Primitive Polynesian Economy

Primitive Polynesian Economy
Author: Raymond 1901-2002 Firth
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2021-09-10
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ISBN: 9781015058149

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Social Change in Tikopia

Social Change in Tikopia
Author: Raymond Firth
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2004
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780415330183

Re-visiting Tikopia a decade after his first visit, Raymond Firth here examines what impact the forces of modernization had on Tikopia society with regard to economics, law, politics and social affairs. Suffering a famine whilst there, the author also examined the issues of responsibility for the famine; problems of distribution in ceremonial and ritual; institutional developments from the famine. Originally published in 1959.

Primitive Polynesian Economy

Primitive Polynesian Economy
Author: Raymond Firth
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2013-10-11
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1136537171

A great classic of British anthropology, Primitive Polynesian Economy is structured as follows: · Problems of Primitive Economics · Food and Population in Tikopia · Knowledge, Technique and Economic Lore · The Labour Situation · Ritual in Productive Activity · Economic Functions of the Chiefs · Property and Capital in Production · Principles of Distribution and Payment · Exchange and Value · Characteristics of a Primitive Economy First published in 1939.