001366227 000__ 03059nam\a2200589\i\4500 001366227 001__ 1366227 001366227 003__ MiAaPQ 001366227 005__ 20210807003628.0 001366227 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 001366227 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 001366227 008__ 150427s2015\\\\nyub\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 001366227 020__ $$z9781782387817 (hardback : alk. paper) 001366227 020__ $$a9781782387824 (e-book) 001366227 035__ $$a(MiAaPQ)EBC4014246 001366227 035__ $$a(Au-PeEL)EBL4014246 001366227 035__ $$a(CaPaEBR)ebr11102549 001366227 035__ $$a(CaONFJC)MIL842034 001366227 035__ $$a(OCoLC)925782493 001366227 040__ $$aMiAaPQ$$beng$$erda$$epn$$cMiAaPQ$$dMiAaPQ 001366227 043__ $$aa-pp--- 001366227 050_4 $$aDU740.4$$b.R37 2015 001366227 0820_ $$a995.8/1$$223 001366227 1001_ $$aRasmussen, Anders Emil,$$eauthor. 001366227 24510 $$aIn the absence of the gift :$$bnew forms of value and personhood in a Papua New Guinea community /$$cby Anders Emil Rasmussen. 001366227 250__ $$aFirst edition. 001366227 264_1 $$aNew York ;$$aOxford :$$bBerghahn Books,$$c2015. 001366227 300__ $$a1 online resource (210 pages) :$$bmap. 001366227 336__ $$atext$$2rdacontent 001366227 337__ $$acomputer$$2rdamedia 001366227 338__ $$aonline resource$$2rdacarrier 001366227 4900_ $$aPacific perspectives : studies of the European society for oceanists ;$$v5 001366227 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 001366227 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 001366227 5202_ $$a"By adopting ideas like 'development,' members of a Papua New Guinean community find themselves continuously negotiating what can be expected of a relative or a community member. Nearly half the people born on the remote Mbuke Islands become teachers, businessmen, or bureaucrats in urban centers, while those who stay at home ask migrant relatives 'What about me?' This detailed ethnography sheds light on remittance motivations and documents how terms like 'community' can be useful in places otherwise permeated by kinship. As the state withdraws, Mbuke people explore what social ends might be reached through involvement with the cash economy"--Provided by publisher. 001366227 588__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 001366227 650_0 $$aEthnology$$zPapua New Guinea. 001366227 650_0 $$aCommunity life$$zPapua New Guinea. 001366227 650_0 $$aKinship$$zPapua New Guinea. 001366227 650_0 $$aSocial values$$zPapua New Guinea. 001366227 650_0 $$aIdentity (Psychology)$$zPapua New Guinea. 001366227 650_0 $$aIndividuality$$zPapua New Guinea. 001366227 651_0 $$aPapua New Guinea$$xSocial life and customs. 001366227 651_0 $$aPapua New Guinea$$xEthnic relations. 001366227 651_0 $$aPapua New Guinea$$xEmigration and immigration$$xSocial aspects. 001366227 651_0 $$aPapua New Guinea$$xEconomic conditions. 001366227 655_0 $$aElectronic books 001366227 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aRasmussen, Anders Emil.$$tIn the absence of the gift : new forms of value and personhood in a Papua New Guinea community.$$dNew York : Berghahn Books, 2015 001366227 852__ $$bebk 001366227 85640 $$3ProQuest Ebook Central Academic Complete $$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4014246$$zOnline Access 001366227 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:1366227$$pGLOBAL_SET 001366227 980__ $$aBIB 001366227 980__ $$aEBOOK 001366227 982__ $$aEbook 001366227 983__ $$aOnline