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THE ROPE OF MOKA
BIG-MEN AND CEREMONIAL EXCHANGE IN MOUNT HAGEN NEW GUINEA |
| By: |
Andrew Strathern |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£85.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0511558163 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780511558160 |
| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
2 November, 2009 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology 4 |
| Description: |
In the Mount Hagen area of central New Guinea, warfare has been replaced since the arrival of the Europeans by a vigorous development of moka. |
| Synopsis: |
In the Mount Hagen area of central New Guinea, warfare has been replaced since the arrival of the Europeans by a vigorous development of moka, a competitive ceremonial exchange of wealth objects. The exchanges of pigs, shells and other valuables are interpreted as acting as a bond between groups, and as a means whereby individuals, notably the big-men, can maximize their status. Professor Strathern analyses the ways in which competition between big-men actually takes place, and the effects of this competition on the overall political system. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing) |
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Non-returnable |
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