Big men and great men: personifications of power in melanesia
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521102292
Date de publication :
11 déc. 2008
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
510 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The societies of Melanesia have been a constant stimulus to anthropological theory. In this collection of essays, anthropologists who have worked in all parts of the Melanesian region of the Pacific bring their expertise to bear on a single theoretical issue. This is a hypothesis formulated by Maurice Godelier concerning the relationship between power, kinship and wealth.