PART I. THE BACKGROUND I. THE TRADITIONAL WAY OF LIFE 2. FROM I 871 TO THE PRESENT DAY PART II. MADANG TODAY 3, THE SOCIAL FRAMEWORK 4. ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES 5. THE CONDUCT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS 6. CULT AND CHURCH PART III. THE POLITICAL SCENE 7. THE LEADERS 8. PRAGMATIC AND IDEOLOGICAL CONFLICT