The death of the Big men and the rise of the big shots custom and conflict in East New Britain /

Martin, Keir.

The death of the Big men and the rise of the big shots custom and conflict in East New Britain / [electronic resource] : Keir Martin. - New York : Berghahn Books, 2013. - xv, 256 p. : ill., geneal. table, maps. - ASAO studies in pacific anthropology ; v. 3 .

Includes bibliographical references ([p. 245]-251) and index.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780857458735 (electronic bk.)




Ethnology--Papua New Guinea--New Britain Island.
Big man (Melanesia)--Papua New Guinea--New Britain Island.
Reciprocity (Commerce)--Papua New Guinea--New Britain Island.
Social conflict--Papua New Guinea--New Britain Island.
Natural disasters--Papua New Guinea--New Britain Island.


New Britain Island (Papua New Guinea)--Social life and customs.


Electronic books.

GN671.N5 / M36 2013

306.09958/5