Big men and great men : personifications of power in Melanesia /

Big men and great men : personifications of power in Melanesia /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Godelier, Maurice, Strathern, Marilyn
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge [England] ; New York : Paris : Cambridge University Press ; Editions de la Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, 1991.
Subjects:	Political anthropology > Melanesia. Political leadership > Melanesia. Power (Social sciences) > Melanesia.

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