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Author: Nicholas Thomas
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005-06-27
Total Pages: 271
ISBN-13: 113529948X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA collection of essays which focuses upon local perceptions of the state, efforts to ground nationhood in tradition, the character of national narratives and recent transformations of the Pacific nationalism. Case studies are included from Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Samoa and the Cook Islands.
Author: Nicholas Thomas
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005-06-27
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 1135299471
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt is striking that in many Pacific nations, 'national' narratives are subordinate to other fundamental historical imaginings, such as those concerning local political dynasties and conversion to Christianity. While leaders in Pacific states have frequently sought to legitimate new nations through local 'tradition' and 'custom', these constructions of identity frequently mask divisions arising from gender, hierarchy, and other social relationships. These studies from Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Samoa and the Cook Islands add much to our knowledge of historical imaginings and contemporary culture in the Pacific, but raise wider questions concerning the current transformation of national identities.
Author: Charmaine McEachern
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9781590332337
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNarratives of Nation Media, Memory & Representation in the Making of the New South Africa
Author: Lawrence Phillips
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2012-09-27
Total Pages: 225
ISBN-13: 144119956X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA study tracing issues of race, class and imperialism in the South Pacific through the work of Robert Louis Stevenson and Jack London.
Author: Subramani
Publisher: [email protected]
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9789820200807
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Michael Hatherell
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2021-09-16
Total Pages: 159
ISBN-13: 981163811X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book offers a unique analysis of how political representatives construct ideas about the nation in contemporary Indonesian politics. In their struggle to define what the authors call the ‘national narrative’, would-be national leaders seek to develop a story about the nation’s past, present and future. These stories feature a unique plot, set of characters, and a moral that the political narrator hopes will resonate. In contemporary Indonesia, the authors assess two prominent national narratives: the technocratic and populist national narratives. The book concludes with an analysis that considers other potential sources of ideas about the nation, as well as the potential implications for domestic politics and Indonesian grand strategy.
Author: Robert P. Maccubbin
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Published: 1994
Total Pages: 242
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Martha Macintyre
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
Published: 2014-06-01
Total Pages: 335
ISBN-13: 1921902418
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFast money schemes in Papua New Guinea, collectivities in rural Solomon Islands, gambling in the Cook Islands, and the Vanuatu tax haven—all feature in the interface between Pacific and global economies. Since the 1970s, Melanesian countries and their peoples have been beguiled by the prospect of economic development that would enable them to participate in a world market economic system. Access to global markets would provide the means to improve their standard of living, allowing them to take their places as independent nations in a modern world. Managing Modernity in the Western Pacific takes a broad sweep through contemporary topics in Melanesian anthropology and ethnography. With nuanced and rigorous scholarship, it views contemporary debate on modernity in Melanesia within the context of the global economy and cultural capitalism. In particular, contributors assess local ideas about wealth, success, speculation, and development and their connections to participation in institutions and activities generated by them. This innovative and accessible collection offers a new intersection between Western Pacific anthropology and global studies.
Author: Helen James
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2007-04-11
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 1134110421
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is one of the first books to explore the nexus between civil society, religion, and global governance, their impact on human security and well-being, and significance for current debates in international politics. The contributors examine salient aspects of the secular state whose monopoly on, and control of, institutional violence has reified its use of power to such an extent that the modernistic separation of church and state is being called into question, as institutional limits are sought to the abuse of that power. The volume is clearly divided into six key sections: human security and human rights the politics of civil religion the ethics of civil development civil society and global governance cross-cultural perspectives on institutional development for civil society international civil society. Within these sections the illuminating case studies span a wide geographical extent from Central and Eastern Europe to Egypt, to Latin America, Iran, Bangladesh, Australia, the Pacific and East and Southeast Asia. Civil Society, Religion and Global Governance will be of strong interest to students, policy makers and researchers in the fields of human rights, religion, political science and sociology.
Author: Norman Vasu
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-09-05
Total Pages: 233
ISBN-13: 1134598173
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMany states in the Asia Pacific region are not built around a single homogenous people, but rather include many large, varied, different national groups. This book explores how states in the region attempt to develop commonality and a nation and the difficulties that arise. It discusses the consequences which ensue when competing narratives clash, and examines the nature of resistance to dominant narratives which arise. It considers the problems in a wide range of countries in the region including Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
