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

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Info autore

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

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Karen J. Brison, Brison Karen J.
• Con la collaborazione di: Karen J. Brison (Editore)
• Editore: University Of California Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 18.09.1992
• EAN: 9780520077003
• ISBN: 978-0-520-07700-3
• Pagine: 316
• Serie: Studies in Melanesian Anthropo; Studies in Melanesian Anthropology
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Altro; Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Melanesia