Tides of Innovation in Oceania: Value, materiality and place

Tides of Innovation in Oceania is directly inspired by Epeli Hau'ofa's vision of the Pacific as a 'Sea of Islands'; the image of tides recalls the cyclical movement of waves, with its unpredictable consequences. The authors propose tides of innovation as a fluid concept, unbound...

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Other Authors: Gnecchi-Ruscone, Elisabetta (Editor), Paini, Anna (Editor)
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Published: ANU Press 2017
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