Expressive genres and historical change : Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Taiwan / edited by Pamela...
Expressive genres and historical change : Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Taiwan / edited by Pamela...
Expressive genres and historical change : Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Taiwan / edited by Pamela J. Stewart and Andrew Strathern.
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Publisher
Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2005.
Date
2005.
Call Numbers
398.20995/2
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
x, 268 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction / Andrew Strathern and Pamela J. Stewart -- 2. Chanted tales in the New Guinea highlands of today : a comparative study / Alan Rumsey -- 3. Duna Pikono : a popular contemporary genre in the Papua New Guinea highlands / Pamela J. Stewart and Andrew Strathern -- 4. 'Our heart always re...
9. Emphatic speech, expressive genres, and the dancing-songs of the Eipo and Yalenang (eastern mountains of West Papua) / Volker Heeschen.
Publication information
Publisher
Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2005.
Place of Publication
Vermont
Date Published
2005.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"The volume is unique in exploring the significance of expressive genres for the social processes of coping with and adjusting to change, either from outside forces or from internal ones. The contributions detail first-hand fieldwork, often conducted over a period of many years, and with each contributor bringing their experience to bear on both th...
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Full title
Expressive genres and historical change : Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Taiwan / edited by Pamela J. Stewart and Andrew Strathern.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
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Notes
General note
Anthropology and cultural history in Asia and the Indo-Pacific.
Includes index.
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Other version (online)
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398.20995/2
Record Identifier
74VKPyNyx2Xg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKPyNyx2Xg
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ISBN
0754644189 (alk. paper)
9780754644187 (alk. paper)
DDC
398.209953
MMS ID
991019764309702626
