Author: Belshaw, Cyril S.
Title: In Search of Wealth : A Study of the Emergence of Commercial Operations in the Melanesian Society of Southeastern Papua
Description: n.p. [Menasha, Wisconsin?], American Anthropological... 1955. orig. wrappers. x,85,(4) pp,, 25x15cm, Some rubbing. Series: American Anthropological Association, Memoir No. 80.. Textual chart, maps & photos. Name inked to title-page, some small side page-edge spots, VG. ¶ Includes a folding chart, 2pp photos + 2pp maps. Contents: Introduction to Southern Massim Society; Expansion of Demand; Social Groups; Exchange Methods; Exploiting Ware Reefs & Islets for Cash Income; Wagawaga Experiments in Clan & Company Organization; The Southern Massim on the Threshold of the World Economy; Appendices: Residence & Relationship Pattern of Hamlets; Distribution of Cash Holdings, Wagawaga; Distribution of Property, Ware, For All 50 Household Heads; Ware island Trade; Ware Cutter Voyages; Exports from Ware; Ware Cash Imports.

Keywords: Papua New Guinea, Anthropology, Canoe Traders, Economics Sociology, Melanesia Ethnology, Ware Island Trade, Wagawaga, Southern Massim, Ethnography Social, Economic