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Baegu; social and ecological organization in Malaita, Solomon Islands

Title
  1. Baegu; social and ecological organization in Malaita, Solomon Islands [by] Harold M. Ross.
Published by
  1. Urbana, University of Illinois Press [1973]
Author
  1. Ross, Harold M.

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Description
  1. 334 pages illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
  1. Monograph based on a field study of the social and cultural anthropology on the baegu tribal peoples in Solomon Islands - covers social structures and ecological relationships, traditional culture, household composition, land tenure, etc. Bibliography pp. 319 to 325, illustrations, maps and statistical tables.
Series statement
  1. Illinois studies in anthropology, no. 8
Uniform title
  1. Illinois studies in anthropology ; no. 8.
Subject
  1. Human ecology > Solomon Islands > Malaita Province
  2. Baegu (Melanesian people)
  3. Human ecology
  4. social and cultural anthropology
  5. tribal people
  6. social structure
  7. ecology
  8. traditional culture
  9. household
  10. land tenure
  11. statistical table
  12. Ethnology > Solomon Islands > Malaita
  13. ECOLOGIA HUMANA > ISLAS SALOMON (PROTECTORADO BRITANICO), MALAITA
  14. BAEGU (GRUPO MILANÉSICO)
  15. anthropologie sociale et culturelle
  16. peuple tribal
  17. structure sociale
  18. écologie
  19. culture traditionnelle
  20. ménage
  21. régime foncier
  22. tableau statistique
  23. antropología social y cultural
  24. pueblo tribal
  25. estructura social
  26. ecología
  27. cultura tradicional
  28. hogar
  29. tenencia de la tierra
  30. cuadros estadísticos
  31. Solomon Islands > Malaita Province
  32. Solomon Islands
  33. îles Salomon
  34. Islas Salomón
Genre/Form
  1. field study.
  2. bibliography.
  3. illustration.
  4. map.
  5. étude sur le terrain.
  6. bibliographie.
  7. carte géographique.
  8. estudio sobre el terreno.
  9. bibliografía.
  10. ilustración.
  11. mapa.
Contents
  1. Introduction -- Fieldwork in Malaita -- The island environment -- The Baegu people -- Human ecology in Malaita -- Baegu world-view -- Baegu kinship ideology and social relations -- Baegu land tenure and property concepts -- Baegu residential groups -- The social composition of residential groups -- A structural interpretation of inconsistencies in Baegu ideology and practice -- Residential behavior : settlement patterns, residence rules, and spacing mechanisms -- Summary and conclusions -- Appendix A : Baegu phonology -- Appendix B : Baegu census data -- Appendix C : Glossary of Baegu words and idiomatic phrases.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Note
  1. Based on the author's thesis.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Bibliography: p. [319]-325.