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Land, Custom and Practice in the South Pacific - Couverture rigide

 
9780521472890: Land, Custom and Practice in the South Pacific
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 052147289X ISBN 13 : 9780521472890
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1995

Synopsis

Land tenure arrangements are intimately linked with the organization of society, the economy, political structures and geography. In the South Pacific Islands the majority of land is held by community groups under 'customary' or 'traditional' forms of tenure. This book argues that land formerly held in common is now often controlled and used exclusively by individuals or nuclear families - it is being privatized. Detailed case studies demonstrate these trends in Western Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu and Fiji. Parallels are noted from Asia, Europe and Africa, where comparable forces of commercialization, individualization and socio-political change have brought comparable results. The denial of these trends by policy makers in the region reflects an interest in maintaining the image of traditionalism and its associated status and power. The divergence between rhetoric and reality creates dilemmas for many Pacific Islanders and their leaders.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Land tenure arrangements are intimately linked with the organization of society, the economy, political structures and geography. In the South Pacific Islands the majority of land is held by community groups under 'customary' or 'traditional' forms of tenure. This book argues that land formerly held in common is now often controlled and used exclusively by individuals or nuclear families - it is being privatized. Detailed case studies demonstrate these trends in Western Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu and Fiji. Parallels are noted from Asia, Europe and Africa, where comparable forces of commercialization, individualization and socio-political change have brought comparable results. The denial of these trends by policy makers in the region reflects an interest in maintaining the image of traditionalism and its associated status and power. The divergence between rhetoric and reality creates dilemmas for many Pacific Islanders and their leaders.

Revue de presse

"This book has a great deal to offer students of land tenure and of the Pacific Islands....the series will form an important resource for comparativists." Eugene Ogan, American Anthropologist

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1995
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
052147289X
ISBN 13 
9780521472890
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
308
Éditeur
Ward R. Gerard, Kingdon Elizabeth
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Avery
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