
Change and Continuity in the Pacific
Revisiting the Region
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 14. March 2018
Book
Hardback
216 pages
978-1-138-73169-1 (ISBN)
Description
Thousands of studies have been conducted by social scientists in the villages and islands, and increasingly in the towns, of the Pacific. Despite this, there are few longitudinal studies of any great depth and sophistication in the region.
The contributors to this book have all conducted long-term research in the islands of the Pacific. During their visits and revisits they have witnessed first-hand the many changes that have occurred in their fieldsites as well as observing elements of continuity. They bring to their accounts a sense of their surprise at some of the unexpected elements of stability and of transformation. The authors take a range of disciplinary approaches, particularly geography and anthropology, and their contributions reflect their deep knowledge of Pacific places, some first visited more than 40 years ago. Many of the chapters focus on aspects of socio-economic change and continuity, while others focus on specific issues such as the impact of both internal and international migration, political and cultural change, technological innovation and the experiences of children and youth. By focusing on both change and continuity this collection of 11 case studies shows the complex relationships between Pacific societies and processes of 'modernity' and globalisation. By using a long-term lens on particular places, the authors are able to draw out the subtleties of change and its impacts, while also paying attention to what, in the contemporary Pacific, has been left remarkably unchanged.
Filling a gap in the studies of the Pacific region, this book will appeal to an interdisciplinary audience in the fields of anthropology, development, geography, and Asia-Pacific studies.
The contributors to this book have all conducted long-term research in the islands of the Pacific. During their visits and revisits they have witnessed first-hand the many changes that have occurred in their fieldsites as well as observing elements of continuity. They bring to their accounts a sense of their surprise at some of the unexpected elements of stability and of transformation. The authors take a range of disciplinary approaches, particularly geography and anthropology, and their contributions reflect their deep knowledge of Pacific places, some first visited more than 40 years ago. Many of the chapters focus on aspects of socio-economic change and continuity, while others focus on specific issues such as the impact of both internal and international migration, political and cultural change, technological innovation and the experiences of children and youth. By focusing on both change and continuity this collection of 11 case studies shows the complex relationships between Pacific societies and processes of 'modernity' and globalisation. By using a long-term lens on particular places, the authors are able to draw out the subtleties of change and its impacts, while also paying attention to what, in the contemporary Pacific, has been left remarkably unchanged.
Filling a gap in the studies of the Pacific region, this book will appeal to an interdisciplinary audience in the fields of anthropology, development, geography, and Asia-Pacific studies.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate
Illustrations
9 s/w Abbildungen, 7 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 2 s/w Zeichnungen, 4 s/w Tabellen
4 Tables, black and white; 2 Line drawings, black and white; 7 Halftones, black and white; 9 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
496 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-73169-1 (9781138731691)
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Persons
John Connell is Professor of Human Geography at the University of Sydney, Australia. He has written books on migration and development issues, especially concerning Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia and urbanisation in the Third World. His last book was Islands at Risk (2013).
Helen Lee is Professor of Anthropology at La Trobe University in Melbourne. Since her first book, Becoming Tongan: an ethnography of childhood (1996), she has published widely on migration and transnationalism and on Tongan history and society.
Helen Lee is Professor of Anthropology at La Trobe University in Melbourne. Since her first book, Becoming Tongan: an ethnography of childhood (1996), she has published widely on migration and transnationalism and on Tongan history and society.
Content
1. Returning to the Pacific, John Connell and Helen Lee 2. Engaging the World: Four Decades of Intensifying Change in Tuvalu, Anne Chambers and Keith S. Chambers 3. 'Olgeta Lapun I Dai Pinis' (All the Old Men Have Died): Fractured Modernities in Siwai, Papua New Guinea, John Connell 4. Surprising Times on Tanna (Vanuatu), Lamont Lindstrom 5. Rescuing Hope and Possibility from Development on Atiu, Cook Islands?, Nick Lewis 6. Samoan Journeys: Migration, Remittances and Traditional Gift Exchange, Paul Shankman 7. An 'Infinite Pause' at Dreikikir? 40 Years of Change in Rural Papua New Guinea, Bryant Allen 8. Becoming Tongan Today, Helen Lee 9. The Future of a Polynesian Chiefdom in a Globalising World: Anuta, Solomon Islands, Richard Feinberg 10. Shifting Traditions: Remaining Pollapese in Micronesia and Abroad, Juliana Flinn 11. Revisiting the Fijian Periphery: A Thirty Year Perspective on Kadavu Island, Michael Sofer 12. Power and Predictability: Constrained Social Change in Enewetak/Ujelang, Marshall Islands, Laurence Marshall Carucci