Book
Politics of the kula ring: an analysis of the findings of Bronislaw Malinowski
Manchester University Press • Manchester, U.K. • Published In 1971 • Pages:
By: Uberoi, J. P. Singh.
Abstract
In this work, Uberoi reinterprets data on the Kula collected by Bronislaw Malinowski in the Trobriand Islands from 1914 through 1918. Uberoi has been influenced by the British school of social anthropology. This is demonstrated in his reanalysis of Malinowski's data on political institutions and kinship. The major portion of this monograph deals with various aspects of the Kula ring and exchange system and there is also information on the political divisions of the Trobriand Islands, village structure, kin groups, marriage, gift exchange (outside the Kula), rank, and chieftainship. Chapter 3, dealing exclusively with the Dobu has not been indexed nor have general data on the Melanesians as a whole.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1995
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Melanesia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- not specifed
- Coverage Place
- Papua New Guinea
- Notes
- [by] J.P. Singh Uberoi
- LCSH
- Trobriand Islanders