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List of Plates | ||
List of Figures | ||
List of Tables | ||
Relationship Notation | ||
Map 1. Nias | ||
Map 2. Susua valley | ||
Introduction | 1 | |
Pt. I | The Social Matrix | |
1 | The Village | 11 |
2 | Descent and Local Groups | 29 |
3 | Asymmetric Alliance | 55 |
4 | Relationship Terminology | 81 |
5 | The Context of Marriage Alliance | 98 |
6 | Marriage and Bridewealth | 116 |
7 | Other Types of Union | 161 |
Pt. II | The Politics of Exchange | |
8 | Measurement and the Regulation of Exchange | 183 |
9 | Ovasa: Feasts of Merit | 215 |
I | The Organization of an Ovasa | 216 |
II | The Ovasa | 231 |
10 | Status and Leadership | 265 |
Conclusion | 295 | |
Appendix 1. Descent Groups in Sifalago | 298 | |
Appendix 2. Measurement by Hand | 301 | |
Appendix 3. Types of Non-Ceremonial Pig Exchange | 302 | |
Appendix 4. Exchange Rates | 304 | |
Bibliography | 306 | |
Glossary | 313 | |
Index | 315 |
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Add Society and Exchange in Nias, Based on two years of field research, this book is about kinship and ceremonial gift-exchange in Nias, an island in Indonesia. It includes a detailed account of feasts of merit at which chiefs give away vast sums of wealth to win prestige and fame. With, Society and Exchange in Nias to the inventory that you are selling on WonderClubX
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Add Society and Exchange in Nias, Based on two years of field research, this book is about kinship and ceremonial gift-exchange in Nias, an island in Indonesia. It includes a detailed account of feasts of merit at which chiefs give away vast sums of wealth to win prestige and fame. With, Society and Exchange in Nias to your collection on WonderClub |