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Emerging class in Papua New Guinea : the telling of difference /

Class has become a feature of life in Papua New Guinea, evident in both 'traditional' and 'modern' settings. This book examines the emergence of class differences and its social and cultural ramifications in Wewak, capital of the East Sepik Province, and movingly conveys the inju...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gewertz, Deborah B., 1948-
Otros Autores: Errington, Frederick Karl
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The twists and turns of difference; 1 The middle class
  • the (new) Melanesian way; 2 How the grass roots became the poor; 3 The realization of class exclusions; 4 The hidden injuries of class; 5 The problem(s) of the poor; 6 Class and the definition of reasonability; Conclusion On dark nights of the soul; Notes; References; Index.