Structure and Process in a Melanesian Society : Ponam's Progress in the Twentieth Century (Hardcover)

List Of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Approaching Ponam Society; Aproaching Kinship And Exchange; The Approach Of This Book; One The Organisation Of Ponam Kinship; Ponams; Relatives: Kinship From The Ego Focus; Ponamas Kin Groups: Kinship From The Ancestor Focus; Kinship And The Role Of Women In Exchange; Two Colonial History And Changes In Kamals; Early Colonial Ponam; Kamals And Lapans; Early Colonial History; The Post-War Years: Reorientation And Dependence; Kamals,Lapans And Exchanges After The War; Conclusion; Three Marriage And Ceremonial Exchange; Courtship And Marriage Choices; The Organisation Of Exchange; Contributory Gifts And Relations Between Affines And Cross-Cousins; Inequality Between Line-Of-The-Woman And Line-Of-The-Man; Logical Systems; Four Changes In Marriage And Ceremonial Exchange; Marriage Strategies; Ceremonial Exchange In The 1920S; Change And Innovation; Changing Patterns And Changing Logics; Five The Representation Of Kamals In Exchange; Visual Representation Of Social Relations; Gift Display In Ceremonial Prestations; Distributions To Moieties And Kamals; Six The Representation Of Kindreds In Exchange; Individual-Focused Displays; Kahuwe Tabac: The Return Prestation For An Engagement; Changes In Displays Over Generations; Display As Social Commentary; Conclusion; Seven The Process Of Exchange; Final Funeral Prestation For Camilius Pari; Accumulating The Contribution For The Ken Si Ndrahol; Organising An Individual'S Contributions; The Sizes Of Contributions To A Brideprice Prestation; Competition And Hierarchy: The Implications Of The System; Conclusion; Conclusion: The Tension Of Structure And Process; Structure And Process On Ponam; Conclusion: Process And Historical Context; Appendices; Social Indicators From The 1980 Census; Definitions Of Kinship Terms; Two Engagement Distributions; Glossary; References; Author Index; Subject Index;