Origins, Ancestry and Alliance

Origins, Ancestry and Alliance
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Publisher : ANU E Press
Total Pages : 344
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ISBN-10 : 9781920942878
ISBN-13 : 1920942874
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Book Synopsis Origins, Ancestry and Alliance by : James J. Fox

Download or read book Origins, Ancestry and Alliance written by James J. Fox and published by ANU E Press. This book was released on 2006-10-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of papers, the third in a series of volumes on the work of the Comparative Austronesian Project, explores indigenous Austronesian ideas of origin, ancestry and alliance and considers the comparative significance of these ideas in social practice. The papers examine social practice in a diverse range of societies extending from insular Southeast Asia to the islands of the Pacific.


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