The evolution of highland Papua New Guinea societies

List of plates List of maps and tables Preface 1. Prologue: anthropology in the Papua New Guinea highlands 2. Papua New Guinea highlands prehistory: a social anthropologist's view 3. Configurations of intensity 4. Warfare 5. Leadership and politics 6. Social structure 7. Male-female relations 8. Ceremonial exchange 9. the legacy of the past Bibliography Index.