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Arrow Talk: Transaction, Transition, and Contradiction in New Guinea Highlands History
Andrew Strathern
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Paperback. In a postmodern era in which culture has been dismissed by many anthropologists as a reification, this study argues for cultural holism by showing how symbolic, psychological, religious and linguistic factors have shaped Melpa responses to political and economic crises. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18 halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JHMC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
In a postmodern era in which culture has been dismissed by many anthropologists as a reification, this study argues for cultural holism by showing how symbolic, psychological, religious and linguistic factors have shaped Melpa responses to political and economic crises.
In a postmodern era in which culture has been dismissed by many anthropologists as a reification, this study argues for cultural holism by showing how symbolic, psychological, religious and linguistic factors have shaped Melpa responses to political and economic crises.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Kent, OH, United States
ISBN
9780873386616
SKU
V9780873386616
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