The unseen city : anthropological perspectives on Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea /

Based on the fieldwork of an anthropologist among people in Port Moresby's much-maligned migrant 'settlements'. It addresses the contemporary situation of these urban peoples, displacing popular generalizations with more detailed accounts which do justice to their resilience, and crea...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Goddard, Michael (Michael Bruce)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Canberra, A.C.T. : Pandanus Books : Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University : Distributed by UNIREPS, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2005.
Temas:
2000-2099
Urban anthropology > Papua New Guinea > Port Moresby.
Urban cores > Papua New Guinea > Port Moresby.
Poor > Papua New Guinea > Port Moresby.
Anthropologie urbaine > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée > Port Moresby.
Noyaux urbains > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée > Port Moresby.
Pauvres > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée > Port Moresby.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Poor
Social conditions
Urban anthropology
Urban cores
Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) > Social conditions > 21st century.
Papua New Guinea > Port Moresby
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction; Chapter 1 From Rolling Thunder to Reggae; Chapter 2 Off the Record; Chapter 3 ... Big-Man, Thief: the social organisation of gangs; Chapter 4 The Rascal Road; Chapter 5 Expressions of Interest: informal usury; Chapter 6 Reto's Chance: State and status in a settlement; Chapter 7 The Age of Steam: constructed identity and recalcitrant youth; References.

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