LEADER 02915nam 2200673 450 001 9910481021303321 005 20170919032421.0 010 $a1-78238-782-X 035 $a(CKB)3710000000493940 035 $a(EBL)4014246 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001570487 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16221279 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001570487 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14608999 035 $a(PQKB)10051537 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4014246 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000493940 100 $a20150427d2015 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIn the absence of the gift $enew forms of value and personhood in a Papua New Guinea community /$fby Anders Emil Rasmussen 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aNew York ;$aOxford :$cBerghahn Books,$d2015. 215 $a1 online resource (210 p.) 225 0 $aPacific perspectives : studies of the European society for oceanists ;$v5 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-78238-781-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 2 $a"By adopting ideas like 'development,' members of a Papua New Guinean community find themselves continuously negotiating what can be expected of a relative or a community member. Nearly half the people born on the remote Mbuke Islands become teachers, businessmen, or bureaucrats in urban centers, while those who stay at home ask migrant relatives 'What about me?' This detailed ethnography sheds light on remittance motivations and documents how terms like 'community' can be useful in places otherwise permeated by kinship. As the state withdraws, Mbuke people explore what social ends might be reached through involvement with the cash economy"--Provided by publisher. 410 0$aPacific Perspectives: Studies of the European Society for Oceanists 606 $aEthnology$zPapua New Guinea 606 $aCommunity life$zPapua New Guinea 606 $aKinship$zPapua New Guinea 606 $aSocial values$zPapua New Guinea 606 $aIdentity (Psychology)$zPapua New Guinea 606 $aIndividuality$zPapua New Guinea 607 $aPapua New Guinea$xSocial life and customs 607 $aPapua New Guinea$xEthnic relations 607 $aPapua New Guinea$xEmigration and immigration$xSocial aspects 607 $aPapua New Guinea$xEconomic conditions 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEthnology 615 0$aCommunity life 615 0$aKinship 615 0$aSocial values 615 0$aIdentity (Psychology) 615 0$aIndividuality 676 $a995.8/1 700 $aRasmussen$b Anders Emil$0874103 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910481021303321 996 $aIn the absence of the gift$91951577 997 $aUNINA