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Author Bainton, Nick.

Title The Lihir destiny : cultural responses to mining in Melanesia / Nicholas A. Bainton.

Publication Info. Acton, A.C.T. : ANU E Press, 2010.

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Description 1 online resource.
Series Asia-pacific environment monographs ; 5
Asia-Pacific environment monograph ; 5.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Introduction: New Lives for Old -- The Presence of the Mine -- Las Kantri: Lihir Before the Mining Era -- Lihir Custom as an Ethnographic Subject -- When Cargo Arrives -- Personal Viability and the Lihir Destiny Plan -- Custom Reconfigured -- Conclusion: Society Reformed.
Summary "The people of the Lihir Islands in Papua New Guinea have long held visions of a prosperous new future, often referred to by local leaders as the 'Lihir Destiny'. When large-scale gold mining activities commenced on the main island of Lihir in 1995, many hoped that this new world had finally arrived. The Lihir Destiny provides a nuanced account of the social structural and cultural transformations engendered by large-scale resource extraction. Tracing the history of Lihirian engagement with outside forces, from the colonial period through to recent mining activities, this book brings new light to bear on the bigger question of what 'development' means in contemporary Melanesia. The Lihir Destiny explores how Lihirian leaders devised future plans for a cultural revolution based upon the maximisation of mining activities and the influential philosophies of the Personal Viability movement."--Publisher's description.
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Subject Lihirians -- Social life and customs.
Mineral industries -- Social aspects -- Papua New Guinea -- Niolam Island.
Niolam Island (Papua New Guinea) -- Social life and customs.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Developing & Emerging Countries.
Other Form: Print version: Bainton, Nicholas A. Lihir destiny. Canberra, A.C.T. : ANU E Press, ©2010 9781921666841 (OCoLC)667589377
ISBN 9781921666858 (electronic bk.)
1921666854 (electronic bk.)
9781921666841
1921666846
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