| Social Change in Melanesia: Development and History Contributor(s): Sillitoe, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521771412 ISBN-13: 9780521771412 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $118.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2000 Annotation: This book offers a clear and absorbing account of social change in Melanesia since the arrival of Europeans, covering the colonial period and the history of the new postcolonial states. It discusses economic and technological change, urbanization, the development of the modern state--and the often violent reactions to these dramatic transformations. The book also considers the dilemmas of development that threaten the environment. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 306.099 |
| LCCN: 99015845 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6" W x 9" (1.30 lbs) 286 pages |