Emerging class in Papua New Guinea : the telling of difference / / Deborah B. Gewertz, Frederick K. Errington

• Autore: Gewertz Deborah B. <1948->
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, U.K. ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 1999
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 179 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 305.5/09953
• Soggetto topico: Social classes - Papua New Guinea - Wewak
• Soggetto geografico: Wewak (Papua New Guinea) Social conditions
• Altri autori: ErringtonFrederick Karl
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-172) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The twists and turns of difference; 1 The middle class - the (new) Melanesian way; 2 How the grass roots became the poor; 3 The realization of class exclusions; 4 The hidden injuries of class; 5 The problem(s) of the poor; 6 Class and the definition of reasonability; Conclusion On dark nights of the soul; Notes; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This accessible 1999 study of social class in contemporary Papua New Guinea deals with the new elite, its culture and its institutions, and its relationship to the broader society. The Papua New Guinea described here is not a place of exotic tribesmen, but a modernising society, shaped by global forces, and increasingly divided on class lines. The authors describes the life-style of the elite Wewak, a typical commercial centre, their golf clubs and Rotary gatherings, and bring home the ways in which differences of status are created, experienced and justified. In a country with a long tradition of egalitarianism, it has become at once possible and plausible for relatively affluent 'nationals' to present themselves in a wide range of contexts as fundamentally superior to 'bushy' people, to blame the poor for their misfortunes, and to turn their backs on their less successful relatives.
• Titolo autorizzato: Emerging class in Papua New Guinea
• ISBN: 1-107-11733-X; 1-280-42063-4; 0-511-17577-9; 0-511-01640-9; 0-511-15637-5; 0-511-32923-7; 0-511-60612-5; 0-511-04818-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816030403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II