On the edge of the global [[electronic resource] ] : modern anxieties in a Pacific island nation / / Niko Besnier |
Autore | Besnier Niko |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Stanford, California, : Stanford University Press, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (327 p.) |
Disciplina | 996.12 |
Collana | East-West Center Series on Contemporary Issues in Asia and the Pacific |
Soggetto topico | Culture and globalization - Tonga |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8047-7764-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Figures, Tables, Charts, and Maps; Note on Tongan Orthography and Transcription Conventions; Preface; 1. Straddling the Edge of the Global; 2. Tonga's Modernity; 3. Consumption and Cosmopolitanism; 4. When Gifts Become Commodities; 5. Modern Bodies on the Runway; 6. Coloring and Straightening; 7. Shaping the Modern Body; 8. Reconfiguring the Modern Christian; Conclusion: Sites of Modernity; Notes; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456639303321 |
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Stanford, California, : Stanford University Press, 2011 | ||
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On the edge of the global : modern anxieties in a Pacific island nation / / Niko Besnier |
Autore | Besnier Niko |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Stanford, CA, : Stanford University Press, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (327 pages) |
Disciplina | 996.12 |
Collana | East-West Center Series on Contemporary Issues in Asia and the Pacific |
Soggetto topico | Culture and globalization - Tonga |
ISBN | 0-8047-7764-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Figures, Tables, Charts, and Maps; Note on Tongan Orthography and Transcription Conventions; Preface; 1. Straddling the Edge of the Global; 2. Tonga's Modernity; 3. Consumption and Cosmopolitanism; 4. When Gifts Become Commodities; 5. Modern Bodies on the Runway; 6. Coloring and Straightening; 7. Shaping the Modern Body; 8. Reconfiguring the Modern Christian; Conclusion: Sites of Modernity; Notes; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781459503321 |
Besnier Niko
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Stanford, CA, : Stanford University Press, 2011 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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On the edge of the global : modern anxieties in a Pacific island nation / / Niko Besnier |
Autore | Besnier Niko |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Stanford, California, : Stanford University Press, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (327 pages) |
Disciplina | 996.12 |
Collana | East-West Center Series on Contemporary Issues in Asia and the Pacific |
Soggetto topico | Culture and globalization - Tonga |
ISBN | 0-8047-7764-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Figures, Tables, Charts, and Maps; Note on Tongan Orthography and Transcription Conventions; Preface; 1. Straddling the Edge of the Global; 2. Tonga's Modernity; 3. Consumption and Cosmopolitanism; 4. When Gifts Become Commodities; 5. Modern Bodies on the Runway; 6. Coloring and Straightening; 7. Shaping the Modern Body; 8. Reconfiguring the Modern Christian; Conclusion: Sites of Modernity; Notes; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819134403321 |
Besnier Niko
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Stanford, California, : Stanford University Press, 2011 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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