The Rope of Moka

Big-men and Ceremonial Exchange in Mount Hagen New Guinea

By:

Andrew Strathern

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology

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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.

Release date NZ

September 11th, 1975

Author

Andrew Strathern

Audience

Professional & Vocational

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Worked examples or Exercises

Pages

284

Series

Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology

Dimensions

152x229x15

ISBN-13

9780521099578

Product ID

2465321

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