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The Rope of Moka: Big-men and Ceremonial Exchange in Mount Hagen New Guinea: Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology, cartea 4

Autor Andrew Strathern
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 10 sep 1975
In the Mount Hagen area of central New Guinea, warfare has been replaced since the arrival of the Europeans by a vigorous development of moka, a competitive ceremonial exchange of wealth objects. The exchanges of pigs, shells and other valuables are interpreted as acting as a bond between groups, and as a means whereby individuals, notably the big-men, can maximize their status. Professor Strathern analyses the ways in which competition between big-men actually takes place, and the effects of this competition on the overall political system.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780521099578
ISBN-10: 0521099579
Pagini: 284
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology

Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

1. Introduction; 2. Groups; 3. Ceremonial grounds; 4. Warfare, alliance, and compensation; 5. Moka transactions and media of exchange; 6. Moka chains; 7. Counting pigs and shells; 8. Disputes and struggles precipitated by moka occasions; 9. Moka and the status of big-man; 10. The moka system and the behaviour of big-men; Appendices

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In the Mount Hagen area of central New Guinea, warfare has been replaced since the arrival of the Europeans by a vigorous development of moka.