LEADER 03414 am 22005773u 450 001 9910141795503321 005 20230621141138.0 010 $a1-921666-84-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000409900 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000764508 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11485347 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000764508 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10771538 035 $a(PQKB)11417632 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4694035 035 $a(WaSeSS)Ind00043589 035 $a(WaSeSS)IndRDA00124879 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000409900 100 $a20200624d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn#|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Lihir destiny $ecultural responses to mining in Melanesia /$fNicholas A. Bainton 210 1$aCanberra, Australian Capital Territory :$cAustralian National University E Press,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (254 pages) $cillustrations (some colour); digital file(s) 225 1 $aAsia-Pacific Environment Monographs ;$v5 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$aPrint version: 9781921666841 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 330 $aThe people of the Lihir Islands in Papua New Guinea have long held visions of a prosperous new future, often referred to by local leaders as the ?Lihir Destiny?. When large-scale gold mining activities commenced on the main island of Lihir in 1995, many hoped that this new world had finally arrived. The Lihir Destiny provides a nuanced account of the social structural and cultural transformations engendered by large-scale resource extraction. Tracing the history of Lihirian engagement with outside forces, from the colonial period through to recent mining activities, this book brings new light to bear on the bigger question of what ?development? means in contemporary Melanesia. The Lihir Destiny explores how Lihirian leaders devised future plans for a cultural revolution based upon the maximisation of mining activities and the influential philosophies of the Personal Viability movement. However, reaching the ?Lihir Destiny? is no simple affair, and many Lihirians find themselves negotiating divergent formulations of culture, sociality and economic engagement. The Lihir Destiny will appeal to readers interested in the social impacts of large-scale resource development, the processes of cultural continuity and change and the ways in which modernity is configured in local terms. 410 0$aAsia-Pacific environment monograph ;$v5. 606 $aPapuans$xSocial life and customs 606 $aLihirians$xSocial life and customs 606 $aLihir (Papua New Guinean people)$xSocial life and customs 606 $aMineral industries$xSocial aspects$zPapua New Guinea$zLihir Islands 607 $aLihir Islands (Papua New Guinea)$xSocial life and customs 615 0$aPapuans$xSocial life and customs. 615 0$aLihirians$xSocial life and customs. 615 0$aLihir (Papua New Guinean people)$xSocial life and customs. 615 0$aMineral industries$xSocial aspects 676 $a995.0049912 700 $aBainton$b Nicholas A.$0848686 801 0$bWaSeSS 801 1$bWaSeSS 801 2$bUkMaJRU 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910141795503321 996 $aThe Lihir destiny$91930303 997 $aUNINA