The Lihir destiny : cultural responses to mining in Melanesia /

"The people of the Lihir Islands in Papua New Guinea have long held visions of a prosperous new future, often referred to by local leaders as the 'Lihir Destiny'. When large-scale gold mining activities commenced on the main island of Lihir in 1995, many hoped that this new world had...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bainton, Nick
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Acton, A.C.T. : ANU E Press, 2010.
Series:	Asia-Pacific environment monograph ; 5.
Subjects:	Lihirians > Social life and customs. Mineral industries > Social aspects > Papua New Guinea > Niolam Island. Niolam Island (Papua New Guinea) > Social life and customs. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Developing & Emerging Countries. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction: New Lives for Old
The Presence of the Mine
Las Kantri: Lihir Before the Mining Era
Lihir Custom as an Ethnographic Subject
When Cargo Arrives
Personal Viability and the Lihir Destiny Plan
Custom Reconfigured
Conclusion: Society Reformed.