A Papuan Plutocracy : Ranked Exchange on Rossel Island.

The financial crisis has shown how money can become an instrument for power and greed. The nature of money and financial institutions has again become issues of importance. This will also be the case in anthropology. John Liep's long awaited monograph on Rossel Island in Papua New Guinea analyz...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Liep, John
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Barbara : Aarhus University Press, 2009.
Temas:
Shell money > Papua New Guinea > Rossel Island.
Social classes > Papua New Guinea > Rossel Island.
Monnaie de coquillage > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée > Rossel.
Classes sociales > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée > Rossel.
HISTORY > Oceania.
Manners and customs
Shell money
Social classes
Papua New Guinea > Social life and customs.
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea > Rossel Island
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The financial crisis has shown how money can become an instrument for power and greed. The nature of money and financial institutions has again become issues of importance. This will also be the case in anthropology. John Liep's long awaited monograph on Rossel Island in Papua New Guinea analyzes an alternative monetary system. Liep studied the indigenous shell money for two years. The money is ranked in twenty classes. It is not a mean of market exchange but measure value in terms of status difference. It is paid in bridewealth, at pig feasts and for status symbols such as houses and canoes. O.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (416 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-363) and index.
ISBN:9788779346703
8779346707

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