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The Resource What gifts engender : social relations and politics in Mendi, Highland Papua New Guinea, Rena Lederman, (electronic resource)

What gifts engender : social relations and politics in Mendi, Highland Papua New Guinea, Rena Lederman, (electronic resource)

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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. The author shows that the latter are crucial for understanding inter-group politics, the process of leadership, male-female relationships and the status of women, and the production, distribution and circulation of wealth. Currently the only book available on this society, the work offers an unusual combination of a social structural analysis with a study of local history and change. It is also of interest for its integration of the study of gift exchange and politics with the study of gender roles and relationships.--
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eng
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What gifts engender : social relations and politics in Mendi, Highland Papua New Guinea
Title
What gifts engender
Title remainder
social relations and politics in Mendi, Highland Papua New Guinea
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Rena Lederman
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Subject
Language
eng
Summary
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. The author shows that the latter are crucial for understanding inter-group politics, the process of leadership, male-female relationships and the status of women, and the production, distribution and circulation of wealth. Currently the only book available on this society, the work offers an unusual combination of a social structural analysis with a study of local history and change. It is also of interest for its integration of the study of gift exchange and politics with the study of gender roles and relationships.--
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Lederman, Rena
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Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks
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  • Mendi (Papua New Guinean people)
  • Ceremonial exchange
  • Papua New Guinea
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What gifts engender : social relations and politics in Mendi, Highland Papua New Guinea, Rena Lederman, (electronic resource)
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511753022
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CR9780511753022
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1 online resource (xii, 291 pages)
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Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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9780511753022
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computer
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rdamedia
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  • c
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digital, PDF file(s).
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remote
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(OCoLC)1097116572
Label
What gifts engender : social relations and politics in Mendi, Highland Papua New Guinea, Rena Lederman, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511753022
Publication
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online resource
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  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
CR9780511753022
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xii, 291 pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9780511753022
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital, PDF file(s).
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1097116572

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