02915nam 2200673 450 991048102130332120170919032421.01-78238-782-X(CKB)3710000000493940(EBL)4014246(SSID)ssj0001570487(PQKBManifestationID)16221279(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001570487(PQKBWorkID)14608999(PQKB)10051537(MiAaPQ)EBC4014246(EXLCZ)99371000000049394020150427d2015 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIn the absence of the gift new forms of value and personhood in a Papua New Guinea community /by Anders Emil RasmussenFirst edition.New York ;Oxford :Berghahn Books,2015.1 online resource (210 p.)Pacific perspectives : studies of the European society for oceanists ;5Description based upon print version of record.1-78238-781-1 Includes bibliographical references and index."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.Pacific Perspectives: Studies of the European Society for OceanistsEthnologyPapua New GuineaCommunity lifePapua New GuineaKinshipPapua New GuineaSocial valuesPapua New GuineaIdentity (Psychology)Papua New GuineaIndividualityPapua New GuineaPapua New GuineaSocial life and customsPapua New GuineaEthnic relationsPapua New GuineaEmigration and immigrationSocial aspectsPapua New GuineaEconomic conditionsElectronic books.EthnologyCommunity lifeKinshipSocial valuesIdentity (Psychology)Individuality995.8/1Rasmussen Anders Emil874103MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910481021303321In the absence of the gift1951577UNINA