Social Change in Tikopia: Re-study of a Polynesian community after a generation

Firth, Raymond

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

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Book information

ISBN:	9780415850711
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Imprint:	Routledge
Pub date:	15 Mar 2013
DEWEY:	305.8994
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	360
Weight:	460g
Height:	137mm
Width:	214mm
Spine width:	24mm