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Stuart Kirsch - Reverse Anthropology: Indigenous Analysis of Social and Environmental Relations in New Guinea - 9780804753418 - V9780804753418
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Reverse Anthropology: Indigenous Analysis of Social and Environmental Relations in New Guinea

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Description for Reverse Anthropology: Indigenous Analysis of Social and Environmental Relations in New Guinea Hardback. Stuart Kirsch is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan. He has consulted widely on environmental issues and land rights in the Pacific, and was actively involved in the political campaign and legal case against the environmental impact of the Ok Tedi mine in Papua New Guinea. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 figures, 20 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517.

While ethnography ordinarily privileges anthropological interpretations, this book attempts the reciprocal process of describing indigenous modes of analysis. Drawing on long-term ethnographic research with the Yonggom people of New Guinea, the author examines how indigenous analysis organizes local knowledge and provides a framework for interpreting events, from first contact and colonial rule to contemporary interactions with a multinational mining company and the Indonesian state.

This book highlights Yonggom participation in two political movements: an international campaign against the Ok Tedi mine, which is responsible for extensive deforestation and environmental problems, and the opposition to Indonesian control over West Papua, including ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804753418
SKU
V9780804753418
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Ref
99-1

About Stuart Kirsch
Stuart Kirsch is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan.

Reviews for Reverse Anthropology: Indigenous Analysis of Social and Environmental Relations in New Guinea
"In a sensitive and nuanced discussion of Yonggom emotions and morality, he effectively illustrates that Yonggom identify sorcerers by examining human emotions and intentionality."
American Anthropologist "This is an important story that will draw many audiences. It weaves personal experience, politics, and activism in and out of a scholarly analysis made possible by the way Kirsch draws on the ... Read more

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