Social Reproduction and History in Melanesia : Mortuary Ritual, Gift Exchange, and Custom in the Tanga Islands
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0521483328
ISBN-13
9780521483322
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 27th, 1995
Print length
316 Pages
Weight
461 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.20 x 1.70 cms
Product Classification:
Sociology: customs & traditions Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography
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Mortuary rites are a feature of social reproduction in much of Melanesia, and this study combines both ethnographic and historical approaches to describe and interpret the large-scale feasts and ceremonial exchanges of gifts that follow upon death in the Tanga Islands, Papua New Guinea.
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