"A study of the role of listening in the political life of anarchic communities in Papua New Guinea's Yopno valley"-- Provided by publisher.

Note on languages, orthography, maps, and names -- Introduction: The politics and pragmatics of listening -- 1. The art of anarchic listening -- 2. Self-determination in a world of uncertainty -- 3. Anarchy, power, and the politics of expertise -- 4. Deception and the dangers of listening -- 5. Listening at the ends of the Earth -- Epilogue: Listening to listening, ethnographically -- Notes -- References -- Index.