| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 230 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
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| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Series |
Asia-pacific environment monographs ; 5
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Asia-Pacific environment monograph ; 5.
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| Note |
Foreword by Martha Macintyre. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
"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."--Publisher's description. |
| Contents |
Introduction: New Lives for Old -- Presence of the Mine -- Las Kantri: Lihir Before the Mining Era -- Lihir Custom as an Ethnographic Subject -- When Cargo Arrives -- Personal Viability and the Lihir Destiny Plan -- Custom Reconfigured -- Conclusion: Society Reformed. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Subject |
Lihir (Papua New Guinean people) -- Social life and customs.
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Lihir (Papua New Guinean people) |
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Manners and customs. |
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Mineral industries -- Social aspects -- Papua New Guinea -- Lihir Islands.
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Mineral industries -- Social aspects. |
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Papua New Guinea -- Lihir Islands. |
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Mineral industries. |
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Lihir Islands (Papua New Guinea) -- Social life and customs.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Macintyre, Martha, 1945- writer of foreword.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bainton, Nicholas A. Lihir destiny. Canberra, A.C.T. : ANU E Press, ©2010 9781921666841 (OCoLC)667589377 |
| ISBN |
9781921666858 (electronic book) |
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1921666854 (electronic book) |
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9781921666841 |
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1921666846 |
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