Primitive Polynesian Economy - Routledge Library Editions.

Raymond William Firth

Hardback (26 Feb 2004)

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

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Book information

ISBN:	9780415330176
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Imprint:	Routledge
Pub date:	26 Feb 2004
DEWEY:	306.089994
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Number of pages:	424
Weight:	940g
Height:	216mm
Width:	138mm
Spine width:	31mm