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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.
- Format: Pocket
- ISBN: 9780521099578
- Språk: Engelska
- Antal sidor: 284
- Utgivningsdatum: 1975-09-11
- Förlag: Cambridge University Press