04367nam 2201069 450 991082053720332120220414002745.01-78238-782-X10.1515/9781782387824(CKB)3710000000493940(EBL)4014246(SSID)ssj0001570487(PQKBManifestationID)16221279(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001570487(PQKBWorkID)14608999(PQKB)10051537(MiAaPQ)EBC4014246(DE-B1597)636134(DE-B1597)9781782387824(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.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"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 Oceanists ;5.EthnologyPapua 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 conditionsadmiralty islands.bismarck archipelago.bureaucrats.businessmen.cash economy.community member.community.development.ethnography.family bonds.family.kinship.manus province.manus.mbuke islands.migrant relatives.motivation.papua new guinea.papua new guinean community.people of the mbuke islands.personhood.relative.remittance documents.remittance motivations.social connections.society.teachers.urban centers.value.EthnologyCommunity lifeKinshipSocial valuesIdentity (Psychology)Individuality995.8/1LC 20692rvkRasmussen Anders Emil1715909MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820537203321In the absence of the gift4110881UNINA