Urban Melanesia: Insights from the European Society for Oceanists

Cox, John

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Urban Melanesia: Insights from the European Society for Oceanists

Date

2015

Authors

Cox, John

Publisher

Canberra, ACT : Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University

Abstract

The 2015 European Society for Oceanists conference was one of the largest-ever gatherings of scholars of the Pacific. This In Brief reviews the day-long session on Urban Melanesia, convened by two eminent anthropologists: Lamont Lindstrom and Christine Jourdan.