Laura J Zimmer
Biographic Data
| ID | 628213 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura J Zimmer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura J |
| FAMILY NAME | Zimmer |
| SIGNATURE | ZIMMER L J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Papua New Guinea |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Gambling With Cards in Melanesia and Australia
Playing at Being Men
Among the Gende people in Madang Province the game of Last Card is played almost exclusively by young men. Requiring greater concentration and skill than the more popular games of Three Leaf and Seven, Last Card is rejected by older players on the grounds that it angers them when their carefully planned strategies are upset by the lucky draw of a less skilled opponent. This paper examines Last Card's appeal for young men and puts forward the prop…
Who will bury me
Card Playing Among the Gende
Card Playing Among the Gende
Gambling With Cards in Melanesia and Australia
Playing at Being Men
Among the Gende people in Madang Province the game of Last Card is played almost exclusively by young men. Requiring greater concentration and skill than the more popular games of Three Leaf and Seven, Last Card is rejected by older players on the grounds that it angers them when their carefully planned strategies are upset by the lucky draw of a less skilled opponent. This paper examines Last Card's appeal for young men and puts forward the prop…
Who will bury me
History (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Adversary (1 work) · Advertising (1 work)