In the absence of the gift: new forms of value and personhood in a Papua New Guinea community
"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 ur...
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Schriftenreihe: | Pacific perspectives
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Zusammenfassung: | "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 |
Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
Beschreibung: | X, 199 S. Ill. |
ISBN: | 9781782387817 |
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In the Absence of the Gift
New Forms of Value and Personhood in a
Papua New Guinea Community
By Anders Emil Rasmussen
berg halm
NEWYORKOXFORI)
www beighai 'ibooks con
Contents
— —
List of Figures and Tables vii
Acknowledgements ix
Introduction 1
1 The Historical Roots of a Singaut Economy 27
2 Visible While Away 55
Concepts of Vision in Exchange Practices
3 The Power of Words 77
Cursing and Blessing Relatives
4 It's Never Tomorrow 99
Debt, Selfishness and the Contest of Obligation
5 The Historical Roots of Community as a Level of Organization 120
and as a Concept
6 To Benefit the Community 140
Value and Community Membership
7 All Things Considered 166
Organized Action as Appearances of Social Totalities
Conclusion 180
References 188
Index 197 |
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title_auth | In the absence of the gift new forms of value and personhood in a Papua New Guinea community |
title_exact_search | In the absence of the gift new forms of value and personhood in a Papua New Guinea community |
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