Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Social change in the South Pacific : Rarotonga and Aitutaki
Other Name
Books that matter (Series)
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Allen and Unwin
Place
Date
1957
Physical Description
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The place -- 2. The problem -- 3. Note on geography and history -- Part I. The missionary order -- 4. Aboriginal culture -- 5. Initial contacts -- 6. Effective contact : Aitutaki, Phase 1 -- 7. Effective contact : Rarotonga, Phase 1 -- 8. Opposition to new faith : 1827-33 : Rarotonga, Phase 2 -- 9. Opposition to new faith : 1827-33 : Aitutaki, Phase 2 -- 10. Social changes in phases 1 and 2 -- 11. The new order -- 12. Consolidation of the new order -- 13. Economic development -- 14. Whalers, traders and Frenchmen -- 15. Introduction of alcohol -- 16. A trading mission -- 17. Factors influencing social change -- Part II. Missionary and government -- 18. The period of stabilization : 1857-1901 -- 19. Economic chnages -- 20. Mission work -- 21. Peruvian slavers -- 22. Social problems : 1867-77 -- 23. The Protectorate -- 24. Social change : 1855-1901 -- 25. Coda -- Part III. Contemporary social life -- 26. Population -- 27. Mortality and fertility -- 28. Public health -- 29. Migration -- 30. Population density -- 31. Economic organization -- 32. Foods -- 33. Land tenure -- 34. Work organization -- 35. Organization for visitors -- 36. Work habits -- 37. Houses -- 38. Clothing -- 39. The village day -- 40. Households -- 41. Adoption -- 42. Kinship -- 43. Tribal organization -- 44. Warfare -- 45. Village activities -- 46. Village leadership -- 47. Marriage -- 48. Sex relations in marriage -- 49. Pregnancy -- 50. Infancy -- 51. Age grades -- 52. Growing up -- 53. The middle years -- 54. Sickness and death -- 55. Religion -- Part IV. Welfare, psychology and social change -- 56. Welfare and development -- 57. Administration -- 58. Administrative personnel -- 59. Economic development -- 60. Education -- 61. Intellectual capacity -- 62. Character structure -- 63. Rorshach records -- 64. Development of character structure -- 65. Character structure and social change -- 66. Social change -- 67. Conclusion.
Public Access Text
[Keywords: Aitutaki (Cook Islands)--Social conditions]
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Collection Type
General Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
06 Dec 2024
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