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What Gifts Engender: Social Relations and Politics in Mendi, Highland Papua New Guinea Rena Lederman
What Gifts Engender: Social Relations and Politics in Mendi, Highland Papua New Guinea
Rena Lederman
Gift exchange plays a crucial role in the social and political organization of Mendi in Papua New Guinea. This book reveals how considerable light can be shed on Mendi society, particularly on its political economy, by examining both the well-known ceremonial exchange festivals and the hitherto relatively little-studied everyday gift-giving practices.
304 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | March 19, 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521104999 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 304 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 18 mm · 452 g |
| Language | English |