Ancestral lines : the Maisin of Papua New Guinea and the fate of the rainforest / John Barker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barker, John, 1953- author.

Series:

Teaching culture

Teaching culture: UTP ethnographies for the classroom

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Maisin (Papua New Guinean people).

Maisin (Papua New Guinean people)--Social life and customs.

Maisin (Papua New Guinean people)--Economic conditions.

Rain forests--Papua New Guinea.

Rain forests.

Rain forest conservation--Economic aspects--Papua New Guinea.

Rain forest conservation.

Rain forest conservation--Social aspects--Papua New Guinea.

Logging--Papua New Guinea.

Logging.

Logging--Economic aspects--Papua New Guinea.

Logging--Social aspects--Papua New Guinea.

Logging--Social aspects.

Logging--Economic aspects.

Social aspects.

Rain forest conservation--Economic aspects.

Economic conditions.

Manners and customs.

Papua New Guinea.

Physical Description:

xiv, 227 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Tonawanda, New York : University of Toronto Press, [2016]

Summary:

"More than a century of interaction with colonial and global agencies and forces has brought many changes to the lives of the Maisin people who live on the northeastern coast of Papua New Guinea. Yet ancestral traditions continue to strongly inform their way of life. Drawing on his long-term fieldwork with the Maisin, Barker offers a nuanced understanding of the way in which the Maisin have been able to reject global commercial logging and remain true to their ancestral values, while still participating in wider social, political, and economic systems. Beautifully written and accessible to most readers, including those with little or no knowledge of Melanesia or anthropology, Ancestral Lines is designed with introductory cultural anthropology courses in mind. The book is organized into chapters that mirror many of the major topics covered in introductory cultural anthropology, such as kinship, economic pursuit, social arrangements, gender relations, religion, politics, and the environment, and uses the Maisin's signature product, tapa cloth, to explain and discuss these topics. The new edition includes a revised preface and an epilogue that brings readers up to date on important events since 2002, including a devastating cyclone and a major court victory against the forestry industry."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Fieldwork among the Maisin

Making a living

The social design

The spiritual realm

Community

Culture change : tapa and the rainforest

Ancestral lines.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Barker, John, 1953-, author. Ancestral lines.

ISBN:

9781442635920

1442635924

9781442635937

1442635932

OCLC:

930042099