In the Absence of the Gift : New Forms of Value and Personhood in a Papua New Guinea Community.
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TextSeries: Pacific Perspectives: Studies of the European Society for Oceanists SeriesPublisher: New York, NY : Berghahn Books, Incorporated, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (210 pages)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781782387824
- 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 conditions
- 995.8/1
- DU740.4 .R37 2015
In the Absence of the Gift -- In the Absence of the Gift -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 - The Historical Roots of aSingaut Economy♦l -- 2 -Visible While Away -- 3 - The Power of Words -- 4 - It's Never Tomorrow -- 5 - The Historical Roots of Community as aLevel of Organization and as a Concept -- 6 - To Benefit the 'Community' -- 7 - All Things Considered -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.
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