Beyond the Village: Local Politics in Madang, Papua New Guinea

by Louise Morauta

Overview

A study of how a district of Papua New Guinea dealt with the new political institutions established in the last years of colonial rule.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781847881915
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/01/1974
Series:	LSE Monographs on Social Anthropology
Pages:	210
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

PART I. THE BACKGROUND I. THE TRADITIONAL WAY OF LIFE 2. FROM I 871 TO THE PRESENT DAY PART II. MADANG TODAY 3, THE SOCIAL FRAMEWORK 4. ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES 5. THE CONDUCT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS 6. CULT AND CHURCH PART III. THE POLITICAL SCENE 7. THE LEADERS 8. PRAGMATIC AND IDEOLOGICAL CONFLICT