Hardback (26 Feb 2004)
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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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| ISBN: | 9780415330183 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Pub date: | 26 Feb 2004 |
| DEWEY: | 306.089994 |
| DEWEY edition: | 21 |
| Language: | English |
| Number of pages: | 368 |
| Weight: | 589g |
| Height: | 216mm |
| Width: | 138mm |
| Spine width: | 19mm |
