ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I am grateful for a fellowship (1 F1 MH-36, 672-01 CUAN) and a research grant (1 TO 1 MH-11213-01) from the National Institute of Mental Health, Public Health Service, and a grant from the National Science Foundation without which the research for this study would have not been possible.
I thank all persons who offered assistance throughout the project. Jane Hainline (University of Arizona) provided many helpful suggestions in preparation for the field trip and access to all of her genealogical data from Yap. John Jensen (University of Hawaii) supplied materials on the Yapese language. David Labby, who was conducting research on Yap during the writing of this work, read the manuscript and offered helpful suggestions. David M. Schneider (University of Chicago), whose research on Yap in 1946–1947 furnished the groundwork for analysis of the most difficult problems of Yapese social structure and kinship, contributed copies of publications and manuscripts that were invaluable to the project.
The administrative personnel of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands assisted in various ways. District Administrator George Hoover and Political Affairs Officer Tony Yinug granted access to the political development files, and John Farrell, Jr., Peace Corps lawyer, offered notes from the District and Municipal Government Study Commission.
I am especially indebted to the chairman of my doctoral committee, Alexander Spoehr, who gave many hours of assistance in preparing and sponsoring the research proposal, and in reading and offering constructive criticism of the manuscript.
My greatest thanks are extended to the many people of Yap who assisted during our two years there. For information on the traditional xiiculture I am particularly indebted to Mooorow (Balabat village) who spent many days answering my questions. Others particularly helpful included Tamagtamdad, Tareg, Ruwepong, Gaangin, and other old men in Rull municipality; Dapoy, Figir Laarwon, Siling, Fanechoor, Pinnifen, Miregow, and Piteg, in Gagil municipality; Lukan, Urun, Tharngan, Gibma‘, and Tuluk in Tamil municipality; and many others in every part of Yap.
For assistance in the general program of my research and for information on present politics in Yap I thank Andrew Roboman, Francisco Luktun, and members of the Council of Magistrates, and Joachim Falmog and members of the Yap District Legislature.
Very personal gratitude is given to the people of Wonyan village who accepted us as neighbors and friends; to Fran Defngin who supplied much information and who read my manuscript, and offered suggestions and corrections; to John Iou who assisted in both the research and preparation of the manuscript; and to my wife and daughter who offered support and encouragement from beginning to end.