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Zusatztext "This is a study of how modernity renders one anxious-anxious to be a part of it! and anxious not to lose oneself! or one's traditions! along the way. Keenly situated on the global edge! and on the edges of bodies and things! Besnier's study of Tonga as a nervous kaleidoscope-of make-up! make-over! bodybuilding! and the pawning and reselling of everyday things-is sharply observed and beautifully drawn. Clear! smart! witty! and touching." Informationen zum Autor Niko Besnier is Professor of Cultural Anthropology in the Department of Sociology & Anthropology at the University of Amsterdam. He has also taught at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Yale University, Victoria University of Wellington, and UCLA. He is the author of five books, most recently, Gossip and the Everyday Production of Politics (2009). Klappentext This book explores the malaise present in post-colonial Tonga, analyzing the way in which segments of this small-scale society hold on to different understandings of what modernity is, how it should be made relevant to local contexts, and how it should mesh with practices and symbols of tradition. Zusammenfassung This book explores the malaise present in post-colonial Tonga, analyzing the way in which segments of this small-scale society hold on to different understandings of what modernity is, how it should be made relevant to local contexts, and how it should mesh with practices and symbols of tradition.
