In memory of times to come : ironies of history in southeastern Papua New Guinea / Melissa Demian.
In memory of times to come : ironies of history in southeastern Papua New Guinea / Melissa Demian.
In memory of times to come : ironies of history in southeastern Papua New Guinea / Melissa Demian.
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New York : Berghahn Books, 2021.
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G 2021/1858
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Language
English
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Physical content
xi, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
On Anthropology and History in the Pacific -- Naming, Loss, and Waiting: "Suau" as a Historical Category -- Death, Kastom, and the Work of Forgetting -- Times Past, or, the Golden Age -- Old Roads, New Roads: Temporal Cartography -- Times Present, or, "No Government Here" -- Times to Come (in the Ne...
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Publisher
New York : Berghahn Books, 2021.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2021.
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Summary
"Drawing on twenty years of research, this book examines the historical perspective of a Pacific people who saw "globalization" come and go. Suau people encountered the leading edge of missionization and colonialism in Papua New Guinea and were active participants in the Second World War. In Memory of Times to Come offers a nuanced account of how p...
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In memory of times to come : ironies of history in southeastern Papua New Guinea / Melissa Demian.
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Ironies of history in southeastern Papua New Guinea
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ASAO studies in Pacific anthropology; volume 12
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2021
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G 2021/1858
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74VKaazZr8bl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaazZr8bl
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ISBN
1800731167
9781800731165
DDC
995.30049912
MMS ID
991024420912802626
