Just talk : gossip, meetings, and power in a Papua New Guinea village / [electronic resource]
Brison, Karen J.
Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press,
c1992.
'Just talk' suggests that our understanding of both Melanesian leadership and the power of words to construct social reality is greatly enhanced by attention to gossip and rumour: words are dangerous weapons that can have consequences which the original speaker neither anticipated nor desired.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
'Just talk' suggests that our understanding of both Melanesian leadership and the power of words to construct social reality is greatly enhanced by attention to gossip and rumour: words are dangerous weapons that can have consequences which the original speaker neither anticipated nor desired.
Description based on print version record.
Kwanga (Papua New Guinean people)
Kwanga (Papua New Guinean people)
Big man (Melanesia)
Oral communication
Language and culture
Social structure
Kwanga (Papua New Guinean people)
Kwanga (Papua New Guinean people)
Big man (Melanesia)
Oral communication
Language and culture
Social structure
History & Archaeology
Regions & Countries - Australia & Pacific Islands - Oceania