Incorporating the Archipelago: The Imposition and Acculturation of the Solomon Islands

299 Pages·2017·2.72 MB·English

by  Alexis Tucker Sade

UC San Diego
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Incorporating the Archipelago: The Imposition and Acculturation of the Solomon Islands
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Incorporating the Archipelago:
The Imposition and Acculturation of the Solomon Islands State

A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the
requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy

in

Anthropology

by

Alexis Elizabeth Tucker Sade

Committee in charge:

Professor Jonathan Friedman, Chair
Professor Guillermo Algaze
Professor Marcel Henaff
Professor Joel Robbins
Professor Rupert Stasch

2017

The Dissertation of Alexis Elizabeth Tucker Sade is approved, and it is acceptable

in quality and form for publication on microfilm and electronically:

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Chair

University of California, San Diego

2017

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DEDICATION

For my children and my mother

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Signature Page……………………………………………………………………….. iii

Dedication……………………………………………………………………………. iv

Table of Contents……………………………………………………………………... v

Acknowledgements…………………………………………………………………... vi

Vita…………………………………………………………………………………..... x

Abstract of the Dissertation………………………………………………………….. xi

Chapter One Introduction……………………………………………………………. 1

Chapter Two Everyday Experiences of the State…………………………………… 26

Chapter Three Pragmatism and the State…………………………………………… 91

Chapter Four Statesmen…………………………………………………………… 136

Chapter Five Power and Manifestations of the State……………………………… 202

Chapter Six Conclusions…………………………………………………………... 248

References………………………………………………………………………….. 263

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to begin by thanking my mother, Elaine Tucker, who is by far the
best teacher I have ever known. She has supported me in everything I have done and
pushed me to achieve my dreams. Not only did she read draft after draft, she moved
out to California after retiring from 41 years of teaching to help me start my own
career. She ensured Deacon and Josephine had a warm, loving environment all those
long days I was away writing. She has always set a positive example of hard work,
dedication, and kindness which provided a model for both my brother and me to earn
doctoral degrees. It would not have been possible without you mom.
I would like to thank my children for making my life full of love. You both
grounded me when the challenge of writing seemed overwhelming. You provided
much needed hugs, kisses, and laughs. You kept me going when I was tired and
provided perspective which drove me to succeed. I cannot wait to see the wonderful
things you will do. I love you more than the world, my bear cub and jellybean.
I would like to thank my brother, Colin Tucker, for leading the way to
educational achievement, but also recognizing that I had my own path – one that led
around the world a few times before landing where I am now. Thanks for being just a
bit weirder than me so I seemed like the normal one. I would also like to thank my
dad, Brian Tucker – the weirdest one of all of us.
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I would like to thank all my family and friends, which I am blessed to have
many, but also too many to name. I would like to thank my grandparents, John and
Dorothy Deacon and Helga and Mike McClow. I would like to thank my best friends
Natalie Martin and Amanda Beauchane; we have been friends since we were just a
few years old, these kinds of friendships are rare and you both mean a lot to me. I
would like to thank Natasa Garic-Humphrey and Clint Humphrey for being there for
me through thick and thin. Your kindness and patience is remarkable. Thank you to
Melanie McComsey, I would not have finished this dissertation without your constant
encouragement, you are a wonderful support. I want to thank Nofit Itzhak, Jess Novak,
and Esin Duzel for being amazing friends all these years. I could not have done this
without knowing you were all there with me. I would like to thank all my friends and
colleagues at UCSD. I would like to thank Mel Bencik for being there for me right
from the start; you are one of the nicest people I have ever met. I would like to thank
Johanna Whiteley for being a genuine friend. I would like to thank Kate Higgins, for
everything that has come to pass and all that the future holds. You always made me
laugh when I needed it more than anything.
I would like to thank my dear Solomon Islands family, Linton Sade (none of
this would have been possible without you), Ben and Meresina Sade, George, Betty,
Jema, Hazy, Bobby, Saga, John T., Andrew, Grace, Benny, Justin, Patricia, Alexis,
Uncle Paul and Tracia, Felicia, Coco, and everyone else and Nemo. There are far too
many of you to name, but I could not have done this without your support.
I would like to thank all my friends, family, and colleagues in the Solomon
Islands who made this research possible. I cannot possibly name everyone, but please
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accept my deepest gratitude. I would like to especially acknowledge Anouk Ride
Dolaiano, Janet Tolosi, Cat Hockings, Ben Pike, Steph Price, Sara Hughes Hill, Leah
Collinson and the Collinson Family, John Roughan, Terry Brown, Rodolfo Maggio,
Melanie Phillips, Morris Kiukakea, Grace Hilly, Bamboo Café, Mother’s Union,
SIVB, National Museum, and the National Parliament. The people of the Solomon
Islands are the most welcoming people and I would especially like to acknowledge
and thank my informants for allowing me into their lives. I look forward to a lifetime
of experiences to come.
I would like to thank Lynne Miller and MiraCosta College for giving me the
opportunity to live my dream. I could not have imagined a more amazing professional
family than the one you all have provided. I look forward to the future we will build
for our students at MiraCosta.
I would lastly like to acknowledge and thank my committee – Jonathan
Friedman, Joel Robbins, Rupert Stasch, Marcel Henaff, and Guillermo Algaze. I could
not have been blessed with a more amazing group of individuals, whose academic
achievements are the stuff of legends, but whose kindness extends even farther. What I
have appreciated the most is the flexibility you have granted me to find my own path,
while at the same time always being there to write a letter of recommendation or read
a paper at a moment’s notice. You trusted me to succeed and provided excellent
models along the way. The genuine support you have provided me over the years has
surely been the foundation of my success.
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Chapter 3, in part, is currently being prepared for submission for publication in
Anthropological Forum. The dissertation author was the primary investigator and
author of this material.
Chapter 4, in part, is currently being prepared for submission for publication of
the material. The dissertation author was the primary investigator and author of this
material.

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