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Tides Innovation In Oceania : Value Materiality And Place
Paperback Edition: 1
Tides of Innovation in Oceania is directly inspired by Epeli Hau'ofa's vision of the Pacific as a 'Sea of Islands'; the image of tides recalls the cyclical movement of waves, with its unpredictable consequences. The authors propose tides of innovation as a fluid concept, unbound
and open to many directions. This perspective is explored through ethnographic case studies centred on deeply elaborated analyses of locally inflected agencies involved in different transforming contexts. Three interwoven themes-value, materiality and place-provide a common thread.
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Featured in the 29 May 2017 New Zealand Newsletter.
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Pages : 347
Publisher : ANU Press
Publication date : 2017-04-01
Subjects: Non-fiction, Pasifika, Pacific Cultures