Cargo Cult as Theater Political Performance in the Pacific by Dorothy K. Billings ISBN 13: 9780739102381

Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2002. x, 267pp, index, bibliography, few bw ills. Or maroon boards with gilt on black title. Ex-library with labels taped to spine, minimal internal marking. Cargo cult in the Kavieng district of PNG, particularly the Johnson Cult of New Hanover Island where in 1964 half the people voted for Lyndon B Johnson to represent them in their House of Assembley.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Ex-Library.

Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2002 Lexington Books, Lanham, MD. 2002. Hardcover. First Edition (NAP). Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: As New with scant bumping to head and tail from shipping. No DJ as Issued. Blue leatherette boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and the front board; front board in black shadowbox with gilt borders. 267 pp 8vo. Why did half the people on New Hanover, a small island north of New Guinea, vote for Lyndon Johnson to be their ruler in 1964? Dorothy K. Billings believes that this sort of action, seen in New Guinea and other parts of Melanesia, is part of the 'cargo cult' phenomenon, or micronationalist movements which are principally regarded as responses to European colonialism. Based on thirty-five years of fieldwork and observation, Cargo Cult as Theater demonstrates how the 'Johnson Cult,' originally mocked and ridiculed by the outside world, should be seen as an ongoing political performance meant to consolidate… Read More

Lexington Books, 2002-07-01. Hardcover. Like New.

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Lexington Books, 2002-07-01. Hardcover. New.