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The Lihir destiny : cultural responses to mining in Melanesia / / Nicholas A. Bainton



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Autore: Bainton Nicholas A. Visualizza persona
Titolo: The Lihir destiny : cultural responses to mining in Melanesia / / Nicholas A. Bainton Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : , : Australian National University E Press, , 2010
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (254 pages) : illustrations (some colour); digital file(s)
Disciplina: 995.0049912
Soggetto topico: Papuans - Social life and customs
Lihirians - Social life and customs
Lihir (Papua New Guinean people) - Social life and customs
Mineral industries - Social aspects - Papua New Guinea - Lihir Islands
Soggetto geografico: Lihir Islands (Papua New Guinea) Social life and customs
Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
Sommario/riassunto: The 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.
Titolo autorizzato: The Lihir destiny  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-921666-84-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910141795503321
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Serie: Asia-Pacific environment monograph ; ; 5.