Exchange in the social structure of the Orokaiva
Most ethnographers working in Melanesia, while following the traditional descent-based method of analysing social structure, have been keenly aware of the limited scope and range of corporate groups in that area, and, in contrast, the strong emphasis placed upon the principle of reciprocity. The pr...
Main Author: | Schwimmer, Erik Gabriel |
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Language: | English |
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University of British Columbia
2011
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/34951 |
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