| Emerging Class in Papua New Guinea: The Telling of Difference Contributor(s): Errington, Frederick K. (Author), Gewertz, Deborah B. (Author), Deborah B., Gewertz (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521655676 ISBN-13: 9780521655675 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $35.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1999 Annotation: Class has become a feature of life in Papua New Guinea, evident in both "traditional" and "modern" settings. This book examines the emergence of class differences and its social and cultural ramifications in Wewak, capital of the East Sepik Province. It movingly conveys the injuries of class inequalities, and reveals how class has worked in similar and different ways, and how it has become possible and plausible for relatively affluent "nationals," even those living in modest urban centers, to present themselves as fundamentally superior to other Papua New Guineans. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 305.5 |
| LCCN: 98042341 |
| Lexile Measure: 1410 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 5.96" W x 9.22" (0.61 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Oceania |