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They Make Themselves : Work and Play among the Baining of Papua New Guinea (Worlds of Desire - the Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender and Culture)
They Make Themselves Work and Play among the Baining of Papua New Guinea - Worlds of Desire - the Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender and Culture
Author: Jane Fajans
For generations of anthropologists, the Baining people have presented a challenge, because of their apparent lack of cultural or social structure. This group of small-scale horticulturists seems devoid of the complex belief systems and social practices that characterize other traditional peoples of Papua New Guinea. Their daily existence is mund...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226234441
ISBN-10: 0226234444
Publication Date: 8/4/1997
Pages: 328
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Paperback
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