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Rope of Moka Big men and Ceremonial Exchange in Mount Hagen New Guinea
by Andrew J. Strathern,Linda Obrien
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dj
- ISBN 10
- 0521099579
- ISBN 13
- 9780521099578
- Seller
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Cambridge: Cambridge Univ Pr, 1979. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good/No Dj. 8vo. pp. xv 256. ""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…
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- Bookseller
- The Edmonton Book Store
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 119755
- Title
- Rope of Moka Big men and Ceremonial Exchange in Mount Hagen New Guinea
- Author
- Andrew J. Strathern,Linda Obrien
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dj
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0521099579
- ISBN 13
- 9780521099578
- Publisher
- Cambridge Univ Pr
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 8vo
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