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Dreams made small : the education of Papuan highlanders in Indonesia
- Title
- Dreams made small : the education of Papuan highlanders in Indonesia / Jenny Munro.
- Author
- Munro, Jenny
- Publication
- New York : Berghahn Books, 2018.
- ©2018
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- Description
- ix, 206 pages; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "For the last five decades, the Dani of the central highlands of West Papua, along with other Papuans, have struggled with the oppressive conditions of Indonesian rule. Formal education holds the promise of escape from stigmatization and violence. Dreams Made Small offers an in-depth, ethnographic look at journeys of education among young Dani men and women, asking us to think differently about education as a trajectory for transformation and belonging, and ultimately revealing how dreams of equality are shaped and reshaped in the face of multiple constraints"--
- Series Statement
- ASAO studies in Pacific anthropology ; volume 9
- Uniform Title
- ASAO studies in Pacific anthropology ; v. 9.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Ethno-racial and political dreams of education in Wamena -- 'Newcomers' and 'masters of the land' in North Sulawesi -- Stigma, fear, and shame : Dani encounters with racial and political formations in North Sulawesi -- 'Discipline is important' : aspirations and encounters on campus -- Belonging, expertise and conflict in highlanders' social world abroad -- 'Study first' : sexuality, pregnancy, and survival -- Doing good things in a Dani modernity.
- ISBN
- 9781785336843
- 1785336843
- 9781785337598 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2017059996
- 40028248325
- OCLC
- on1004138899
- 1004138899
- SCSB-9036348
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries