The Making of Global and Local Modernities in Melanesia

Humiliation, Transformation and the Nature of Cultural Change

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
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Author: Holly Wardlow ISBN: 9781351886215
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: December 5, 2016
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Holly Wardlow
ISBN: 9781351886215
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: December 5, 2016
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Authored by well-established and respected scholars, this work examines the kinds of efforts that have been made to adopt Western modernity in Melanesia and explores the reasons for their varied outcomes. The contributors take the work of Professor Marshall Sahlins as a starting point, assessing his theories of cultural change and of the relationship between cultural intensification and globalizing forces. They acknowledge the importance of Sahlins' ideas, while refining, extending, modifying and critiquing them in light of their own first hand knowledge of Pacific island societies. Also presenting one of Sahlins' less widely available original essays for reference, this book is an exciting contribution to serious anthropological engagement with Papua New Guinea.

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Authored by well-established and respected scholars, this work examines the kinds of efforts that have been made to adopt Western modernity in Melanesia and explores the reasons for their varied outcomes. The contributors take the work of Professor Marshall Sahlins as a starting point, assessing his theories of cultural change and of the relationship between cultural intensification and globalizing forces. They acknowledge the importance of Sahlins' ideas, while refining, extending, modifying and critiquing them in light of their own first hand knowledge of Pacific island societies. Also presenting one of Sahlins' less widely available original essays for reference, this book is an exciting contribution to serious anthropological engagement with Papua New Guinea.

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