of the concept of ethnicity, examining the cultural and sociopolitical factors shaping community identity.
This book is both an ethnohistory -- using written and oraccounts to uncover the circumstances surrounding the 1837 massacre of Ngatik's aboriginal population and its aftermath -- and a reevaluation of the concept of ethnicity, examining the cultural and sociopolitical factors shaping community identity.