Small Islands, Big Issues: Pacific Perspectives on the Ecosystem of Knowledge

Author:   Peter Brown ,  Nabila Gaertner-Mazouni
Publisher:   Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
Edition:   New edition
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9781789977721


Pages:   428
Publication Date:   13 June 2023
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Peter Brown ,  Nabila Gaertner-Mazouni
Publisher:   Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
Imprint:   Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
Edition:   New edition
Weight:   0.709kg
ISBN:  

9781789977721


ISBN 10:   178997772
Pages:   428
Publication Date:   13 June 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Contents: Ocean Contamination: A challenge for food security in small and remote tropical islands – Hunting, Extinction and Sustainability in the South Pacific: Complexities of conservation and local community engagement – Urban Agriculture, Traditional Food and Health in Melanesia: A multidisciplinary approach in Port Vila, Vanuatu – Complementarity of Scientific Analysis and Ancestral Knowledge Systems for Diversification of Food Sources: A case study of Pandanus from Jiwaka Province, Papua New Guinea – Human Capital Development and Research for Sustainable Harnessing of Natural Resources: Roles for universities in Small Island Developing States of the Pacific – Cultural Heritage, Arts and Sustainability in the Pacific: Indigenous knowledge systems and academic education – Mediating Cultures, Reconciling Antagonisms: The Place of imaginative literature in social construction in New Caledonia – Social Dynamics, Public Policy and Language Endangerment in Melanesia: An enduring enigma – Recherche académique et diversité linguistique : La contribution de LinkEast, base de données numérique, à l’étude de l’histoire des langues de Polynésie française / Academic Research and Language Diversity: The contribution of LinkEast, a digital data base, to the study of the language history of French Polynesia – Les pratiques familiales et scolaires pour revitaliser la transmission intergénérationnelle de la langue polynésienne / Revitalizing Intergenerational Transmission of Native Languages in French Polynesia: The role of the family and the education system – Namuu’je. Les médiations pluriartistiques pour un écosystème valorisant la pluralité des langues et des savoirs / Namuu’je. A Sustainable Ecosystem for a Plurality of Languages: Mediations across multiple art forms – Multilingualism in the Social Ecology of French Polynesia: Bridging the gap between Additional Language Learning research and classroom practices – Réflexion sur la parité en Polynésie française / Gender Equality in Political Representation in the Pacific: The case of French Polynesia – Spectrums of Indo- Fijian Women’s Identity: Literary representations of emancipation in the new millennium – Du sang sur la carte postale : Représentation et esthétique de la violence dans la fiction francophone du Pacifique / Blood on the Postcard: Representation and the aesthetics of violence in French- language Pacific literature – Littérature de langue autochtone en contexte diglossique : dynamiques socio- littéraires et politiques à l'oeuvre à Tahiti au XXIième siècle / Native Language Literature in a Diglossic Context: Socio- literary and political dynamics in contemporary Tahiti – Violence in Post- contact Polynesia: Understandings and misunderstandings of indigenous ‘pirates’ – Anticiper les conséquences économiques pour le tourisme d’une petite destination insulaire : l’exemple de la Polynésie française / The Economics of Tourism in a Small Island Destination (French Polynesia): Opportunities and fragilities – A Comparative Study of Tourism in Pacific Islands: Gravity models in economics and paradoxes of geography and culture.

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Peter Brown is Professor in the EASTCO Research Centre for Oceanian Cultures, University of French Polynesia, and a member of the Pacific Institute, Australian National University, and the editorial board of the interdisciplinary journal Hermès (CNRS, Paris). Nabila Gaertner-Mazouni is Professor in Marine Biology (UMR EIO) and Vice-President for Research at the University of French Polynesia. She specializes in the ecology of molluscs and the integrated management of ecosystems, analysing the impact of human activities with a view to sustainable development.

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