Dispossession and the Environment - Rhetoric and Inequality in Papua New Guinea

Informationen zum Autor Paige West Klappentext Paige West¿s searing study of Papua New Guinea reveals how a range of actors produce and reinforce inequalities in today¿s globalized world. She shows how racist rhetorics of representation underlie all uneven patterns of development and seeks a more robust understanding of the ideological work that capital requires for constant regeneration. Zusammenfassung Paige West’s searing study of Papua New Guinea reveals how a range of actors produce and reinforce inequalities in today’s globalized world. She shows how racist rhetorics of representation underlie all uneven patterns of development and seeks a more robust understanding of the ideological work that capital requires for constant regeneration. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Map of the Island of New Guinea Introduction 1. "Such a Site for Play, This Edge": Tourism and Modernist Fantasy 2. "We Are Here to Build Your Capacity": Development as a Vehicle for Accumulation and Dispossession 3. Discovering the Already Known: Tree Kangaroos, Explorer Imaginings, and Indigenous Articulations 4. Indigenous Theories of Accumulation, Dispossession, Possession, and Sovereignty Afterword. Birdsongs: In Memory of Neil Smith (1954–2012) Notes Bibliography Index

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• Authors: Paige West, Paige (Barnard College) West, West Paige
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.10.2016
• EAN: 9780231178792
• ISBN: 978-0-231-17879-2
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures; Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectur; Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / Oceania, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social discrimination & inequality, Social and cultural anthropology, Australasian & Pacific history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Australasian and Pacific history, Papua New Guinea, Social discrimination and social justice