Island Networks : Communication, Kinship, and Classification Structures in Oceania
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences
ISBN-10
0521033217
ISBN-13
9780521033213
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 25th, 2007
Print length
320 Pages
Weight
477 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.20 x 1.90 cms
Product Classification:
Oceania / Pacific IslandsAnthropology
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Using network models from graph theory, this book analyses the formation of Pacific island empires, the social basis of dialect groups, the emergence of economic and political centres, the evolution and devolution of social stratification and the evolution of kinship terminologies, marriage systems and descent groups from common historical prototypes.
Contrary to common perception and belief, most island societies of the Pacific were not isolated, but were connected to other island societies by relations of kinship and marriage, trade and tribute, language and history. Using network models from graph theory, the authors analyse the formation of island empires, the social basis of dialect groups, the emergence of economic and political centres, the evolution and devolution of social stratification and the evolution of kinship terminologies, marriage systems and descent groups from common historical prototypes. The book is at once a unique and important contribution to Oceania studies, anthropology and social network analysis.
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