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LiPuma, Edward

 
9780472088355: Encompassing Others: The Magic of Modernity in Melanesia
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0472088351 ISBN 13 : 9780472088355
Editeur : The University of Michigan Press, 2001

Synopsis

An engaging, beautifully written account by an ethnographer who lived in the mountains of Papua New Guinea, Encompassing Others is at once a history of the encounter of two cultures and an attempt to challenge theoretically the main concepts that have informed the study of modernity. Going beyond accounts that grasp modernity solely in terms of domination, imperialism, and local resistance, it explores how capitalism, Christianity, and mass commercial culture enchant the senses, create a carnival of new goods, and open up new possibilities for thought and action. Focusing on the Maring people of Highland New Guinea and on the Westerners who interacted with them, Edward LiPuma presents issues from the perspectives of both sides. We hear the voice of the Anglican priest from San Francisco as well as the most powerful Maring shamans. Further, the book seeks to develop a theory of generations that helps explain how change accelerates and societies take on new directions across generations. Theoretical, descriptive, but almost entirely free of jargon, this book is intended for all those who are interested in how the West's encompassment of other peoples influences how these others conceive of their past, imagine their future, and experience the present. It will have wide appeal for anthropologists and others concerned with colonialism, globalization, and the fo rmation of the nation-state. Edward LiPuma is Professor and Chair, Department of Anthropology, University of Miami.

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À propos de l'auteur

Edward LiPuma is Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology, University of Miami. He is also the author of The Gift of Kinship: Structure and Practice in Maring Social Organization.

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Éditeur
The University of Michigan Press
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0472088351
ISBN 13 
9780472088355
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
360
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Personne responsable
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