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Written by leading academics, this edited collection of essays takes a broad sweep through contemporary topics in Melanesian anthropology and ethnography. With nuanced and rigorous scholarship, it views contemporary debate on modernity in Melanesia within the context of the global economy and cultural capitalism. In particular, contributors assess local ideas about wealth, success, speculation, and development as well as their participation in institutions and activities. From fast money schemes in Papua New Guinea and collectivities in rural Solomon Islands to gambling in the Cook Islands and the Vanuatu tax haven, this innovative compilation offers a significant contribution to the current debates within anthropology about the social and cultural variations in the Western Pacific as it applies to globalization.
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Martha Macintyre is the editor of the Australian Journal of Anthropology and an honorary research fellow at the University of Melbourne. Mary Patterson is a graduate of the University of Sydney, where she completed her PhD in anthropology based on fieldwork in North Ambrym, Vanuatu. She is a professor of anthropology at the University of Melbourne.
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- PublisherUniversity of Queensland Press
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 0702239003
- ISBN 13 9780702239007
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages336
- EditorMacintyre Martha, Patterson Mary
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Since the 1970s, Melanesian countries have been beguiled by the prospect of economic development that would enable them to participate in a world market economic system. Global markets would provide the means to improve their standards of living, allowing them to take their places as independent nations in a modern world. But development, like globalisation and modernity itself, are contested notions both in theory and practice.Managing Modernity in the Western Pacific takes a broad sweep through contemporary topics in Melanesian anthropology and ethnography. With nuanced and rigorous scholarship, it views contemporary debate on modernity in Melanesian within the context of the global economy and cultural capitalism. In particular, contributors assess local ideas about wealth, success, speculation and development and their connections to participations in institutions and activities generated by them.Fast money schemes in Papua New Guinea, collectivities in rural Solomon Islands, gambling in the Cook Islands, and the Vanuatu tax haven - all are considered in social contexts where notions of individuality, social obligation, and virtuous relations with kin and community are contested and in flux. This innovative and accessible collection offers a new intersection between Western Pacific anthropology and global studies. Since the 1970s, Melanesian countries have been beguiled by the prospect of economic development that would enable them to participate in a world market economic system. This title places contemporary debate on modernity in Melanesia into the perspectives of the global economy, and cultural/imaginary capitalism. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780702239007
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