The People of the Middle Ground
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The People of the Middle Ground is an ethnographic study examining the culture, social organization, and changing lifeways of the Manus people of Papua New Guinea.
All labels observed (1)
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| The People of the Middle Ground canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11501982 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The People of the Middle Ground Context triple: [Manus people, ethnographicStudy, The People of the Middle Ground]
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A.
The Middle Ground
"The Middle Ground" is a short story by William Faulkner that explores themes of memory, identity, and the passage of time in the American South.
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B.
A Place Among the Nations
A Place Among the Nations is a political and historical book by Benjamin Netanyahu that presents a defense of Zionism and the Jewish people's claim to the land of Israel.
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C.
Promised Lands
Promised Lands is a 1974 documentary film by Susan Sontag that meditates on the aftermath of the Yom Kippur War and the complexities of Israeli society.
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D.
The Middle
The Middle is an American sitcom that follows the everyday struggles and humor of a middle-class family living in the fictional town of Orson, Indiana.
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E.
The Middle
"The Middle" is a 2018 pop and electronic dance track by Zedd, Maren Morris, and Grey that became a major crossover hit and radio staple.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The People of the Middle Ground Target entity description: The People of the Middle Ground is an ethnographic study examining the culture, social organization, and changing lifeways of the Manus people of Papua New Guinea.
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A.
The Middle Ground
"The Middle Ground" is a short story by William Faulkner that explores themes of memory, identity, and the passage of time in the American South.
-
B.
A Place Among the Nations
A Place Among the Nations is a political and historical book by Benjamin Netanyahu that presents a defense of Zionism and the Jewish people's claim to the land of Israel.
-
C.
Promised Lands
Promised Lands is a 1974 documentary film by Susan Sontag that meditates on the aftermath of the Yom Kippur War and the complexities of Israeli society.
-
D.
The Middle
The Middle is an American sitcom that follows the everyday struggles and humor of a middle-class family living in the fictional town of Orson, Indiana.
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E.
The Middle
"The Middle" is a 2018 pop and electronic dance track by Zedd, Maren Morris, and Grey that became a major crossover hit and radio staple.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropological study
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book ⓘ ethnography ⓘ |
| about |
Melanesian society
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changing lifeways of the Manus people ⓘ colonial and postcolonial transformation ⓘ culture of the Manus people ⓘ economic change ⓘ kinship ⓘ social organization of the Manus people ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | anthropology ⓘ |
| countryOfSubject | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| describes |
changes in Manus cultural practices over time
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impact of external economic forces on Manus society ⓘ traditional Manus social structure ⓘ |
| field |
cultural anthropology
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social anthropology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
adaptation to modernity
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exchange and reciprocity ⓘ household organization ⓘ local-level social relations ⓘ ritual practices ⓘ |
| genre | ethnographic monograph ⓘ |
| hasEthnographicMethod |
interviews
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life histories ⓘ participant observation ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
anthropologists
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social scientists ⓘ students of Pacific studies ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Manus people
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Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| setIn |
Admiralty Islands
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Bismarck Archipelago ⓘ Manus Island ⓘ Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | scholarly work ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The People of the Middle Ground Description of subject: The People of the Middle Ground is an ethnographic study examining the culture, social organization, and changing lifeways of the Manus people of Papua New Guinea.
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