{"product_id":"land-custom-and-practice-in-the-south-pacific-hardback-9780521472890","title":"Land, Custom and Practice in the South Pacific (Hardback) 9780521472890","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLand, Custom and Practice in the South Pacific\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn examination of the changes to traditional forms of land tenure in the South Pacific Islands.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eR. Gerard Ward (Edited by), Elizabeth Kingdon (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521472890, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 October 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e308 pages, 2 b\/w illus.  27 maps\u003cbr\u003e23.7 x 16 x 2.7 cm, 0.664 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eLand 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of figures\u003cbr\u003e List of tables\u003cbr\u003e Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Land use and tenure: some comparisons R. Gerard Ward and Elizabeth Kingdon\u003cbr\u003e 2. Land tenure in the Pacific Islands R. Gerard Ward and Elizabeth Kingdon\u003cbr\u003e 3. Breathing spaces: customary land tenure in Vanuatu Margaret Rodman\u003cbr\u003e 4. From corporate to individual land tenure in Western Samoa J. Tim O'Meara\u003cbr\u003e 5. Right and privilege in Tongan land tenure Kerry James\u003cbr\u003e 6. Land, law and custom: diverging realities in Fiji R. Gerard Ward\u003cbr\u003e 7. Beyond the breathing space Antony Hooper and R. Gerard Ward\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Human geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Human geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Human%20geography%20%5BRGC%5D%22\"\u003eRGC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007663001880,"sku":"9780521472890","price":90.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521472890i_bd7e950d-9ddd-4f6f-973d-d1faa38498ae.jpg?v=1691382784","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/land-custom-and-practice-in-the-south-pacific-hardback-9780521472890","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}