1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457075503321

Autore

Kaufman Will

Titolo

The Civil War in American culture [[electronic resource] /] / Will Kaufman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2006

ISBN

1-280-50146-4

9786610501465

0-7486-2656-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Collana

BAAS paperbacks

Disciplina

306.0973047

973.71

Soggetti

Anthropology - United States - 19th century

Electronic books.

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Causes

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Influence

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Literature and the war

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Motion pictures and the war

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Antebellum Groundwork; 2. Reunion and Resistance; 3. Martyrdom and Memory; 4. Abe Lincoln's Mixed Reviews; 5. Rebels, Inc.; 6. The Regendered Civil War; 7. The Virtual Civil War; 8. The Transnational Civil War; Conclusion: 'History Is my Starting Point'; Sources and Further Reading; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Focuses upon the place of the Civil War across the sweep of American cultural forms and practices, and reveals links between historical events and contemporary culture. This work introduces a discussion of ante-bellum culture and the part cultural forces played in the sectional crisis that exploded into full-blown war in 1861.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910820537203321

Autore

Rasmussen Anders Emil

Titolo

In the absence of the gift : new forms of value and personhood in a Papua New Guinea community / / by Anders Emil Rasmussen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; Oxford : , : Berghahn Books, , 2015

ISBN

1-78238-782-X

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 p.)

Collana

Pacific perspectives : studies of the European society for oceanists ; ; 5

Classificazione

LC 20692

Disciplina

995.8/1

Soggetti

Ethnology - Papua New Guinea

Community life - Papua New Guinea

Kinship - Papua New Guinea

Social values - Papua New Guinea

Identity (Psychology) - Papua New Guinea

Individuality - Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Social life and customs

Papua New Guinea Ethnic relations

Papua New Guinea Emigration and immigration Social aspects

Papua New Guinea Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 The Historical Roots of a Singaut Economy -- 2 Visible While Away -- 3 The Power of Words -- 4 It’s Never Tomorrow -- 5 The Historical Roots of Community as a Level of Organization and as a Concept -- 6 To Benefit the Community -- 7 All Things Considered -- Conclusion -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

"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.