Land Rights of Pacific Women"Women's role in land matters was generally second to that of their menfolk - even in traditionally matrilineal societies. Christianity, commerce and centralized governmment led to some changes and further adaptation is in progress. This book of studies by women from two Melanesia societies (Fiji and Vanuatu) and three Polynesian (Tonga, Samoa and the Cook Islands) is the first to focus on this topic of growing importance to Pacific women."--Back cover. |
Common terms and phrases
According acquired acres agricultural allocated allotment areas Authority become belonging brother cent chiefly chiefs collect concerning couples Court Crown Crown land cultivation custom customary daughter descent economic equal especially exercise father female Fiji Fijian women five foreign four gardens given head hectares heir held hold holder household husband increased individual inherit involved islands land rights land tenure landowning Lautoka leases limited live loans majority male marriage married mataqali matters meetings mothers Nailaga Namoli native land owners ownership Pacific participate persons plant population practices present produce reflects registered relating relatives rents reside residential respondents rights of women rights to land role social society Source status Table Tonga traditional University urban areas usually Vatukarasa village widow woman Yavusa