Encompassing Others
Subtitle: The Magic of Modernity in Melanesia
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: July 25, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9780472110681
Subjects: Indigenous peoples; Social Situations And Conditions; History; Australia - History; Sociology; Archaeology / Anthropology; Religion; Australia; Maring (Papua New Guinea peopl; Anthropology - Cultural; Ethnic & Tribal; Ethnic Studies - General; Social Science / Ethnic Studies; Sociology - General; Social conditions; Anglicans; Maring (Papua New Guinea people); Missions
Description: "Encompassing Others is at once a history of the encounter of two cultures and an attempt to challenge theoretically the main concepts that have informed the study of modernity. Going beyond accounts that grasp modernity solely in terms of domination, imperialism, and local resistance, it explores how capitalism, Christianity, and mass commercial culture enchant the senses, create a carnival of new goods, and open up new possibilities for thought and action."--BOOK JACKET.