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Tracing the Melanesian person : emotions and relationships in Lihir /

This book explores what it means to be Lihirian through an analysis of everyday life in the Lihir Islands, Papua New Guinea. Atop four volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean east of New Ireland, Lihirians are living in a world that has rapidly changed in the last century through the work of Christian...

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Main Author:	Hemer, Susan R. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Adelaide : Adelaide University Press, [2013]
Subjects:	Human ecology > Papua New Guinea. Emotions. Self. Identity (Psychology) Melanesia > Social life and customs. Lihir Islands (Papua New Guinea) > Social life and customs. Lihir (Papua New Guinean people) > Social life and customs.

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