Kinship, Networks, and Exchange

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511896620

This collection of articles aims at revitalizing the study of kinship and exchange in a social network perspective. It brings together studies of empirical systems of marriage and descent with investigations of the flow of material resources in societies of Africa, Asia, the Pacific and Europe. Restudies of classic ethnographic cases and fieldwork studies of kinship and exchange demonstrate how the social and material aspects of society are related, and address issues of concern to anthropology and the neighbouring disciplines of history, sociology and economics. This book marks the emergence of an era in the study of kinship and exchange using a productive combination of ethnographic substance with formal methods, one which leaves behind older structural-functionalist and culturalist assumptions.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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Preface
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List of contributors
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1 - Revitalizing the Study of Kinship and Exchange with Network Approaches
pp 1-10
- By Thomas Schweizer, University of Cologne, Douglas R. White, University of California, Irvine
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I - Representing Kinship Dynamics, Material Flow, and Economic Cooperation
pp 11-14
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2 - The Grapevine Forest: Kinship, Status, and Wealth in a Mediterranean Community (Selo, Croatia)
pp 15-35
- By Bojka Milicic, University of Utah
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3 - Kinship, Property Transmission, and Stratification in Javanese Villages
pp 36-58
- By Douglas R. White, University of California, Irvine, Thomas Schweizer, University of Cologne
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4 - Network Mediation of Exchange Structures: Ambilateral Sidedness and Property Flows in Pul Eliya (Sri Lanka)
pp 59-89
- By Michael Houseman, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France, Douglas R. White, University of California, Irvine
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5 - Alliance, Exchange, and the Organization of Boat Corporations in Lamalera (E. Indonesia)
pp 90-108
- By Robert H. Barnes, Oxford University
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II - Individual Embeddedness and the Larger Structure of Kinship and Exchange Networks
pp 109-112
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6 - Experiential Flexibility of Cultural Models: Kinship Knowledge and Networks among Individual Khasi (Meghalaya, N.E. India)
pp 113-136
- By Monika Böck, University of Cologne
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7 - Moral Economy and Self-interest: Kinship, Friendship, and Exchange among the Pokot (N.W. Kenya)
pp 137-157
- By Michael Bollig, University of Cologne
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8 - Risk, Uncertainty, and Economic Exchange in a Pastoral Community of the Andean Highlands (Huancar, N.W. Argentina)
pp 158-178
- By Barbara Göbel, University of Bonn
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III - Marriage, Exchange, and Alliance: Reconsidering Bridewealth and Dowry
pp 179-186
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9 - Wealth Transfers Occasioned by Marriage: A Comparative Reconsideration
pp 187-209
- By Duran Bell, University of California, Irvine
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10 - Prestations and Progeny: The Consolidation of Well-Being among the Bakkarwal of Jammu and Kashmir (Western Himalayas)
pp 210-233
- By Aparna Rao, University of Cologne
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11 - “We Don't Sell Our Daughters”: A Report on Money and Marriage Exchange in the Township of Larantuka (Flores, E. Indonesia)
pp 234-244
- By Stefan Dietrich, University of Munich
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IV - Emergence, Development, and Transformation of Kin-Based Exchange Systems
pp 245-250
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12 - Applications of the Minimum Spanning Tree Problem to Network Analysis
pp 251-260
- By Per Hage, University of Utah, Frank Harary, University of Arizona
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13 - Local Rules and Global Structures: Models of Exclusive Straight Sister-Exchange
pp 261-276
- By Franklin E. Tjon Sie Fat, University of Leiden
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14 - The Capacity and Constraints of Kinship in the Development of the Enga Tee Ceremonial Exchange Network (Papua New Guinea Highlands)
pp 277-302
- By Polly Wiessner, Max Planck Institute of Human Ethology, Andechs, Akii Tumu, Enga Cultural Centre, Wabag, PNG
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15 - Between War and Peace: Gift Exchange and Commodity Barter in the Central and Fringe Highlands of Papua New Guinea
pp 303-332
- By Joachim Görlich, University of Cologne
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Index
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Preface
pp vii-viii

List of contributors
pp ix-x

1 - Revitalizing the Study of Kinship and Exchange with Network Approaches
pp 1-10

I - Representing Kinship Dynamics, Material Flow, and Economic Cooperation
pp 11-14

2 - The Grapevine Forest: Kinship, Status, and Wealth in a Mediterranean Community (Selo, Croatia)
pp 15-35

3 - Kinship, Property Transmission, and Stratification in Javanese Villages
pp 36-58

4 - Network Mediation of Exchange Structures: Ambilateral Sidedness and Property Flows in Pul Eliya (Sri Lanka)
pp 59-89

5 - Alliance, Exchange, and the Organization of Boat Corporations in Lamalera (E. Indonesia)
pp 90-108

II - Individual Embeddedness and the Larger Structure of Kinship and Exchange Networks
pp 109-112

6 - Experiential Flexibility of Cultural Models: Kinship Knowledge and Networks among Individual Khasi (Meghalaya, N.E. India)
pp 113-136

7 - Moral Economy and Self-interest: Kinship, Friendship, and Exchange among the Pokot (N.W. Kenya)
pp 137-157

8 - Risk, Uncertainty, and Economic Exchange in a Pastoral Community of the Andean Highlands (Huancar, N.W. Argentina)
pp 158-178

III - Marriage, Exchange, and Alliance: Reconsidering Bridewealth and Dowry
pp 179-186

9 - Wealth Transfers Occasioned by Marriage: A Comparative Reconsideration
pp 187-209

10 - Prestations and Progeny: The Consolidation of Well-Being among the Bakkarwal of Jammu and Kashmir (Western Himalayas)
pp 210-233

11 - “We Don't Sell Our Daughters”: A Report on Money and Marriage Exchange in the Township of Larantuka (Flores, E. Indonesia)
pp 234-244

IV - Emergence, Development, and Transformation of Kin-Based Exchange Systems
pp 245-250

12 - Applications of the Minimum Spanning Tree Problem to Network Analysis
pp 251-260

13 - Local Rules and Global Structures: Models of Exclusive Straight Sister-Exchange
pp 261-276

14 - The Capacity and Constraints of Kinship in the Development of the Enga Tee Ceremonial Exchange Network (Papua New Guinea Highlands)
pp 277-302

15 - Between War and Peace: Gift Exchange and Commodity Barter in the Central and Fringe Highlands of Papua New Guinea
pp 303-332

Index
pp 333-337

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