Warfare, social organisation and resource access amongst the Wosera Abelam of Papua New Guinea

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Warfare, social organisation and resource access amongst the Wosera Abelam of Papua New Guinea

In the precolonial period warfare was endemic amongst the Wosera Abelam and social organisation was sufficiently flexible to permit the movement of people between villages and groups, adn their full incorporation into the host societies.In the contemporary context of increasing population pressure,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Curry, George
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	1997
Subjects:	resource access - land tenure - East Sepik Province - Papua New Guinea - Pacific Islands
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39522

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