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Papua New Guinea Highlands Dissertations

Owning Institution: UC San Diego, The UC San Diego Library

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Dissertations (PhD) and theses (M.A. and B.A.) based on anthropological fieldwork and other research in the Highlands region of Papua New Guinea. The majority of the works were written in the 1960s (11 titles), 1970s (23 titles) and 1980s (10 titles). These works discuss social life and customs, history, and other topics pertaining to indigenous peoples of Papua New Guinea. View this collection on the contributor's website.

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55 items found in this collection

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The inter-group economy of the Nekematigi, Eastern Highlands District, New Guinea
An internal analysis of the kinship system of the Mbowamb of the …
Intra-cultural variability and ethnographic description : a decision-making analysis of funerary behavior …
Ipili religion, past and present
Kewa reciprocity : cooperation and exchange in a New Guinea Highland culture
Leadership and social structure among the Kyaka people of the Western Highlands …
The losing game: exchange, migration, and inequality among the Gende people of …
Manga entrepreneurial strategies (1956-1972)
Manga social organization
Maring microadaptation : a study of demographic, nutritional, genetic and phenotypic variation …
Marriage, alliance and warfare : the Tauna Awa of New Guinea
Mauna : explorations in Ndumba ethnobotany
The Men's House: agency, ritual and meaning in Eastern Highlands architecture, Papua …
Native thought and the war in the Pacific : a study of …
Neighbours and killers : residence and dominance among the Hewa of New …
Oral traditions as history : an exploration of oral sources among the …
Pattern, process, and decision-making in New Guinea Highlands dispute handling
Patterns of interaction in the Beha Valley : a study of social …
Production among the Duna : aspects of horticultural intensification in central New …
Ritual in the ecology of a New Guinea people : an anthropological …
Secret knowledge : an analysis of Ommura ceremonies
Sickness, healing and gender in Ommura, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Simbu paths to power : political change and cultural continuity in the …
Supernaturalism and ritual among the Gururumba
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