The State and Its Enemies in Papua New GuineaPsychology Press, 1996 - 332 Seiten A study of nation-building processes in the young state of Papua New Guinea, and of opposition to these in one of the country's peripheral provinces, Manus. Intense resistance to Lucifer (the state) is offered there by Wind Nation, the old Paliau Movement made famous by Mead and Schwartz. |
Inhalt
The Study Its Aim and Method | 3 |
The Conceptual Framework | 10 |
The Colonial Period | 29 |
Preparing for Independence | 47 |
The Independent State of Papua New Guinea | 53 |
Decentralisation | 70 |
The Manus Province | 77 |
Building a Nation | 89 |
The Old Prophet and His Teachings | 198 |
Dangerous Knowledge | 215 |
Nauna Island | 221 |
PNG on Nauna | 233 |
Local Images of Progress | 250 |
The Spiritual Realm | 257 |
Patterns of Leadership | 271 |
Hatwok versus Malolo | 277 |
Devilupment? Mining in PNG | 137 |
The Plantation Economy | 149 |
National Elections | 155 |
The Angry Young Men | 175 |
The Paliau Movement | 189 |
Reconstructing Traditions | 287 |
Concluding Remarks | 305 |
Epilogue | 313 |
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