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Structure and Process in a Melanesian Society

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ABSTRACT

First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter |28 pages

INTRODUCTION: Approaching Ponam society

chapter 1|26 pages

The organisation of Ponam kinship

chapter 2|28 pages

Colonial history and changes in kamals

chapter 3|27 pages

Marriage and ceremonial exchange

chapter 4|28 pages

Changes in marriage and ceremonial exchange

chapter 5|24 pages

The representation of kamals in exchange

chapter 6|24 pages

The representation of kindreds in exchange

chapter 7|34 pages

The process of exchange

chapter |15 pages

CONCLUSION: The tension of structure and process

chapter |1 pages

Social indicators from the 1980 census

chapter |3 pages

Definitions of kinship terms

chapter 2|1 pages

engagement distributions