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Authenticity and authorship in Pacific island encounters : new lives of old imaginaries /

"The insular Pacific is a region saturated with great cultural diversity and poignant memories of colonial and Christian intrusion. Considering authenticity and authorship in the area, this book looks at how these ideas have manifested themselves in Pacific peoples and cultures. Through six ric...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Autres auteurs: Mageo, Jeannette Marie, 1947- (Éditeur intellectuel), Knauft, Bruce M. (Éditeur intellectuel)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : Berghahn Books, 2021.
Collection:ASAO studies in Pacific anthropology ; volume 11
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:"The insular Pacific is a region saturated with great cultural diversity and poignant memories of colonial and Christian intrusion. Considering authenticity and authorship in the area, this book looks at how these ideas have manifested themselves in Pacific peoples and cultures. Through six rich complementary case studies, a theoretical introduction, and a critical afterword, this volume explores authenticity and authorship as "traveling concepts." The book reveals diverse and surprising outcomes which shed light on how Pacific identity has changed from the past to the present"--
Description matérielle:1 online resource.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781800730557
1800730551