The Making of Great Men : Male Domination and Power among the New Guinea Baruya (Paperback)

Preface; 1. Introduction to Baruya society; Part I. Social Hierarchies in Baruya Society: 2. Women's subordinate position; 3. The institution and legitimization of male superiority: initiations and the separation of the sexes; Part II. The Production of Great Men: Powers Inherited, Power Merited: 4. Male hierarchies; 5. The discovery of great men; 6. General view of Baruya social hierarchies; 7. The nature of man/woman relations among the Baruya: violence and consent, resistance and repression; 8. Great men societies, big men societies: two alternative logics of society; Part III. Recent Transformations of Baruya Society: 9. The colonial order and independence; Conclusion; 10. The ventriloquist's dummy; Bibliography; Index.