What Gifts Engender : Social Relations and Politics in Mendi, Highland Papua New Guinea
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0521104998
ISBN-13
9780521104999
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 19th, 2009
Print length
304 Pages
Weight
458 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.20 x 1.80 cms
Product Classification:
Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography
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Gift exchange plays a crucial role in the social and political organization of Mendi in Papua New Guinea. This book reveals how considerable light can be shed on Mendi society, particularly on its political economy, by examining both the well-known ceremonial exchange festivals and the hitherto relatively little-studied everyday gift-giving practices.
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