Weiner
Inalienable Possessions: The Paradox of Keeping-while-giving
- ISBN 13:
- 9780520076044
- author:
- Weiner
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of California Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1992
- Pages:
- 232
- Genre:
- Anthropology
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Inalienable Possessions: The Paradox of Keeping-While-Giving by Annette B. Weiner This book challenges traditional anthropology's assumptions about kinship, economics, power, and gender, offering a fresh perspective on reciprocity and marriage exchange. Weiner explores the concept of "keeping-while-giving" in Oceania societies, including Polynesia, Papua New Guinea, and Australian Aborigine groups, revealing how women's possessions and power shape the political process. Weiner's research highlights the intricate relationships between power, social identity, and cultural reproduction, demonstrating how the control of material objects, landed property, and sacred knowledge is linked to women's rank and the development of hierarchy in the community. By examining these inalienable possessions, Weiner sheds light on the complex dynamics of exchange and power in various societies, including those in Western history.
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