The Fame of Gawa
Munn, Nancy D.
This new edition of the critically acclaimed "The Fame of Gawa"--originally published in 1986--makes available for the first time this important work in paperback. "The Fame of Gawa" is concerned with fundamental practices of value creation on Gawa, a small island off the southeast coast of mainland Papua New Guinea, the inhabitants of which participate in the long-distance kula shell exchange ring. Integrating various aspects of the study of ...