In Search of Wealth : A Study of the Emergence of Commercial Operations in the Melanesian Society of Southeastern Papua

Belshaw, Cyril S.

Published by American Anthropological., n.p. [Menasha, Wisconsin?], 1955

About this Item

x,85,(4) pp, 25x15cm, Some rubbing. Series: American Anthropological Association, Memoir No. 80. Includes a folding chart, 2pp photos + 2pp maps. Contents: Introduction to Southern Massim Society; Expansion of Demand; Social Groups; Exchange Methods; Exploiting Ware Reefs & Islets for Cash Income; Wagawaga Experiments in Clan & Company Organization; The Southern Massim on the Threshold of the World Economy; Appendices: Residence & Relationship Pattern of Hamlets; Distribution of Cash Holdings, Wagawaga; Distribution of Property, Ware, For All 50 Household Heads; Ware island Trade; Ware Cutter Voyages; Exports from Ware; Ware Cash Imports. Name inked to title-page, some small side page-edge spots, VG.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In Search of Wealth : A Study of the Emergence of Commercial Operations in the Melanesian Society of Southeastern Papua
• Publisher: American Anthropological., n.p. [Menasha, Wisconsin?]
• Publication Date: 1955
• Binding: orig. wrappers
• Illustrator: Textual chart, maps & photos
• Seller catalogs:
  • Papua New Guinea