The State and Its Enemies in Papua New Guinea (Paperback, illustrated edition)

A study of nation-building processes in the young state of Papua New Guinea, and of opposition against these in one of the country's peripheral provinces, Manus. Intense resistance is offered there by a movement called Wind Nation. Wind Nation is nothing less than the old Paliau Movement, made famous by the two American anthropologists Margaret Mead and Theodore Schwartz. Paliau Maloat, Wind Nation's late founder and leader, has introduced a quasi-biblical ideology which labels the state as "Lucifer", and his movement fights Lucifer by means of riots, demonstrations and court-cases. Throughout Papua New Guinea movements with similar objectives make up a policentric process, of some bearing for the identity of the young state and its citizens.

General

Imprint:	RoutledgeCurzon
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 1995
First published:	1996
Authors:	Alexander Wanek
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	350
Edition:	illustrated edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7007-0304-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Nationalism Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > General Books > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General
LSN:	0-7007-0304-7
Barcode:	9780700703043

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