The Melanesian world /
This wide-ranging volume captures the diverse range of societies and experiences that form what has come to be known as Melanesia. It covers prehistoric, historic and contemporary issues, and includes work by art historians, political scientists, geographers and anthropologists. The chapters range f...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
[2019]
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| Series: | Routledge worlds.
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| Summary: | This wide-ranging volume captures the diverse range of societies and experiences that form what has come to be known as Melanesia. It covers prehistoric, historic and contemporary issues, and includes work by art historians, political scientists, geographers and anthropologists. The chapters range from studies of subsistence, ritual and ceremonial exchange to accounts of state violence, new media and climate change. The 'Melanesian world' assembled here raises questions that cut to the heart of debates in the human sciences today, with profound implications for the ways in which scholars across disciplines can describe and understand human difference. |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 577 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781138693715 1138693715 |