Yap

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Yap is written by Sherwood Lingenfelter and published by University of Hawaii Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0824880889 (ISBN 10) and 9780824880880 (ISBN 13).

The objectives of this book are to describe the traditional socio-political organization of Yap and to examine the dynamic interplay of traditional roles, rules, and values with those introduced in the contemporary situation of American-directed change. The ultimate considerations undertaken here are the political, social, and cultural adaptations and consequences of this directed change. The analytical focus for both traditional and contemporary situations includes the processes of succession and accession to leadership, of selection and rejection of leaders, of initiation, organization and direction of activities; and of decision-making.