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Author Rasmussen, Anders Emil, author.

Title In the absence of the gift : new forms of value and personhood in a Papua New Guinea community / by Anders Emil Rasmussen.

Publication Info. New York ; Oxford : Berghahn Books, 2015.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Edition First edition.
Description 1 online resource (210 pages) : map.
text rdacontent
computer rdamedia
online resource rdacarrier
Series Pacific perspectives : studies of the European society for oceanists ; 5
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary "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.
Note Description based on print version record.
Subject Ethnology -- Papua New Guinea.
Community life -- Papua New Guinea.
Kinship -- Papua New Guinea.
Social values -- Papua New Guinea.
Identity (Psychology) -- Papua New Guinea.
Individuality -- Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea -- Social life and customs.
Papua New Guinea -- Ethnic relations.
Papua New Guinea -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects.
Papua New Guinea -- Economic conditions.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Rasmussen, Anders Emil. In the absence of the gift : new forms of value and personhood in a Papua New Guinea community. New York : Berghahn Books, 2015 Pacific perspectives : studies of the European society for oceanists ; 5
ISBN 9781782387817 (hardback : alk. paper)
9781782387824 (e-book)

 
    
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