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

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gewertz, Deborah B., 1948-
Other Authors: Errington, Frederick Karl
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Subjects:
Social classes > Papua New Guinea > Wewak.
Classes sociales > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée > Wewak.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Social Classes.
Social classes
Social conditions
Geschlechterrolle
Soziale Klasse
Soziale Situation
Elite
Soziale Schichtung
Sozialer Wandel
Sociale klassen.
Bourgeoisie > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée.
Classes moyennes > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée.
Classes supérieures > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée.
Classes sociales > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée.
Wewak (Papua New Guinea) > Social conditions.
Wewak (Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée) > Conditions sociales.
Papua New Guinea > Wewak
Wewak
Papua-Neuguinea
Chambri.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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