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1、The achievement of simultaneity: Kastom in contemporary VanuatuBenedicta RousseauSt Edmund’s CollegeDepartment of Social AnthropologyUniversity of CambridgeThis thesis is submitted in partial fulfilment of the degree of

2、 Doctor of Philosophy2004AcknowledgementsCompleting this thesis has occupied more than four years of my life, so it is not surprising that there are many people whose help and friendship needs to be acknowledged. My tim

3、e in Cambridge has been made more enjoyable than I expected through the company and support of friends, colleagues and academic advisors. I have encountered nothing but good will from all the other students in my year,

4、as well as others who were “writing up” at the same time as me. To those who had to share office space with me during this time, thank you for your tolerance. Inevitably though there are some people who I would single

5、out for their particular friendship during this time: Magnus Marsden, Vera Skvirskaja, James Suzman (FMF), Soumhya Venkatesen, Jon Woolf. Mark Elliott and Hebe Gouda have been the best housemates I could hope for, as

6、well as valuable friends. Special mention goes to Fiona Scorgie who has been my best Cambridge friend (almost) to the end, and I doubt I would have reached the finishing post without her.Many of the staff of the departm

7、ent of Social Anthropology have provided encouragement and assistance in both the formulation of my original research proposal, and the production of this thesis. Leo Howe acted as my supervisor for my first year, provi

8、ding useful comments on my work and instilling in me a calm optimism that fieldwork could be an enjoyable as well as productive experience. Nikolai Ssorin-Chaikov stepped into the role of faculty advisor in the last few

9、 months of writing up, and provided encouragement and assurance that the task was completable. Marilyn Strathern has acted as my supervisor for the majority of my Ph.D, and I owe her much gratitude: for the patience she