Rethinks remittance motivations among work migrants by focusing on notions of sharing. An elaborate focus on practices of sharing and demand sharing in a Melanesian context. Focuses on those ‘development projects’ people initiate and conduct themselves in a country otherwise often subject to externally initiated (sometimes imposed) development. One of the few monograph length publications in recent years taking on the notion of value and the book provides an ethnographically driven understanding of value.
Rethinks remittance motivations among work migrants by focusing on notions of sharing. An elaborate focus on practices of sharing and demand sharing in a Melanesian context. Focuses on those ‘development projects’ people initiate and conduct themselves in a country otherwise often subject to externally initiated (sometimes imposed) development. One of the few monograph length publications in recent years taking on the notion of value and the book provides an ethnographically driven understanding of value.
Anders Emil Rasmussen is curator of ethnographic exhibitions at Moesgaard Museum, Denmark. His publications include Materialities of Passing (co-ed., Ashgate, 2016).
Inhaltsangabe
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. Historical Roots for a Singaut Economy Chapter 2. Visible While Away: Concepts of Vision in Exchange Practices Chapter 3. The Power of Words: Curses and Blessings of Relatives Chapter 4. It's never tomorrow: Debt, Selfishness and the Contest of Obligation Chapter 5. Historical Roots for Community as Level of Organization and as a Concept Chapter 6. ...to benefit the community: Value and the Member of Community Chapter 7. All Things Considered: Organized Action as Appearances of Social Totalities Conclusion References Index
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. Historical Roots for a Singaut Economy Chapter 2. Visible While Away: Concepts of Vision in Exchange Practices Chapter 3. The Power of Words: Curses and Blessings of Relatives Chapter 4. It's never tomorrow: Debt, Selfishness and the Contest of Obligation Chapter 5. Historical Roots for Community as Level of Organization and as a Concept Chapter 6. ...to benefit the community: Value and the Member of Community Chapter 7. All Things Considered: Organized Action as Appearances of Social Totalities Conclusion References Index
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