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Cargo Cult as Theater: Political Performance in the Pacific Hardcover - 2002
by Dorothy K. Billings
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- Title Cargo Cult as Theater: Political Performance in the Pacific
- Author Dorothy K. Billings
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 296
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Lexington Books
- Date July 2002
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780739102381 / 0739102389
- Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
- Dimensions 9.28 x 6.36 x 0.81 in (23.57 x 16.15 x 2.06 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Cargo cults - Papua New Guinea - Kavieng, Rites and ceremonies - Papua New Guinea -
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001029684
- Dewey Decimal Code 306.099
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Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2002. x, 267pp, index, bibliography, few bw ills. Or maroon boards with gilt on black title. Ex-library with labels taped to spine, minimal internal marking. Cargo cult in the Kavieng district of PNG, particularly the Johnson Cult of New Hanover Island where in 1964 half the people voted for Lyndon B Johnson to represent them in their House of Assembley.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Ex-Library.
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