Namoluk Beyond the Reef: The Transformation of a Micronesian Community Contributor(s): Marshall, Mac (Author) |
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ISBN: 036731696X ISBN-13: 9780367316969 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - Asian - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - History | Oceania |
Dewey: 996.6 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (0.90 lbs) 195 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Oceania |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This case study examines emigrants from Namoluk Atoll in the Eastern Caroline Islands of Micronesia, in the Western Pacific. Most members of the Namoluk community (chon Namoluk) do not currently live there - some 60% of them have moved to Chuuk, Guam, or the mainland US (such as Honolulu, Hawai'i or Eureka, California). The question is how (and why |