Migration and circulation as a way of life for the Wosera Abelam of Papua New Guinea
| dc.contributor.author | Curry, George | |
| dc.contributor.author | Koczberski, Gina | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-30T10:33:20Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T10:33:20Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2008-11-12T23:21:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1998 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Curry, George and Koczberski, Gina. 1998. Migration and circulation as a way of life for the Wosera Abelam of Papua New Guinea. Asia Pacific Viewpoint. 39 (1): 29-52. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3699 | |
| dc.description.abstract |
Migration and circulation are now an integral part of the socio-economy of the Wosera Abelam of Papua New Guinea. Since the 1950s large numbers of Wosera Abelam have settled in West New Britain (WNB) towns and government sponsored resettlement schemes. These long-term migrants provide a base in WNB for temporary migrants from the Wosera seeking work or a break from village life. This paper explores the linkages between temporary and long-term migrants in WNB, and between migrants and their relatives remaining in the village. We argue that migration is now a 'way of life' for the Wosera Abelam, and is, to a large extent, underpinned by indigenous (precapitalist) social and economic relations. | |
| dc.subject | migration - social and cultural influences on migration - East Sepik Province - Papua New Guinea - Pacific Islands | |
| dc.title | Migration and circulation as a way of life for the Wosera Abelam of Papua New Guinea | |
| dc.type | Journal Article | |
| dcterms.source.volume | 39 | |
| dcterms.source.number | 1 | |
| dcterms.source.startPage | 29 | |
| dcterms.source.endPage | 52 | |
| dcterms.source.title | Asia Pacific Viewpoint | |
| curtin.note |
Curry, G. and Koczberski, G.,1998. Migration and circulation as a way of life for the Wosera Abelam of Papua New Guinea, Asia Pacific Viewpoint 39(1),pp. 29-52. | |
| curtin.note |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Reproduced with permission | |
| curtin.identifier | EPR-199 | |
| curtin.accessStatus | Open access | |
| curtin.faculty | Department of Social Sciences | |
| curtin.faculty | Division of Humanities | |
| curtin.faculty | Faculty of Media, Society and Culture (MSC) |