ISBN:
9781789208061
,
9781782387817
Language:
English
Edition:
Paperback edition
Series Statement:
Pacific perspectives volume 5
Series Statement:
Pacific perspectives
DDC:
995.8/1
Keywords:
Ethnology
;
Community life
;
Kinship
;
Social values
;
Identity (Psychology)
;
Individuality
;
Papua New Guinea Emigration and immigration
;
Social aspects
;
Papua New Guinea Economic conditions
;
Papua New Guinea Social life and customs
;
Papua New Guinea Ethnic relations
;
Mbuke Island
;
Gesellschaft
;
Wirtschaftliche Lage
;
Verwandtschaft
;
Beziehung
;
Berufsaussicht
;
Identitätsfindung
Abstract:
"By adopting ideas like 'development,' members of a Papua New Guinean community find themselves continuously negotiating what can be expected of a relative or a community member. Nearly half the people born on the remote Mbuke Islands become teachers, businessmen, or bureaucrats in urban centers, while those who stay at home ask migrant relatives 'What about me?' This detailed ethnography sheds light on remittance motivations and documents how terms like 'community' can be useful in places otherwise permeated by kinship. As the state withdraws, Mbuke people explore what social ends might be reached through involvement with the cash economy"--Provided by publisher
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-195) and index
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