The Chimbu
A Study of Change in the New Guinea Highlands
1st Edition
Published on 13. September 2013
184 pages
978-1-136-54676-1 (ISBN)
Description
In 1933 an Australian expedition discovered in the New Guinea Highlands a people who had for thousands of years been living isolated from the civilized world, the Chimbu. Never before was the westernization of an isolated people so thoroughly examined. This volume illustrates, contrary to widely held preconceptions about the nature of primitive societies, that the Chimbu have always been an adaptable people, whose concern for the present and for change has surpassed their attachment to tradition and the past.
Originally published in 1973.
Originally published in 1973.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
17,07 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-136-54676-1 (9781136546761)
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Person
Paula Brown
Content
1. Introduction 2. The Chimbu View of Past and Future 3. The Kinds of Variation and Change 4. Chimbu Pre-History 5. Chimbu's First Contact with Europeans 6. Domestic and Local Groups 7. Groups and Segments 8. Big Men and Small 9. Cycles and Transactions 10. Strife 11. Warfare 12. The Process of Change 13. The Forces of Change 14. Material and Technological Change 15. Economic Change 16. Local Leadership and Activities 17. Conflict Today 18. Kondom's Kingdom 19. Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose
