Social Change in Melanesia

Klappentext An account of social change in Melanesia covering the colonial period and the post-colonial era. Zusammenfassung First published in 200! this is a clear introductory account of social change in Melanesia covering the colonial and post-colonial eras. Topics include economic and technological change! urbanisation! development of the modern state! the often violent reactions to these dramatic transformations! and dilemmas of development that threaten the environment. For students and general readers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Change and development; 2. The arrival of Europeans; 3. Another history; 4. Technological change and economic growth; 5. Land rights and community; 6. Business big men as entrepreneurs; 7. From tribespeople to peasants; 8. Mining, misunderstanding, and insurrection; 9. Forestry and local knowledge; 10. Migration and urbanisation; 11. Cargo cults and millennial politics; 12. Missionaries and social change; 13. From tribal to state politics; 14. Custom and identity.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Paul Sillitoe
• Editore: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.04.2000
• EAN: 9780521778060
• ISBN: 978-0-521-77806-0
• Dimensioni: 154 mm x 228 mm x 17 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Etnologia > Etnologia