Just Talk - Gossip, Meetings, and Power in a Papua New Guinea Village

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About the author

Karen J. Brison is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Washington University.

Summary

Examines the often overlooked role of gossip and rumor in creating power in small Melanesian communities. This title suggests that our understanding of both Melanesian leadership and the power of words to construct social reality is greatly enhanced by attention to gossip and rumor.

Product details

• Authors: Karen J. Brison, Brison Karen J.
• Assisted by: Karen J. Brison (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.09.1992
• EAN: 9780520077003
• ISBN: 978-0-520-07700-3
• No. of pages: 316
• Series: Studies in Melanesian Anthropo; Studies in Melanesian Anthropology
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Melanesia