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The Quest for the Good Life in Precarious Times: Ethnographic Perspectives on…
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ALTMAN, JonGregory, Chris

The study of the quest for the good life and the morality and value it presupposes is not new. To the contrary, this is an ancient issue; its intellectual history can be traced back to Aristotle. In anthropology, the study of morality and value has always been a central concern, despite the claim of some scholars that the recent upsurge of interest in these issues is new. What is novel is how s…

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Power, Culture, Economy : Indigenous Australians and Mining
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ALTMAN, JonMARTIN, David

Research over the past decade in health, employment, life expectancy, child mortality, and household income has confirmed that Indigenous Australians are still Australia’s most disadvantaged group. Those residing in communities in regional and remote Australia are further disadvantaged because of the limited formal economic opportunities there. In these areas mining developments may be the ma…

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9781921536878
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650
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Labour Lines and Colonial Power : Indigenous and Pacific Islander Labour Mobi…
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STEAD, VictoriaALTMAN, Jon

"Today, increases of so-called ‘low-skilled’ and temporary labour migrations of Pacific Islanders to Australia occur alongside calls for Indigenous people to ‘orbit’ from remote communities in search of employment opportunities. These trends reflect the persistent neoliberalism within contemporary Australia, as well as the effects of structural dynamics within the global agriculture and…

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9781760463076
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Labour Lines and Colonial Power: Indigenous and Pacific Islander Labour Mobil…
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STEAD, VictoriaALTMAN, Jon

Today, increases of so-called ‘low-skilled’ and temporary labour migrations of Pacific Islanders to Australia occur alongside calls for Indigenous people to ‘orbit’ from remote communities in search of employment opportunities. These trends reflect the persistent neoliberalism within contemporary Australia, as well as the effects of structural dynamics within the global agriculture and …

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9781760463069
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351.81