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Village on the Edge, Changing Times in Papua New Guinea

Village on the Edge, Changing Times in Papua New Guinea

by Michael French Smith

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 232 PAGES

An ethnographic report and portrait of the people of Kragur village in East Sepik in Papua New Guinea. French Smith, a cultural anthropologist by trade (and fine writer), first visited the remote village on the north coast of Kairiru Island in 1975. His unusual book, partly a report of his travels, combines clear prose with insight and affection for the people.  (PNG20, $29.00)


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