Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Editor's Note VII
3. Contents IX
4. Illustrations XI
5. Preface XIII
6. Acknowledgments XXIII
7. Conventions XXVII
8. Chapter 1 Approaches to Maritime Melanesia 1
9. Chapter 2 Between Reefand Rainforest: Journeys in Marovo Lagoon 35
10. Chapter 3 History of a "Traditional System": Transformations, Relations, and Encounters across the Sea 79
11. Chapter 4 Organizing Flow: Social Relations and Cultural Categories 131
12. Chapter 5 On Seas and Reefs: Maritime Knowledge and Practice 167
13. Chapter 6 Signs in the Seascape: Encounters with Maritime Histories 228
14. Chapter 7 Laws of the Lagoon: Customary Marine Tenure on the Fishing Grounds 268
15. Chapter 8 The Work of the Guardians: Confronting Global Systems 312
16. Chapter 9 Foundations of Guardianship: The Sea as Cultural and Relational Focus 355
17. Appendix 1 Demography 377
18. Appendix 2 Flora and Fauna 383
19. Notes 387
20. Glossary of Marovo Words 413
21. References 425
22. Index 451
23. About the Author 475