By Andrew Strathern
Within the Mount Hagen quarter of significant New Guinea, conflict has been changed because the arrival of the Europeans by way of a lively develop¬ment of moka, a aggressive ceremonial trade of wealth items. The exchanges of pigs, shells and different valuables are interpreted as performing as a bond among teams, and as a way wherein members, particularly the big-men, can maximize their prestige. Professor Strathern analyses the ways that festival among big-men truly happens, and the consequences of this pageant at the total political process.
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