The People of the Middle Ground
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The People of the Middle Ground is an ethnographic study examining the culture, social organization, and changing lifeways of the Manus people of Papua New Guinea.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropological study
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book ⓘ ethnography ⓘ |
| about |
Melanesian society
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changing lifeways of the Manus people ⓘ colonial and postcolonial transformation ⓘ culture of the Manus people ⓘ economic change ⓘ kinship ⓘ social organization of the Manus people ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | anthropology ⓘ |
| countryOfSubject | Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
changes in Manus cultural practices over time
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impact of external economic forces on Manus society ⓘ traditional Manus social structure ⓘ |
| field |
cultural anthropology
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social anthropology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
adaptation to modernity
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exchange and reciprocity ⓘ household organization ⓘ local-level social relations ⓘ ritual practices ⓘ |
| genre | ethnographic monograph ⓘ |
| hasEthnographicMethod |
interviews
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life histories ⓘ participant observation ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
anthropologists
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social scientists ⓘ students of Pacific studies ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Manus people
NERFINISHED
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Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Admiralty Islands
NERFINISHED
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Bismarck Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ Manus Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | scholarly work ⓘ |
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