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A 5 page overview of the book by Martha C. Ward. This book provides not only insight to the people of the island on which Ward is stationed but also into the mindset and thinking of the author herself. This paper contends, however, that this book is a window into the lives and the experience of the people Ward is investigating, not a reflection of preconceived ideas as to how these people somehow innately fall at a lower echelon on the totem pole than our so-called more advanced society. The author of this paper asserts, however, that there is an underlying issue broached by Ward. This issue is the depiction of gender roles in this primitive society and how these roles relate to the patriarchal domination which has so heavily impacted the world as a whole. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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"Nest in the Wind : Adventures in Anthropology on a Tropical Island" is, as the name would suggest, an anthropological account of the field adventures of anthropologist and
author Martha C. Ward. As such the book provides not only insight to the people of the island on which Ward is stationed but also into the mindset and
thinking of the author herself. "Nest in the Wind" book differs, however, from many so-called "objective" anthropological accounts which are riddled with numerous hidden assumptions and biases which influence
the effectiveness of the argument being presented. "Nest in the Wind" is a window into the lives and the experience of the people Ward is investigating, not a reflection
of preconceived ideas as to how these people somehow innately fall at a lower echelon on the totem pole than our so-called more advanced society. There is an underlying
issue broached by Ward, however, this issue is the depiction of gender roles in this primitive society and how these roles relate to the patriarchal domination which has so heavily
impacted the world as a whole. The culture Ward explores is indeed fascinating. From their diverse food choices, ranging from kava to
dog to quarter-ton yams which they grow themselves, to their incredibly diverse ritual life, these people serve as an anthropological dream. The setting is the island of Pohnpei and
the time is the early 1970s. Ward lives alongside the Pohnpei, speaking their language and observing their customs. Ward is not simply an observer, however, she is a
participant in the tropical lifestyle of the people among whom she works. Wards "Nest in the Wind" is an objective address to what the American Anthropological Association (American Anthropological
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