Book
Orokaiva production and change
Development Studies Centre, Australian National University • (11) • Published In 1985 • Pages: xv, 257
By: Newton, Janice.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The data for this study were collected during two main periods of fieldwork among the Orokaiva people in Koropata 2 village, Northern Province, Papua New Guinea from October 1977 to May 1978, from May to August 1979, and during a shorter visit in August 1982. The central task of the study was to identify and set out the basic structures of economic organization in Koropata 2 village so that the relationship with the outside capitalist economy can be gauged more effectively. 'Working from the assumption that production is of prime importance, the study analyses the impact of colonialism, the organization of subsistance and cash production, and the relevance of life-crisis ceremonies. Two major patterns of economic activity emerge: one based on regular household activities and the other on group co-operation for irregular activities. These activities are found to be underpinned by a particular sexual division of labour. These basic characteristics of Orokaivan life-style have been able to survive through certain historical circumstances and because of the wide limit imposed by colonialism and capitalism' (p. v).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- History and culture change
- Agriculture
- Real property
- Retail marketing
- Labor
- Business and industrial organization
- Household
- External relations
- Public welfare
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Orokaiva
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2004
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Oceania
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Melanesia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 2002
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- October 1977-May 1978, May-August 1979, and a brief visit in 1982
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- late nineteenth century-1982
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Koropata 2 Village, Northern Province, Papua New Guinea
- NotesAdditional notes
- Janice Newton
- Based on thesis (Ph. D.)--Monash University, 1982
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-251)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 85185844
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Orokaiva (Papua New Guinea people)