Dreams made small : the education of Papuan highlanders in Indonesia /
"For the last five decades, the Dani of the central highlands of West Papua, along with other Papuans, have struggled with the oppressive conditions of Indonesian rule. Formal education holds the promise of escape from stigmatization and violence. Dreams Made Small offers an in-depth, ethnograp...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
New York :
Berghahn Books,
2018.
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Colección: | ASAO studies in Pacific anthropology ;
v. 9. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | "For the last five decades, the Dani of the central highlands of West Papua, along with other Papuans, have struggled with the oppressive conditions of Indonesian rule. Formal education holds the promise of escape from stigmatization and violence. Dreams Made Small offers an in-depth, ethnographic look at journeys of education among young Dani men and women, asking us to think differently about education as a trajectory for transformation and belonging, and ultimately revealing how dreams of equality are shaped and reshaped in the face of multiple constraints"-- |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 206 pages). |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781785337598 1785337599 |