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ISLAND NETWORKS
COMMUNICATION, KINSHIP, AND CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURES IN OCEANIA |
| By: |
Per Hage, Frank Harary, Mark Granovetter |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0521033217 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780521033213 |
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| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
19 December, 2006 |
| Series: |
Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences v. 11 |
| Pages: |
320 |
| Description: |
Using network models from graph theory, this book analyses the formation of Pacific island empires. |
| Synopsis: |
Contrary to common perception and belief, most island societies of the Pacific were not isolated, but were connected to other island societies by relations of kinship and marriage, trade and tribute, language and history. Using network models from graph theory, the authors analyse the formation of island empires, the social basis of dialect groups, the emergence of economic and political centres, the evolution and devolution of social stratification and the evolution of kinship terminologies, marriage systems and descent groups from common historical prototypes. The book is at once a unique and important contribution to Oceania studies, anthropology and social network analysis. |
| Illustrations: |
121 b/w illus. 4 maps 10 tables |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
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Returnable |