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Competitive leadership in Trobriand political organizationarticle 1960 • Powell, Harry A.
Trobriands • Oceania > Melanesia
This article demonstrates how Trobriand political organization is based on the processes by which an individual rises to power, obtains a following, and then loses power, in which case control gradually reverts to the original component groups, until...Genealogy, residence and kinship in Kiriwinaarticle 1969 • Powell, Harry A.
Trobriands • Oceania > Melanesia
This article presents an in-depth analysis of '…the distinction between ontogenetic and phylogenetic dimensions in Kiriwinan kinship and marriage, proposed as an alternative to the 'initial situation/primary meaning and extension' theories postulated...Territory, hierarchy and kinship in Kiriwinaarticle 1969 • Powell, Harry A.
Trobriands • Oceania > Melanesia
In a previous article on Kiriwinan kinship (54: Powell) the author argued the relevance of a distinction between ontogenetic and phylogenetic dimensions of kinship relations. Based on this distinction Powell criticizes the interpretation of Trobriand...