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From Land to Mouth

The Agricultural "Economy" of the Wola of the New Guinea Highlands

From Land to Mouth( )
Author: Sillitoe, Paul
Series title:Yale Agrarian Studies Ser.
ISBN:978-0-300-14226-6
Publication Date:Dec 2010
Publisher:Yale University Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $105.00
Book Description:

Among the Wola people of Papua New Guinea, our category economy is problematic. Distribution is unnecessary; the producers of everyday needs are the consumers:  produce goes largely "from land to mouth" - with no implication that resources are scarce. Yet transactions featuring valuable things -- which are scarce -- are a prominent aspect of life, where sociopolitical exchange figures prominently.  The relationship -- or rather the disconnection -- between these two domains...
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Book Details
Pages:600
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.125 x 9.25 x 1.562 Inches
Book Weight:2.2 Pounds



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