Social Complexity in the Making: A Case Study Among the Arapesh of New Guinea

by Donald Tuzin

Book Overview

Social Complexity in the Making is a highly accessible ethnography which explains the history and evolution of Ilahita, an Arapesh-speaking village in the interior Sepik region of northeastern New Guinea. This village, unlike others in the region, expanded at an uncharacteristically fast rate more than a century ago and has maintained its large size (more than 1500) and importance until the present day. The fascinating story of how Ilahita became...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415228999
• ISBN13: 9780415228992
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 7.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"