Unequal Lives : : Gender, Race and Class in the Western Pacific.
As we move further into the twenty-first century, we are witnessing both the global extensification and local intensification of inequality. Unequal Lives deals with the particular dilemmas of inequality in the Western Pacific. The authors focus on four dimensions of inequality: the familiar triad o...
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Bainton, Nicholas A. Unequal Lives : Gender, Race and Class in the Western Pacific. Canberra ANU Press 2021 Canberra : ANU Press, 2021. ©2021. 1 online resource (580 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Pacific Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. Intro -- Preface: Scholar, Teacher, Mentor, Friend: Essays in Honour of Martha Macintyre -- Prologue: Pragmatism, Prescience and Principle -- 1. Unequal Lives in the Western Pacific -- 2. 'I Will Be Travelling to Kavieng!': Work, Labour and Inequality in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea -- 3. The Unequal Place of Anthropology in Cross‑Disciplinary Research on Environmental Management in the Pacific and What to Do About It -- 4. The Problem of the Semi‑Alienable Anthropologist -- 5. Global Health, Tuberculosis and Local Health Campaigns: Reinforcing and Reshaping Health and Gender Inequalities in Lihir, Papua New Guinea -- 6. The Missionary's Dilemma: A Short History of Christian Marriage and its Impact upon Gender Equality in Maisin Society -- 7. Gendered Ambition and Disappointment: Women and Men in a Vernacular Language Education Movement in Melanesia -- 8. Stingy Egalitarianism: Precarity and Jealousy at the Sisiak Settlement, Madang, Papua New Guinea -- 9. Inequalities of Aspiration: Class, Cargo and the Moral Economy of Development in Papua New Guinea -- 10. Exiles and Empty Houses: Contingent Events and Their Aftermath in the Ok Tedi Hinterland -- 11. Transforming Inequalities and Uncertainty: Gender, Generational and Class Dimensions in the Gende's Longue Durée -- 12. From Donation to Handout: Resource Wealth and Transformations of Leadership in Huli Politics -- 13. Measuring Mobilities and Inequalities in Papua New Guinea's Mining Workforce -- 14. Menacing the Mine: Double Asymmetry and Mutual Incomprehension in Lihir -- 15. Intersecting Inequalities, Moving Positionalities: An Interlude -- Coda: A Legacy of Engaged Anthropology -- Encountering Anthropology: An Interview with Martha Macintyre -- Personal Reflections and Tributes to Martha Macintyre -- First Contact with Martha -- Martha and Me in the 1990s. Humour, Homes and Gardens: Martha, Feminism and Anthropology -- I First Met Martha Macintyre Twice: Or How I Became an Anthropologist -- What Would Martha Do? Confessions of a Hypochondriac in the Field -- Martha, My Mentor -- Martha: My Friend, My Role Model -- The Work of Martha Macintyre, So Far -- Contributors. As we move further into the twenty-first century, we are witnessing both the global extensification and local intensification of inequality. Unequal Lives deals with the particular dilemmas of inequality in the Western Pacific. The authors focus on four dimensions of inequality: the familiar triad of gender, race and class, and the often-neglected dimension of generation. Grounded in meticulous long-term ethnographic enquiry and deep awareness of the historical contingency of these configurations of inequality, this volume illustrates the multidimensional, multiscale and epistemic nature of contemporary inequality. This collection is a major contribution to academic and political debates about the perverse effects of inequality, which now ranks among the greatest challenges of our time. The inspiration for this volume derives from the breadth and depth of Martha Macintyre's remarkable scholarship. The contributors celebrate Macintyre’s groundbreaking work, which exemplifies the explanatory power, ethical force and pragmatism that ensures the relevance of anthropological research to the lives of others and to understanding the global condition. English Australasian & Pacific history bicssc Social issues & processes bicssc Ethical issues & debates bicssc Social groups bicssc Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography bicssc Inequality Martha Macintyre Melanesia Gender Race Class Western Pacific Pacific Area Social conditions 21st century. Pacific Area Social life and customs. Macintyre, Martha, 1945- honoree. 2000-2099 fast McDougall, Debra. Alexeyeff, Kalissa. |
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