Social Anthropology Theses: Recent submissions
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Stories of the invisible mine : ethnographic account of stakeholder relations at the Frieda River Project, Papua New Guinea
(University of St Andrews, 2015-08) - ThesisLocated amid tropical rainforest, in an upper tributary of the Sepik River, the Frieda River area is home to one of the biggest undeveloped gold and copper deposits in the Pacific. Exploration of Frieda’s rich deposits has ... -
Secretly familiar : public secrets of a post traumatic diaspora
(University of St Andrews, 2015-05) - ThesisIn 1979, the socio-political landscape of Iran was transformed beyond recognition. After years of conflict between the Shah and a myriad of political opposition groups, it seemed that the pe ... -
History, kinship and comunidad : learning to live together amongst Amahuaca people on the Inuya River in the Peruvian Amazon
(University of St Andrews, 2014) - ThesisThis thesis examines the processes through which Amahuaca people began living in Native Communities where they have legal titles to land, and are organized through the ‘corporate’ body of elected officials mandated by ... -
Blok laif : an ethnography of a Mosbi settlement
(University of St Andrews, 2015) - ThesisThis thesis is about urban sociality in the context of an urban settlement in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. I explore issues of urban life through everyday stories of settlers who reside in a settlement (also known as ... -
Guyana and its El Dorados : forest resources and the REDD+ initiative from the perspective of Wakokoa and Isseruru
(University of St Andrews, 2016) - ThesisThis thesis explores the likely outcome of implementing REDD+ initiative in two Amerindian villages in Guyana. The dissertation is based on eighteen months fieldwork in Wakokoa and Isseruru villages. The aim is to ...