Managing Animals in New Guinea: Preying the Game in the Highlands

by Paul Sillitoe

Managing Animals in New Guinea analyzes the place of animals in the lives of New Guinea Highlanders. Looking at issues of zoological classification, hunting of wild animals and management of domesticated ones, notably pigs, it asks how natural parameters affect people's livelihood strategies and their relations with animals and the wider environment.

412 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2003