VIOLENCE AND WARFARE IN THE PRE-CONTACT CAROLINE ISLANDS

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Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies Anthropological Studies and Insights Violence, Religion, and Philosophy

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The Caroline Islands represent a particularly interesting case for the study of social phenomena in indigenous cultures. The relative levels of violence on and between the Caroline Islands, is examined. The author divides violence into two types: interpersonal violence and warfare. The author concludes that the highly constrained ecosystems of the small atolls of the Carolines, along with their close proximity and the resident's voyaging skills, led to violent competition for land. Conflict within the society was suppressed if for no other reason than the necessity of maintaining a viable population.

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