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Blood is their argument : warfare among the Mae Enga tribesmen of the New Guinea highlands
- Title
- Blood is their argument : warfare among the Mae Enga tribesmen of the New Guinea highlands / Mervyn Meggitt.
- Author
- Meggitt, Mervyn J., 1924-2004
- Publication
- Palo Alto, California : Mayfield Publishing Company, 1977.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | DU740.42 .M4 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xii, 223 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
- Series Statement
- Explorations in world ethnology
- Uniform Title
- Explorations in world ethnology
- Subject
- Enga (Papua New Guinean people) > Warfare
- Enga (Papua New Guinean people)
- Warfare, Prehistoric
- Warfare, Prehistoric
- Enga (Papua New Guinean people) > Warfare
- Kriegführung
- Enga
- Oorlogvoering
- Enga
- Ethnology > Papua New Guinea
- Military art and science > Papua New Guinea
- Iwi taketake
- Enga (peuple de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée)
- Guerre
- Violence
- Ethnopsychologie
- Provinz Enga
- Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 211-213.
- Contents
- Preface -- Editors' preface -- Traditional Mae Enga warfare : preliminary considerations -- Kinds of fighting among the Mae -- The mechanics of Mae warfare -- Aspects of combat -- Battle casualties -- Peace-making and homicide compensations -- The general peace -- The return of violence -- Epilogue -- Glossary.
- ISBN
- 0874843944
- 9780874843941
- LCCN
- 76028116
- http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb37411335z
- OCLC
- ocm02636076
- 2636076
- SCSB-52206
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library