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UNINA9910457075503321 |
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Autore |
Kaufman Will |
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Titolo |
The Civil War in American culture [[electronic resource] /] / Will Kaufman |
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Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2006 |
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1-280-50146-4 |
9786610501465 |
0-7486-2656-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (209 p.) |
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Anthropology - United States - 19th century |
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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 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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; |
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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. |
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UNINA9910820537203321 |
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Autore |
Rasmussen Anders Emil |
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Titolo |
In the absence of the gift : new forms of value and personhood in a Papua New Guinea community / / by Anders Emil Rasmussen |
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New York ; ; Oxford : , : Berghahn Books, , 2015 |
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ISBN |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (210 p.) |
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Collana |
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Pacific perspectives : studies of the European society for oceanists ; ; 5 |
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Disciplina |
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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 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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"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 |
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'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. |
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