{"product_id":"encompassing-others-edward-lipuma-9780472088355","title":"Encompassing Others: The Magic of Modernity in Melanesia","description":"An engaging, beautifully written account by an ethnographer who lived in the mountains of Papua New Guinea, \u003ci\u003eEncompassing Others\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a history of the encounter of two cultures and an attempt to challenge theoretically the main concepts that have informed the study of modernity. Going beyond accounts that grasp modernity solely in terms of domination, imperialism, and local resistance, it explores how capitalism, Christianity, and mass commercial culture enchant the senses, create a carnival of new goods, and open up new possibilities for thought and action.\u003cbr\u003eFocusing on the Maring people of Highland New Guinea and on the Westerners who interacted with them, Edward LiPuma presents issues from the perspectives of both sides. We hear the voice of the Anglican priest from San Francisco as well as the most powerful Maring shamans. Further, the book seeks to develop a theory of generations that helps explain how change accelerates and societies take on new directions across generations.\u003cbr\u003eTheoretical, descriptive, but almost entirely free of jargon, this book is intended for all those who are interested in how the West's encompassment of other peoples influences how these others conceive of their past, imagine their future, and experience the present. It will have wide appeal for anthropologists and others concerned with colonialism, globalization, and the formation of the nation-state.\u003cbr\u003eEdward LiPuma is Professor and Chair, Department of Anthropology, University of Miami.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward Lipuma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472088351\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472088355\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.08w x 1.00d","brand":"Edward Lipuma","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44076799394047,"sku":"9780472088355","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_22f45da4-4716-4ef7-9b46-474e8fc95175.jpg?v=1685466863","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/encompassing-others-edward-lipuma-9780472088355","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}