The History of Melanesian Society, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

The History of Melanesian Society, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)
Author: W. H. R. Rivers
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 466
Release: 2017-11-17
Genre:
ISBN: 9780331289701

Excerpt from The History of Melanesian Society, Vol. 1 of 2 At the present moment there exists in Melanesia an influence far more likely to produce disintegration of native institutions than the work of missionaries. I refer to the repatriation of Melanesian labourers from Queensland which has been the result of the movement for a white Australia. Large numbers of men, women and children have recently returned to nearly every Melanesian island. Some had been many years in Queensland and have quite forgotten all they ever knew of their native institutions; some even have that contempt for these institutions which so often accompanies a smattering Of civilisation. Their influence on native institutions in the future must almost certainly be great, but this influence is so comparatively recent that I do not believe it has had any appreciable effect on the social conditions which I record in this volume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The History of Melanesian Society, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

The History of Melanesian Society, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)
Author: W. H. R. Rivers
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 624
Release: 2017-11-25
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780331936308

Excerpt from The History of Melanesian Society, Vol. 2 of 2 IN entering upon the theoretical discussion of the material presented in the first volume of this book, it will be well to begin with a short consideration of the principles upon which the study and the mode of arrangement of the argument will be based. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Visions of Culture

Visions of Culture
Author: Jerry D. Moore
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
Total Pages: 516
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 058518996X

An accessible, balanced undergraduate textbook on anthropological theory. Jerry D. Moore's Visions of Culture presents students with a brief, readable treatment of theoretical developments in the field from the days of Tylor and Morgan through contemporary postmodernists and cultural materialists. An ideal book for classes on the theory or the history of anthropology.

Annual Report

Annual Report
Author: Leeds Public Libraries. Art Gallery and Museums
Publisher:
Total Pages: 602
Release: 1911
Genre:
ISBN:

The Gift

The Gift
Author: Marcel Mauss
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2002-09-10
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1136896848

First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.