Made in Oceania : social movements, cultural heritage and the state in the Pacific /

Throughout the Pacific, cultural heritage is both a powerful idiom in post-colonial state-making, and a potent mobilizing force in diverse grassroots social movements, many of which have been misunderstood as 'cargo-cults' or 'inventions of tradition' in anthropological analyses....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hviding, Edvard, Rio, Knut Mikjel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Wantage [England] : Sean Kingston Pub., 2011.
©2011
Temas:
Social movements > Pacific Area.
Mouvements sociaux > Pacifique, Région du.
Social movements
Pacific Area
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Throughout the Pacific, cultural heritage is both a powerful idiom in post-colonial state-making, and a potent mobilizing force in diverse grassroots social movements, many of which have been misunderstood as 'cargo-cults' or 'inventions of tradition' in anthropological analyses. This collection recognizes cultural heritage as a ground for creativity and experimentation with social forms, and pin-points both the conflicting values at play and their potentially subversive power. Describing key social processes in Hawaii, Tahiti, Pohnpei, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Aust.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
ISBN:9781907774669
1907774661

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