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NINE The Future, Hard Times, and Visions of Goodness

© University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu

© University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents V
  3. Acknowledgments VII
  4. ONE Introduction: Hard Times, Goodness, and Visions of the Future 1
  5. TWO The Setting: History and Geography, Kinship and Leadership, Food and Money 20
  6. THREE Social Relations and Material Well-Being 44
  7. FOUR The Supernatural: Old and New 70
  8. FIVE The Case of the Konan 101
  9. SIX Understanding Poverty: The Mundane, the Extraordinary, and the Moral Preoccupation 134
  10. SEVEN Redefining Good Social Relations: Reciprocity vs the Commercial Spirit 163
  11. EIGHT Redefining Good Social Relations: Organizing Time and Work 190
  12. NINE The Future, Hard Times, and Visions of Goodness 225
  13. Appendix: Time-Allocation Data 237
  14. Notes 241
  15. Glossary 257
  16. References Cited 259
  17. Index 273
Hard Times on Kairiru Island
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824843267-010

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents V
  3. Acknowledgments VII
  4. ONE Introduction: Hard Times, Goodness, and Visions of the Future 1
  5. TWO The Setting: History and Geography, Kinship and Leadership, Food and Money 20
  6. THREE Social Relations and Material Well-Being 44
  7. FOUR The Supernatural: Old and New 70
  8. FIVE The Case of the Konan 101
  9. SIX Understanding Poverty: The Mundane, the Extraordinary, and the Moral Preoccupation 134
  10. SEVEN Redefining Good Social Relations: Reciprocity vs the Commercial Spirit 163
  11. EIGHT Redefining Good Social Relations: Organizing Time and Work 190
  12. NINE The Future, Hard Times, and Visions of Goodness 225
  13. Appendix: Time-Allocation Data 237
  14. Notes 241
  15. Glossary 257
  16. References Cited 259
  17. Index 273
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