About this title: 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 ...
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Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: Reprint. 2007 reprint with corrections, new preface
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780521099578ISBN:0521099579
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. very nice copy. Trade paperback (US). Cambridge Studies in Social Anthropology 4 read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780521079877ISBN:052107987X
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780521099578ISBN:0521099579
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: NY, NY, U.S.A. New York, NY, U.S.A. : Cambridge Univ. Press, 1971
ISBN-13:9780521079877ISBN:052107987X
Description: First edition. Cloth hardbound in dust jacket, illustrated, 254 pp., clean unmarked text, book is near fine in near fine dust jacket, slightest rubbing/soiling to dust jacket. read more
Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Date Published: 1979
ISBN-13:9780521099578ISBN:0521099579
Description: Very Good + COVER BACK-1 inch crease top left hand corner back cover. Light discoloration back cover. WGT. to 2 lbs. BOOK Dimensions 9 by 6 inches. 256 Pages. Bibliography, Index. Some black & white photos, CLIP-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 inte rpreted as acting as a bond ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: UNIV PR
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780521099578ISBN:0521099579
Description: 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. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780521099578ISBN:0521099579
Description: 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. read more
Description: New. 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. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: CUP
Date Published: 1971
Description: Big-men and Ceremonial Exchange in Mount Hagen New Guinea. 1st Ed. xv + 254pp. 4 plates, diagrams. Sl. rubbed and browned d/w. with closed tear. Cambridge Studies in Social Anthropology 4. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521099578ISBN:0521099579
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521099578ISBN:0521099579
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