Emerging class in Papua New Guinea : the telling of difference / Deborah B. Gewertz, Frederick K. Errington

Englisch

Cambridge, U.K ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999

x, 179 p : ill ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-172) and index

Electronic reproduction, Boulder, Colo : NetLibrary, 2004

Print version: Emerging class in Papua New Guinea

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Weitere Ausgaben: 0-521-65212-X (Druckausgabe), 0-511-15637-5 (Druckausgabe), 0-511-04818-1 (Druckausgabe), 0-521-65567-6 (Druckausgabe), 978-0-521-65212-4 (Druckausgabe), 978-0-511-15637-3 (Druckausgabe), 978-0-511-04818-0 (Druckausgabe), 978-0-521-65567-5 (Druckausgabe)

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The twists and turns of difference; 1 The middle classthe (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;

*Wewak / Chambri / Geschlechterrolle / Soziale Situation / Soziale Klasse / Online-Publikation

*Wewak / Chambri / Geschlechterrolle / Soziale Situation / Soziale Klasse

*Social classes -- Papua New Guinea -- Wewak. ; Social classes -- Papua New Guinea. ; Classes sociales -- Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée -- Wewak. ; Wewak (Papua New Guinea) -- Social conditions. ; Papua New Guinea -- Social conditions. ; Wewak (Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée) -- Conditions sociales. ; Electronic books. ; Social classes -- Papua New Guinea -- Wewak ; Classes sociales -- Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée -- Wewak ; Wewak (Papua New Guinea) -- Social conditions ; Wewak (Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée) -- Conditions sociales -- Chambri -- Wewak ; Social classes -- Papua New Guinea -- Wewak ; Wewak (Papua New Guinea) -- Social conditions ; Electronic books ; Social classes -- Papua New Guinea -- Wewak ; Electronic books ; Wewak (Papua New Guinea) -- Social conditions ; Social classes -- Papua New Guinea -- Wewak. ; Social classes -- Papua New Guinea. ; Classes sociales -- Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée -- Wewak. ; Wewak (Papua New Guinea) -- Social conditions. ; Papua New Guinea -- Social conditions. ; Wewak (Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée) -- Conditions sociales. ; Electronic books.

*Social classes / Papua New Guinea ; Papua New Guinea / Social conditions ; Electronic books ; Papua New Guinea ; Wewak ; Papua-Neuguinea ; 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 ; Social classes ; Social conditions ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Social Classes ; Chambri ; Soziale Situation ; Geschlechterrolle ; Soziale Klasse ; Wewak

Klassifikation der Library of Congress: HN932.W48

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: 305.5/09953; ; 305.509953;

bcl: 73.40

bisacsh: SOC050000

bisacsh: SOC 050000

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 injuries of class inequalities

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

 

Boulder, Colo : NetLibrary, 2004

Boulder, Colo : NetLibrary

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