Environmental Transformations and Cultural Responses Ontologies, Dis
This book explores the various ways in which different communities and peoples in Oceania respond to and engage with recent environmental challenges and concurrent socio-political reconfigurations. Based on empirical research, the book discusses topics su
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Edited by Eveline Dürr and Arno Pascht
Environmental Transformations and Cultural Responses
Eveline Dürr • Arno Pascht Editors
Environmental Transformations and Cultural Responses Ontologies, Discourses, and Practices in Oceania
Editors Eveline Dürr Munich, Germany
Arno Pascht Munich, Germany
ISBN 978-1-137-53348-7 ISBN 978-1-137-53349-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-53349-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017930590 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover image © Jason Hosking / Alamy Stock Photo Cover design by Tom Howey Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Nature America Inc. The registered company address is: 1 New York Plaza, New York, NY 10004, U.S.A.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The idea to compile this volume arose during the conference of the German Anthropological Association’s Regional Research Group “Oceania”, held at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich in October 2012. The conference presentations had a strong focus on environmental topics, such as climate change, environmental knowledge and notions of sustainability. The individual presentations drew on a range of approaches to frame their arguments, placing particular emphasis on world views and local conceptions of environmental phenomena while not necessarily referring to a more general approach. The volume also draws inspiration from the anthropological debate on the ontological turn, which has, so far, stimulated empirical contributions stemming from Lowland South America and other parts of the world. We took the—at times inconclusive—ontological debate as thought-provoking impulse to advance our understanding of how people in Oceania respond to and engage with recent environmental transformations. This volume fur
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