In the Absence of the Gift: New Forms of Value and Personhood in a Papua New Guinea Community: 5

Libro 2 di 5: Pacific Perspectives: Studies of the European Society for Oceanists

Rasmussen, Anders Emil

 
9781782387817: In the Absence of the Gift: New Forms of Value and Personhood in a Papua New Guinea Community: 5
ISBN 10: 1782387811 ISBN 13: 9781782387817
Casa editrice: Berghahn Books, 2015

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"By adopting ideas like 'development,' members of a Papua New Guinean community find themselves continuously negotiating what can be expected of a relative or a community member. Nearly half the people born on the remote Mbuke Islands become teachers, businessmen, or bureaucrats in urban centers, while those who stay at home ask migrant relatives 'What about me?' This detailed ethnography sheds light on remittance motivations and documents how terms like 'community' can be useful in places otherwise permeated by kinship. As the state withdraws, Mbuke people explore what social ends might be reached through involvement with the cash economy"--Provided by publisher.

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Informazioni sugli autori

Anders Emil Rasmussen is curator of ethnographic exhibitions at Moesgaard Museum, Denmark. His publications include Materialities of Passing (co-ed., Ashgate, 2016).



Anders Emil Rasmussen is curator of ethnographic exhibitions at Moesgaard Museum, Denmark. His publications include Materialities of Passing (co-ed., Ashgate, 2016).

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Editore
Berghahn Books
Data di pubblicazione
2015
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1782387811
ISBN 13 
9781782387817
Rilegatura
Rilegatura all'americana
Numero di pagine
199
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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9781789208061: In the Absence of the Gift: New Forms of Value and Personhood in a Papua New Guinea Community

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  1789208068 ISBN 13:  9781789208061
Casa editrice: Berghahn Books, 2020
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