The Chinese in Papua New Guinea Past, Present and Future

Papua New Guinean, Chinese and Australian people have long been entangled in the creation of complex histories and political debates concerning the similarities and differences of each group. These debates are fundamental to understanding how a sense of national unity in Papua New Guinea is formed,...

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Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Canberra ANU Press 2024
Edition1
SeriesPacific Series
Subjects
Anthropology
Australia
Chinese
Geopolitics
Historical and comparative linguistics
International relations
kiaps
Language and Linguistics
Linguistics
Papua New Guinea
Political Science
Politics and government
Security Studies
Sepik
Social and cultural anthropology
Society and Social Sciences
Sociology and anthropology
thema EDItEUR
thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFF Historical and comparative linguistics
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPS International relations::JPSL Geopolitics
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  • Front Matter Table of Contents List of illustrations List of acronyms Contributors 1: The Chinese in Papua New Guinea’s past, present and future 2: Archives as artefacts of knowledge: Vignette-Reflection: 3: What was colonial in extending Australian citizenship to New Guinea Chinese? Vignette-Reflection: 4: The rise and rise of China: 5: Growing Chinese dominance of the bêche-de-mer trade: 6: Manufacturing compromise: 7: ‘Money face’: 8: Trade, mines and language: 9: The New Cold War, great power rivalry and Papua New Guinea 10: Conclusion: