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Tanna Times - Islanders in the World (Hardcover)
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Tanna Times - Islanders in the World (Hardcover)
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Anthropologists like to tell other people's stories but local
experts tell them even better. This book introduces the vibrant
living culture and fascinating history of Tanna, an island in
Vanuatu, Melanesia, through the stories of a dozen interconnected
Tanna Islanders. Tracing the past 250 years of island experiences
that cross the globe, each of these distinctly extraordinary lives
tells larger human narratives of cultural continuity and change. In
following Tanna's times, we find that all of us, even those living
on seemingly out-of-the-way Pacific Islands, are firmly linked into
the world's networks. Each chapter opens with a telling life story
then contextualizes that biography with pertinent ethnographic
explanation and archival research. Since 1774, Tanna Islanders have
participated in events that have captured global anthropological
and popular attention. These include receiving British explorer
James Cook; a 19th century voyage to London; troubled relations
with early Christian missionaries; overseas emigration for
plantation labor; the innovation of the John Frum Movement, a
so-called Melanesian "cargo cult"; service in American military
labor corps during the Pacific War; agitation in the 1970s for an
independent Vanuatu; urban migration to seek work in Port Vila
(Vanuatu's capital); the international kava business; juggling
arranged versus love marriages; and modern dealings with social
media and swelling numbers of tourists. Yet, partly as a
consequence of their experience abroad, Islanders fiercely protect
their cultural identity and continue to maintain resilient bonds
with their Tanna homes. Drawing on forty years of fieldwork in
Vanuatu, author Lamont Lindstrom offers rich insights into the
culture of Tanna. His close relationship with the island's people
is reflected in his choice to feature their voices; he celebrates
and recounts their stories here in accessible, engaging prose. An
ethnographic case study written for students of anthropology, the
author has included a concise list of key sources and essential
further readings suggestions at the end of each chapter. Tanna
Times complements classroom and scholarly interests in kinship and
marriage, economics, politics, religion, history, linguistics,
gender and personhood, and social transformation in Melanesia and
beyond.
General
Imprint: |
University of Hawaii Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2021 |
Authors: |
Lamont Lindstrom
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
200 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8248-8666-0 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-8248-8666-6 |
Barcode: |
9780824886660 |
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