TWISTED HISTORIES, ALTERED CONTEXTS: Representing the Chambri in the World System

PAPUA NEW GUINEA Anthropology –

• xiv, 264 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. #271225

• • Introduction: On writing the Chambri
  • 1. The new traditionalism : tourism and its transformation
  • 2. The initiation : making men in 1987
  • 3. The town
  • 4. Western representations at home
  • 5. The written word
  • 6. Negotiating the state
  • Conclusion: Interlocking stories, intersecting lives
  • Appendix A: Godfried Kolly’s life story.

  Notes:

  Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-257) and index.

  Subject:

  • Chambri (Papua New Guinean people) — Social conditions
  • Chambri (Papua New Guinean people) — Ethnic identity
  • Acculturation — Papua New Guinea