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: | USD $17.95 |
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.