What Gifts Engender: Social Relations and Politics in Mendi, Highland Papua New Guinea by Rena Lederman Details
Gift exchange plays a crucial role in the social and political organization of Mindy in Papua New Guinea. This book reveals how to enlighten Mandy society, especially its political economy,…
Gift exchange plays a crucial role in the social and political organization of Mindy in Papua New Guinea. This book reveals how to enlighten Mandy society, especially its political economy, by studying both the well-known ceremonial exchange festivals and the daily gift-giving practices that have been taught relatively little. The author shows that the latter is very important for understanding policy among groups, leadership process, male-female relations and the status of women, wealth production, distribution and circulation.
Currently, the only book available in this community, offers an extraordinary collection of social structural analysis with a study of local history and change. It is also in the interest of integrating them into the study of gift exchange and politics with the study of roles and gender relations..
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