Hard Work: Producing Places, Relations and Value on a Papua New Guinea Resource Frontier
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Tuomas Tammisto's "Hard Work" offers a deep dive into the socio-environmental dynamics of the Mengen people in Papua New Guinea.
The book explores the complex interplay between human-environmental relations, value production, resource extraction, and state formation.
Tammisto uses rich ethnography to illuminate how the Mengen interact with their land and external actors, including companies, NGOs, and the state.
The study examines the impact of agriculture, logging, plantation labor, and conservation on the Mengen's environment and their evolving understanding of value.
Through detailed analysis, the book reveals the intricate connections between social relations, resource use, and the shaping of the Mengen's lived environment.
The book explores the complex interplay between human-environmental relations, value production, resource extraction, and state formation.
Tammisto uses rich ethnography to illuminate how the Mengen interact with their land and external actors, including companies, NGOs, and the state.
The study examines the impact of agriculture, logging, plantation labor, and conservation on the Mengen's environment and their evolving understanding of value.
Through detailed analysis, the book reveals the intricate connections between social relations, resource use, and the shaping of the Mengen's lived environment.
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