Description
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.
Book Details
Format
Kindle
Pages
368 pages
Language
English
Published
Oct 11, 2013
Publisher
Routledge
Editions
3 editions
ISBN-10
1136537457
ISBN-13
9781136537455