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The Making of Global and Local Modernities in Melanesia

- Humiliation, Transformation and the Nature of Cultural Change

About The Making of Global and Local Modernities in Melanesia

Examining the kinds of efforts that have been made to adopt Western modernity in Melanesia, this work also explores the reasons for their varied outcomes. Taking up Professor Marshall Sahlins' work as a starting point, it acknowledges importance of his ideas, while refining and critiquing them with a knowledge of Pacific island societies.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780754643128
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 248
  • Published:
  • July 27, 2005
  • Dimensions:
  • 156x234x0 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 620 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: April 26, 2025

Description of The Making of Global and Local Modernities in Melanesia

Examining the kinds of efforts that have been made to adopt Western modernity in Melanesia, this work also explores the reasons for their varied outcomes. Taking up Professor Marshall Sahlins' work as a starting point, it acknowledges importance of his ideas, while refining and critiquing them with a knowledge of Pacific island societies.

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