Island networks: communication, kinship, and classification structures in oceania
Auteur :
Hage, Per / Harary, Frank
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521033213
Date de publication :
25 janv. 2007
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
477 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Using network models from graph theory, this book analyses the formation of Pacific island empires, the social basis of dialect groups, the emergence of economic and political centres, the evolution and devolution of social stratification and the evolution of kinship terminologies, marriage systems and descent groups from common historical prototypes.