Cargo Cult as Theater: Political Performance in the Pacific
by Billings, Dorothy K
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- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0739102389
- ISBN 13
- 9780739102381
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About This Item
Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2002 Lexington Books, Lanham, MD. 2002. Hardcover. First Edition (NAP). Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: As New with scant bumping to head and tail from shipping. No DJ as Issued. Blue leatherette boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and the front board; front board in black shadowbox with gilt borders. 267 pp 8vo. Why did half the people on New Hanover, a small island north of New Guinea, vote for Lyndon Johnson to be their ruler in 1964? Dorothy K. Billings believes that this sort of action, seen in New Guinea and other parts of Melanesia, is part of the 'cargo cult' phenomenon, or micronationalist movements which are principally regarded as responses to European colonialism. Based on thirty-five years of fieldwork and observation, Cargo Cult as Theater demonstrates how the 'Johnson Cult,' originally mocked and ridiculed by the outside world, should be seen as an ongoing political performance meant to consolidate local power and advance economic development. This fascinating study follows the changes in this community ritual, from the time of the white 'master' to post-colonial self-determination, and reveals the history of this people's attempt to gain intellectual, moral, economic, and political control over their own lives. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016258
- Title
- Cargo Cult as Theater: Political Performance in the Pacific
- Author
- Billings, Dorothy K
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0739102389
- ISBN 13
- 9780739102381
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Place of Publication
- Lanham, MD
- Date Published
- 2002
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- LBJ, Johnson Cult, Cargo Cult, New Hanover Island, New Guinea, Melanesian cargo cults, colonial culture, anthropology, evangelical Christianity, New Ireland Island, Lyndon Johnson, Papua New Guinea Bismarck Archipelago, Takana Culture, Lavongai Culture, M
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