Fighting with food: leadership, values and social control in a massim society
Auteur :
Young, Michael W.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521107662
Date de publication :
19 févr. 2009
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
460 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The Melanesians of Goodenough Island, off the eastern coast of New Guinea, have developed the principle of gift-giving to an extraordinary degree. Instead of resorting to arms in their quarrels or demanding compensation for offences, they present enemies and offenders with pigs and yams in order to shame them.