In the absence of the gift : new forms of value and personhood in a Papua New Guinea community / by Anders Emil Rasmussen.
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TextSeries: Pacific perspectives : studies of the European society for oceanists ; 5Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Berghahn Books, 2015Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (210 pages) : mapContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781782387824 (e-book)Subject(s): Ethnology -- Papua New Guinea | Community life -- Papua New Guinea | Kinship -- Papua New Guinea | Social values -- Papua New Guinea | Identity (Psychology) -- Papua New Guinea | Individuality -- Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea -- Social life and customs | Papua New Guinea -- Ethnic relations | Papua New Guinea -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects | Papua New Guinea -- Economic conditionsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: In the absence of the gift : new forms of value and personhood in a Papua New Guinea community.DDC classification: 995.8/1 LOC classification: DU740.4 | .R37 2015Online resources: Click to View Scope and content: "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"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"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"--Provided by publisher.
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