The Rope of Moka - Big-men and Ceremonial Exchange in Mount Hagen New Guinea (Paperback, Revised)

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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology
Release date:	September 1975
First published:	1979
Authors:	Andrew Strathern
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	284
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-09957-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
LSN:	0-521-09957-9
Barcode:	9780521099578

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