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
Analysis
Lihirians
Social life
Customs
Mineral industries
Social aspects
Papua new guinea
Notes
Foreword by Martha Macintyre
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
Notes
English
Online resource; title from pdf title page (JSTOR, viewed February 6, 2019)