Precedence : social differentiation in the Austronesian world /
"This collection of papers is the sixth volume in the Comparative Austronesian series. The papers that comprise this volume examine the concept of precedence as a form of local discourse and as a mechanism for ordering status, at different levels, within specific Austronesian-speaking societies...
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| Language: | English |
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Acton, A.C.T. :
ANU E Press,
2009.
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| Series: | Comparative Austronesian series.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Precedence in perspective / James J. Fox
- Origin and Precedence: The construction and distribution of status in the highlands of Bali / Thomas A. Reuter
- Distinguishing Hierarchy and Precedence: Comparing status distinctions in South Asia and the Austronesian world, with special reference to South Sulawesi / Greg Acciaioli
- The Discourse and Practice of Precedence / James J. Fox
- Trunk and Tip in West Timor: Precedence in a botanical idiom / Andrew McWilliam
- Precedence in the Formation of the Domain of Wai Brama and the Rajadom of Sikka / E.D. Lewis
- Precedence, Contestation, and the Deployment of Sacred Authority in a Florenese Village / David Butterworth
- A Tale of Two Villages: Hierarchy and precedence in Keo dual organization (Flores, Indonesia) / Gregory Forth
- Hierarchy, Precedence and Values: Scopes for social action in Ngadhaland, Central Flores / Olaf H. Smedal
- Hierarchy and Precedence in Keiese Origin Myths / Timo Kaartinen
- Contestations: Dynamics of precedence in an eastern Indonesian domain / Michael P. Vischer.