Polly Wiessner (Arizona State University), Akii Tumu (Enga Taake Anda Tradition and Tradition Centre), Nitze Pupu (Enga Taake Anda Tradition and Tradition Centre)

A Historical Ethnography of the Enga Economy of Papua New Guinea

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The question addressed in this Element is: What happens to a society when, in the absence of influence from foreign populations, constraints are released by a new crop making possible significant surplus production?

Produktdetails

• Elements in Ancient and Pre-modern Economies
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 150g
• ISBN-13: 9781009368766
• ISBN-10: 1009368761
• Artikelnr.: 70242402

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The Enga, Their Economy and Historical Traditions
2. Baseline: Environment, Population and Economy in the Early Generations
3. The Arrival of the Sweet Potato in Enga: Repercussions
4. The Sangai and Kepele Cults: Relations with the Spirit World
5. The Great Ceremonial Wars
6. The Tee Ceremonial Exchange Cycle
7. Conflict Resolution and Peacemaking
8. The Convergence of the Great Wars, Tee Cycle and Kepele Cult
9. Leadership
10. Outcome
References.