Precedence : social differentiation in the Austronesian world / edited by Michael P. Vischer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vischer, Michael P., editor.

Series:

Comparative Austronesian Series

Comparative Austronesian series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Differentiation (Sociology).

Social control.

Social structure.

Precedence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Canberra, ACT, Australia : ANU E Press, [2009].

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"This collection of papers is the sixth volume in the Comparative Austronesian series. The papers that comprise this volume examine the concept of precedence as a form of local discourse and as a mechanism for ordering status, at different levels, within specific Austronesian-speaking societies. This is the first volume of its kind to focus entirely on precedence and to provide an explication of its social uses and the way in which it is contested. Each paper is ethnographically-focused and offers its own distinctive approach to the examination of precedence. The papers, however, relate closely to one another and are thus able to proffer a variety of comparativereflections."--Publisher's description.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

CC BY-NC-ND

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Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781921536472 (PDF)

Publisher Number:

10.26530/OAPEN_459471