Inalienable Possessions - The Paradox of Keeping-While Giving

"Weiner provides not only a new perspective on social and natural reproduction but also a framework through which to compare societies. This is an original point of view that will have real effects on the direction of future fieldwork and comparative analysis."—Ivan Karp, Smithsonian Institution

Info autore

Annette B. Weiner is Kriser Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Science at New York University. She currently serves as President of the American Anthropological Association.

Riassunto

Tests anthropology's traditional assumptions about kinship, economics, power, and gender. Focusing on Oceania societies from Polynesia to Papua New Guinea and including Australian Aborigine groups, this title investigates the category of possessions that must not be given or, if they are circulated, must return finally to the giver.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Annette B. Weiner, Weiner Annette B.
• Editore: University Of California Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 13.05.1992
• EAN: 9780520076044
• ISBN: 978-0-520-07604-4
• Pagine: 264
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Australia, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Polynesia, Feminism & feminist theory, Feminism and feminist theory, Papua New Guinea