Social Change in Melanesia: Development and History (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521778060)

This book offers a clear and absorbing account of social change in Melanesia since the arrival of Europeans, covering the colonial period and the history of the new postcolonial states. It discusses economic and technological change, urbanization, the development of the modern state--and the often violent reactions to these dramatic transformations. The book also considers the dilemmas of development that threaten the environment.

Author: Paul Sillitoe
ISBN-10: 0521778069
ISBN-13: 9780521778060
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/13/2000
Pages: 286
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.06w x 0.72d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2001 pg. 1666