Circulation in Population Movement: Substance and Concepts from the Melanesian Case

This is a collection of studies by various authors concerning migration in Melanesia. It is a product of the Seminar on the Cross-Cultural Study of Circulation held at the East-West Center in Hawaii in 1978. The 20 papers are divided into five substantive sections. The first deals with traditional patterns of migration before the development of regular contacts with outsiders. The second describes the transformations in circulation associated with the period of Western contact. The next section examines relationships among economic educational and circulatory factors. A section on rural-urban migration and urbanization is also included. A final section deals with Melanesian circulation in a broader context. Data for the studies come from a variety of sources with the emphasis on fieldwork. The emphasis throughout is on both permanent and temporary migration.