Domestic Mandala
Gray, John, Stewart, Dr Pamela J., Strathern, Professor Andrew
Authored by well-established and respected scholars, this work examines the kinds of efforts that have been made to adopt Western modernity in Melanesia and explores the reasons for their varied outcomes. The contributors take the work of Professor Marshall Sahlins as a starting point, assessing his theories of cultural change and of the relationship between cultural intensification and globalizing forces. They acknowledge the importance of Sahlins' ideas, while refining, extending, modifying and critiquing them in light of their own first hand knowledge of Pacific island societies. Also presenting one of Sahlins' less widely available original essays for reference, this book is an exciting contribution to serious anthropological engagement with Papua New Guinea.
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Year:
2016
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Group
Language:
english
ISBN 10:
0754644650
ISBN 13:
9780754644651
File:
EPUB, 3.82 MB
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english, 2016