Kinship, Networks, and Exchange

Cover of Kinship, Networks, and Exchange by Thomas Schweizer
Year: 1998
Language: en
Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 9780521590211
Dimensions:
Height: 9 Inches
Length: 6 Inches
Weight: 1.53662196614 Pounds
Width: 0.94 Inches
Dewey Decimal: 301
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“Kinship, Networks, and Exchange” by Thomas Schweizer, published by Cambridge University Press on June 13, 1998, explores the intricate dynamics of kinship and economic exchange through a network lens. This edition spans 337 pages and is presented in English. The book revitalizes the study of kinship by examining various cultural contexts, including Mediterranean communities, Javanese villages, and the Sinhalese in Sri Lanka, among others, to illustrate how kinship influences material flow and economic cooperation.

Readers will find a comprehensive analysis of individual embeddedness within larger kinship and exchange networks, addressing themes such as moral economy, risk, and uncertainty in economic exchanges. The book also delves into marriage, bridewealth, and dowry, offering comparative insights into wealth transfers related to marriage across different cultures. Through its structured approach, the text presents a detailed examination of kin-based exchange systems and their evolution, making it a significant contribution to the fields of anthropology, sociology, and economics.


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1. Revitalizing the study of kinship and exchange with network approaches; Part I. Representing Kinship Dynamics, Material Flow, and Economic Co-operation: 2. The grapevine forest: kinship, status and wealth in a Mediterranean community (Selo, Croatia); 3. Kinship, property transmission, and stratification in Javanese villages; 4. Ambilateral sideness among the Sinhalese: marriage networks and property flows in Pul Eliya (Sri Lanka); 5. Alliance, exchange, and the organization of boat corporations in Lamalera (E. Indonesia); Part II. Individual Embeddedness and the Larger Structure of Kinship and Exchange Networks: 6. Experimental flexibility of cultural models: kinship knowledge and networks among individual Khasi (Meghalaya, N.E. India); 7. Moral economy and self-interest: Kinship, friendship and exchange among the Pokot (N.W. Kenya); 8. Risk, uncertainty and economic exchange in a pastoral community of the Andean Highlands (Huancar, N.W. Argentina); Part III. Marriage, Exchange and Alliance: Reconsidering Bridewealth and Dowry: 9. Wealth transfers occasioned by marriage: a comparative reconsideration; 10. Prestations and progeny: the consolidation of well-being among the Bakkarwal of Jammu and Kashmir; 11. “We Don’t Sell our Daughters”: a report on money and marriage exchange in the township of Larantuka (Flores, E. Indonesia); Part IV. Emergence, Development and Transformation of Kin-Based Exchange Systems: 12. Applications of the minimum spanning tree problem to network analysis; 13. Local rules, global structures: models of exclusive straight sister-exchange; 14. The capacity and constraints of kinship in the development of the Enga Tee Ceremonial exchange network (Papua New Guinea Highlands); 15. Between war and peace: gift exchange and commodity barter in the central and fringe Highlands of Papua New Guinea.

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