This book explores questions of identity and value posed by people living on (or near) the small Pacific island of Karavar in Papua New Guinea, focusing on how the Karavarans' long-term preoccupation has played out in various social contexts.
Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Resistance Through Emulation -- Dueling Currencies in East New Britain -- From Darkness to Light in the George Brown Jubilee -- First Contact with God -- The Triumph of Capitalism in East New Britain? -- Conclusion
