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Rensel, Janet Patricia.

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For love or money? Interhousehold exchange and the economy of Rotuma.

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	For love or money? Interhousehold exchange and the economy of Rotuma./
Author:	Rensel, Janet Patricia.
Description:	363 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 55-06, Section: A, page: 1615.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International55-06A.
Subject:	Anthropology, Cultural. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=9429645

For love or money? Interhousehold exchange and the economy of Rotuma.
Rensel, Janet Patricia.

For love or money? Interhousehold exchange and the economy of Rotuma. - 363 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 55-06, Section: A, page: 1615.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 1994.

Studying the social implications of economic change in Pacific Islands is made more difficult by a set of pervasive assumptions, deeply rooted in Western tradition. These concern not only the nature of island life and historical processes, but also the agency and direction of change, and the transformative power of money. In addressing the place of money in social interactions on the island of Rotuma, Republic of Fiji, this dissertation carefully examines local history within larger economic and political contexts; analyzes quantitative data about sources, amounts, and uses of money over time; and explores the ways in which Rotuman values shape forms of interaction.Subjects--Topical Terms:

735016
Anthropology, Cultural.

For love or money? Interhousehold exchange and the economy of Rotuma.
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520 $a Historical and ethnographic research reveal that a variety of external forces have combined to promote change in Rotuma. Despite two centuries of Western influence, Rotumans persist in enacting their own agendas and seek to control their economic destiny. Local cooperatives handle copra exports and commerce. Most households rely on subsistence food production as well as a combination of income sources, including wage employment, on-island food sales, occasional exports, cash gifts for services to each other, and periodic tourism.
520 $a This dissertation documents how migration has created a dramatic impetus to change in recent years. Seventy percent of Rotumans now live away from Rotuma, pursuing further education and job opportunities, especially in urban Fiji. The ties they maintain with their home island take many forms, from reciprocal visiting and sharing of resources, to support for local projects and assistance with income-generating activities. Migrant involvement has significant impact on material living standards. Trucks and motorcycles are increasingly common, and Rotuman-style thatched dwellings have largely disappeared, replaced by cement and corrugated iron structures with plumbing, electricity and modern appliances. Forms of social interaction are implicated in a shift from mutual aid to paying cash for help with house construction and transportation. But an intensive study of village interactions reveals a continuing emphasis on interhousehold sharing of food and assistance, both in the context of feasts and informal events. Underlying the apparent changes are enduring Rotuman values, embodied in expressions of generosity and reciprocal exchange.
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