Table of Contents

List of tables and maps; Preface; Introduction; 1. Life in the highland habitat; 2. Agriculture and population; 3. Land and locality; 4. Family and kinship; 5. Cohesion and competition; Conclusion; References; Index; Tables; Maps.

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An examination of the the unique regional development of the New Guinea highland peoples.

Reviews

Review from the hardback: 'Thanks to the clarity and simplicity of Dr Brown's writing, I believe that this book will be eminently suitable for students of Pacific ethnology in general and of Melanesian ethnology in particular.' M. J. Meggitt, Queens College, City University of New York

Review from the hardback: 'The book is clearly written and organised well and fills a definite need in the literature.' Andrew Strathern, University College London