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OverviewGambling in Papua New Guinea, despite being completely absent prior to the Colonial era, has come to supersede storytelling as the region's main nighttime activity. Money Games is an ethnographic monograph which reveals the contemporary importance of gambling in urban Papua New Guinea. Rich ethnographic detail is coupled with cross-cultural comparison which span the globe. This anthropological study of everyday economics in Melanesia thereby intersects with theories of money, value, play, informal economy, social change and leadership. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Anthony J. PicklesPublisher: Berghahn Books Imprint: Berghahn Books Volume: 10 ISBN: 9781789202212ISBN 10: 1789202213 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 06 June 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Notes on Text Introduction Chapter 1. Selected Histories Chapter 2. The Pattern Changes Changes Chapter 3. The Tyranny of Denomination Chapter 4. The Fastest Money in Goroka Chapter 5. The Big-Shots at Old Slots Chapter 6. The Origin of Pooling Conclusion References IndexReviewsMoney Games is at once wholly original in subject matter and rigorous and convincing in argumentation. This study is a genuine breakthrough in our understanding of contemporary life in Papua New Guinea and it stands as a novel intervention in recent debates about the nature of money and social aspects of economic life. - Joel Robbins, Sigrid Rausing Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Cambridge This ability to tie gambling to broader economic practices, processes of identification, and social changes, is one of the key strengths of this monograph...It is an engaging and thoroughly interesting ethnography that will be of great interest to all students of economic anthropology, the cultural and social dynamics of Pacific Island communities, and the interdisciplinary field of gambling studies. * Pacific Affairs Money Games is at once wholly original in subject matter and rigorous and convincing in argumentation. This study is a genuine breakthrough in our understanding of contemporary life in Papua New Guinea and it stands as a novel intervention in recent debates about the nature of money and social aspects of economic life. * Joel Robbins, Sigrid Rausing Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Cambridge Money Games will doubtless become an important book in the anthropology of economy, value and money, as well as a substantial contribution to the Melanesianist literature. * Bill Maurer, University of California, Irvine Money Games is at once wholly original in subject matter and rigorous and convincing in argumentation. This study is a genuine breakthrough in our understanding of contemporary life in Papua New Guinea and it stands as a novel intervention in recent debates about the nature of money and social aspects of economic life. * Joel Robbins, Sigrid Rausing Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Cambridge Money Games will doubtless become an important book in the anthropology of economy, value and money, as well as a substantial contribution to the Melanesianist literature. * Bill Maurer, University of California, Irvine Author InformationAnthony J. Pickles is British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow and Affiliated Lecturer in Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge and Bye-Fellow of Wolfson College Cambridge. He was formerly Junior Research Fellow at Trinity College Cambridge. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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