Social Change in Melanesia: Development and History - Brossura

Sillitoe, Paul

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521778069 ISBN 13: 9780521778060

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2000

Riassunto

An account of social change in Melanesia covering the colonial period and the post-colonial era, first published in 2000.

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Descrizione del libro

First published in 200, this is a clear introductory account of social change in Melanesia covering the colonial and post-colonial eras. Topics include economic and technological change, urbanisation, development of the modern state, the often violent reactions to these dramatic transformations, and dilemmas of development that threaten the environment. For students and general readers.

Contenuti

Preface; 1. Change and development; 2. The arrival of Europeans; 3. Another history; 4. Technological change and economic growth; 5. Land rights and community; 6. Business big men as entrepreneurs; 7. From tribespeople to peasants; 8. Mining, misunderstanding, and insurrection; 9. Forestry and local knowledge; 10. Migration and urbanisation; 11. Cargo cults and millennial politics; 12. Missionaries and social change; 13. From tribal to state politics; 14. Custom and identity.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0521778069
• ISBN 13: 9780521778060
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 286
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile