Society and Exchange in Nias |
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| Author:
| Beatty, Andrew |
| Series title: | Oxford Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology - Cultural Forms |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-827865-8 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1992 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $190.00 |
Book Description:
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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 this analysis, Beatty hopes to shed new light on relation among gift-exchange, status, and power--with equal attention to the pragmatic and ideological concerns of the participants.
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 this analysis, Beatty hopes to shed new light on relation among gift-exchange, status, and power--with equal attention to the pragmatic and ideological concerns of the participants.