ISBN:
9780804777643
,
0804777640
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xxiv, 297 pages)
,
Illustrations, maps
Series Statement:
East-West Center Series on Contemporary Issues in Asia and the Pacific
DDC:
996.12
Keywords:
Kulturkonflikt
;
Enkulturation
;
Tonga
Abstract:
Life in twenty-first century Tonga is rife with uncertainties. Though the postcolonial island kingdom may give the appearance of stability and order, there is a malaise that pervades everyday life, a disquiet rooted in the feeling that the twin forces of "progress" and "development"--And the seemingly inevitable wealth distribution that follows from them-have bypassed the society. Niko Besnier's illuminating ethnography analyzes the ways in which segments of this small-scale society grapple with their growing anxiety and hold on to different understandings of what modernity means.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
