The Death of the Big Men and the Rise of the Big Shots Keir Martin

"This is a groundbreaking ethnography: brilliantly conceived, clearly written and utterly convincing." g Pacific Affairs "...one of its great strengths is Martin's skill in bringing different voices to life on the page as people (mainly men) stake or rebuff claims for respect or support." g Oceania "Readers of this anthropological study will most likely be familiar with discussions in the anthropology of Melanesia around individualism and other effects of the encroachment of global capitalism on rural communities. They will be pleasantly surprised by how elegantly and unpretentiously Martin tackles some of these issues, through an investigation of land and custom during the aftermath of an environmental disaster in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea...a wonderful study." g Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology In 1994, the Pacific island village of Matupit was partially destroyed by a volcanic eruption. This study focuses on the subsequent reconstruction and contests over... Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге The Death of the Big Men and the Rise of the Big Shots (Keir Martin)