Change and continuity in the Pacific : revisiting the region
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Change and continuity in the Pacific : revisiting the region
(Routledge Pacific Rim geographies / series editors, John Connell, Lily Kong and John Lea, 10)
Routledge, 2018
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- 1. Returning to the Pacific / John Connell and Helen Lee
- 2. Engaging the world : four decades of intensifying change in Tuvalu / Anne Chambers and Keith S. Chambers
- 3. 'Olgeta lapun i dai pinis' (all the old men have died) : fractured modernities in Siwai, Papua New Guinea / John Connell
- 4. Surprising times on Tanna, Vanuatu / Lamont Lindstrom
- 5. Rescuing hope and possibility from development on Atiu, Cook Islands? / Nick Lewis
- 6. Samoan journeys : migration, remittances, and traditional gift exchange / Paul Shankman
- 7. An 'infinite pause' at Dreikikir? : forty years of change in rural Papua New Guinea / Bryant Allen
- 8. Becoming Tongan today / Helen Lee
- 9. The future of a Polynesian chiefdom in a globalising world : Anuta, Solomon Islands / Richard Feinberg
- 10. Shifting traditions : remaining Pollapese in Micronesia and abroad / Juliana Flinn
- 11. Revisiting the Fijian periphery : a 30-year perspective on Kadavu Island / Michael Sofer
- 12. Power and predictability : constrained social change in Enewetak/Ujelang, Marshall Islands / Laurence Marshall Carucci
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Thousands of studies have been conducted by social scientists in the villages and islands, and increasingly in the towns, of the Pacific. Despite this, there are few longitudinal studies of any great depth and sophistication in the region.
The contributors to this book have all conducted long-term research in the islands of the Pacific. During their visits and revisits they have witnessed first-hand the many changes that have occurred in their fieldsites as well as observing elements of continuity. They bring to their accounts a sense of their surprise at some of the unexpected elements of stability and of transformation. The authors take a range of disciplinary approaches, particularly geography and anthropology, and their contributions reflect their deep knowledge of Pacific places, some first visited more than 40 years ago. Many of the chapters focus on aspects of socio-economic change and continuity, while others focus on specific issues such as the impact of both internal and international migration, political and cultural change, technological innovation and the experiences of children and youth. By focusing on both change and continuity this collection of 11 case studies shows the complex relationships between Pacific societies and processes of 'modernity' and globalisation. By using a long-term lens on particular places, the authors are able to draw out the subtleties of change and its impacts, while also paying attention to what, in the contemporary Pacific, has been left remarkably unchanged.
Filling a gap in the studies of the Pacific region, this book will appeal to an interdisciplinary audience in the fields of anthropology, development, geography, and Asia-Pacific studies.
Table of Contents
1. Returning to the Pacific, John Connell and Helen Lee 2. Engaging the World: Four Decades of Intensifying Change in Tuvalu, Anne Chambers and Keith S. Chambers 3. 'Olgeta Lapun I Dai Pinis' (All the Old Men Have Died): Fractured Modernities in Siwai, Papua New Guinea, John Connell 4. Surprising Times on Tanna (Vanuatu), Lamont Lindstrom 5. Rescuing Hope and Possibility from Development on Atiu, Cook Islands?, Nick Lewis 6. Samoan Journeys: Migration, Remittances and Traditional Gift Exchange, Paul Shankman 7. An 'Infinite Pause' at Dreikikir? 40 Years of Change in Rural Papua New Guinea, Bryant Allen 8. Becoming Tongan Today, Helen Lee 9. The Future of a Polynesian Chiefdom in a Globalising World: Anuta, Solomon Islands, Richard Feinberg 10. Shifting Traditions: Remaining Pollapese in Micronesia and Abroad, Juliana Flinn 11. Revisiting the Fijian Periphery: A Thirty Year Perspective on Kadavu Island, Michael Sofer 12. Power and Predictability: Constrained Social Change in Enewetak/Ujelang, Marshall Islands, Laurence Marshall Carucci
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