Nation Making : Emergent Identities In Postcolonial Melanesia by Robert John Foster

In this theoretically sophisticated volume, contributors examine the process of nation making in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu- states that attained formal political independence between 1970 and 1980. The remarkable cultural diversity within these states demands close ethnographic study of different groups and their contesting definitions of nationhood and leads to highly original approaches. The essays explore the political conditions and cultural assumptions that inform how Melanesians variously imagine a national community. The authors interpret a wide range of materials, from political speeches and official ceremonies of state to newspaper advertisements and life crisis rites.

Publisher:	University of Michigan Press
Year:	1997
Binding:	Paperback
ISBN:	9780472084272
Condition:	Good
Description:	Cover faded on spine. Light foxing on front and back pages. Otherwise very good.

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SKU: 1599809
Location: Pacific