{"product_id":"papua-new-guinea-tribes-and-the-last-frontier-of-human-cultural-diversity-indigenous-people-of-papua-new-guinea-with-complex-kinship-systems-bride-pr-9798246127544","title":"Papua New Guinea tribes and the last frontier of human cultural diversity: Indigenous people of Papua New Guinea with complex kinship systems bride pr","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Daniel B Harper\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Africa - West\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePapua New Guinea is often called the last great frontier of human cultural diversity. Hidden behind mountain ranges, deep valleys and remote islands live hundreds of tribes with their own languages, kinship systems, bride price customs, warrior histories and spiritual worlds. This book opens a window into that astonishing mosaic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Papua New Guinea tribes and the last frontier of human cultural diversity\" takes readers inside village life and highland valleys, along coastal trade routes and into crowded contemporary towns. Drawing on anthropology, oral traditions and lived experience, it shows how people in Papua New Guinea have built rich worlds of meaning in some of the most challenging landscapes on earth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInside this book you will discover how Papua New Guinea's indigenous peoples \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSustain more than eight hundred tribal languages and what everyday multilingual life really looks like \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStructure clans, kinship and totem relationships that link people to land, animals and ancestors \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCreate wealth, alliance and obligation through gardens, pigs, land and complex bride price systems \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRemember history through oral storytelling, song, dance and living archives of memory \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnderstand death, spirits, healing and sacred places as part of an invisible world woven into daily life \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTransform bodies into artworks using feathers, shells, paint, masks and carvings rich with symbolism \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNegotiate warfare, peace making and compensation in the highlands and how these traditions are changing \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFace modern pressures from missions, schools, mining, logging, towns and cash work while struggling to keep languages and culture alive \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book does not romanticise \"lost tribes\". Instead, it shows real people balancing clan obligations, land rights, spiritual beliefs and modern expectations. Readers meet gardeners, warriors, mothers, church youth, healers, negotiators and activists who reveal a society far more complex than simple stereotypes of \"tribal life\". \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is ideal for: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaders interested in world cultures and indigenous peoples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudents of anthropology, sociology, linguistics and cultural studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTravel and adventure fans who want depth beyond postcards and tourism brochures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone curious about how humans can organise family, wealth, language and belief in radically different ways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom fireside stories and highland battlefields to coastal canoes, church choirs and mining roads, \"Papua New Guinea tribes and the last frontier of human cultural diversity\" invites you to explore one of the most culturally rich corners of our planet and to rethink what is possible in human social life.","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47570829443223,"sku":"9798246127544","price":1547.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798246127544.webp?v=1774884533","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/papua-new-guinea-tribes-and-the-last-frontier-of-human-cultural-diversity-indigenous-people-of-papua-new-guinea-with-complex-kinship-systems-bride-pr-9798246127544","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}