List of figures, List of tables, Preface, Preliminary notes, 1. Introduction, 2. Kinship and hierarchy within the household, 3. Transforming equality into hierarchy, 4. Hierarchy and equality beyond the household, 5. Containing equality-the yaqona ceremony, 6. Hierarchy and space in the church, 7. Government and traditional hierarchy, 8. Learning about seniority and gender, 9. Understanding above/below, 10. Cognition as a microhistorical process, Appendices, Bibliography, Index