We, the Tikopia : a sociological study of kinship in primitive Polynesia

Author / Creator

Firth, Raymond, 1901-2002., author

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Recognized as a major work when first published, this title has, over the years, become a classic. Forming the basis of modern social anthropology, <EM>We the Tikiopia</EM> stands in the forefront ...

Recognized as a major work when first published, this title has, over the years, become a classic. Forming the basis of modern social anthropology, <EM>We the Tikiopia</EM> stands in the forefront of its literature. <BR> The book is an excellent example of fieldwork analysis of a primitive society; a complete account of the working of a primitive kinship system; and an exhaustive and sophisticated study of Polynesian social institutions. <BR> First published in 1936.

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