Download or read book Women of Value, Men of Renown written by Annette B. Weiner and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of women, men, and exchanges of wealth in the Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, makes an interesting comparison with the work of pioneer ethnographer Bronislaw Malinowski, who conducted his seminal research there between 1915 and 1918. While Malinowski and others have focused on men, dismissing "women's work" as unimportant, Weiner shows that women play a vital role in Trobriand society.