Cambridge papers in social anthropologyseries number 11 inequality in new guinea highlands societies

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Now reissued in paperback with a new preface. The Highlands societies of Papua New Guinea, which have been studied intensively by numerous anthropologists since the 1950s, have been widely described as egalitarian and as characterised by achieved leadership. The Melanesian 'big-man' system, in which men achieve social status largely by their manipulation of wealth in elaborate structures of ceremonial exchange, has become an established anthropological model. However research has suggested that this interpretation has underestimated the elements of structured inequality within these societies, and that the classic picture should be modified and supplemented. The five papers in this volume seek to illuminate patterns of inequality in Highlands societies, which revolve around the categories of elders/juniors, big-men/workers and men/women. In setting these into a context of long-term and recent social changes, they also aim to develop schemes of analysis which will permit discussion of the societies over extended periods of time.

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Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 16 juli 2009

Aantal pagina's: 204

Hoofdauteur: Andrew Strathern

Hoofdredacteur: Andrew Strathern

Hoofduitgeverij: Cambridge University Press

Product breedte: 140 mm

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Product lengte: 216 mm

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Verpakking hoogte: 12 mm

Verpakking lengte: 216 mm

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EAN: 9780521107846

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