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Beschreibung
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.
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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Social hierarchies among the Baruya of New Guinea Maurice Godelier; 2. Two waves of African models in the New Guinea Highlands Andrew Strathern; 3. Production and inequality: perspectives from central New Guinea Nicholas Modjeska; 4. The Ipomoean revolution revisited: society and the sweet potato in the upper Wahgi valley Jack Golson; 5. Tribesmen or peasants? Andrew Strathern.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Fachbereich: Völkerkunde
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Völkerkunde
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780521107846
ISBN-10: 0521107849
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Redaktion: Strathern, Andrew
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 216 x 140 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: Andrew Strathern
Erscheinungsdatum: 22.10.2009
Gewicht: 0,295 kg
Artikel-ID: 101574258