In the Absence of the Gift - New Forms of Value and Personhood in a Papua New Guinea Community (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Pacific Perspectives: Studies of the European Society for Oceanists
Release date:	September 2020
Authors:	Anders Emil Rasmussen
Dimensions:	153 x 228 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	210
ISBN-13:	978-1-78920-806-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
LSN:	1-78920-806-8
Barcode:	9781789208061

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