Beyond a Mountain Valley: The Simbu of Papua New Guinea - Hardcover

Brown, Paula

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 082481701X ISBN 13: 9780824817015

Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press, 1995

Synopsis

The Simbu of highland New Guinea knew only their tribal mountain valley until 1933, when airplanes and white strangers intruded upon their world.
Beyond a Mountain Valley focuses on Simbu memories, performance, and conceptions over the last sixty years, particularly those relating to interactions with newcomers and other island peoples. Simbu speak of their awakening, their transitions, their heroes, and their future. Paula Brown provides a thoughtful critique of historical anthropology over the past decade, as well as a discussion of cohorts, generations, and life-course that will serve as a model for students of historical and cultural change in tribal societies. In addition to interviews and life stories collected by the author and others, the work draws on an exhaustive supply of ethnographic sources, including letters, diaries, and government reports, expertly woven together in a compelling narrative.

About this title

About the Author:

Paula Brown is presently emeritus professor of anthropology at State University of New York, Stony Brook.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 082481701X
• ISBN 13: 9780824817015
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320