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  • Malay Fishermenby Raymond Firth

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95

    The social, political and economic impact of the decline of the old colonial powers in Africa, India and the Middle East are still key areas of scholarly research and debate. Based on careful social observation and empirical research, the titles in The Sociology of Development set of the International Library of Sociology explore the tension between... more...

  • Religionby Raymond Firth

    Routledge 1995; US$ 43.95

    Treats religion as a human art, capable of great intellectual and artistic achievements. more...

  • Primitive Economics of the New Zealand Maori (Routledge Revivals)by Raymond Firth

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 49.95

    First published in 1929, Raymond Firth?s original and insightful study offers an incredibly detailed account of the social and economic organisation of the Maori people before their contact with Western civilisation. Bridging the gap between anthropology and economics, the work covers the class structure, land system, industry, methods of co-operative... more...

  • Tikopia Ritual and Belief (Routledge Revivals)by Raymond Firth

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 49.95

    First published in 1967, this book gives some of the fruits of the author's study of Tikopia ways of thought as the result of three field expeditions. Most Polynesians became Christians more than a century ago but Tikopia had a substantial pagan population until quite recent years. This book of essays describes rites and beliefs of a people who still... more...

  • Symbols (Routledge Revivals)by Raymond Firth

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95

    This book first published in 1973 offers a broad survey of the study of symbolic ideas and behaviour. The study of symbolism is popular nowadays and anthropologists have made substantial contributions to it. Raymond Firth has long been internationally known for his field research in the Solomons and Malaysia, and for his theoretical work on kinship,... more...

  • Rank and Religion in Tikopia (Routledge Revivals)by Raymond Firth

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 42.95

    Originally published in 1970, this book represents a unique study of beliefs and ritual practices in a pagan religion, and of the processes by which a transformation to Christianity took place. Christianity came to the major islands of Polynesia nearly two centuries ago, and within a couple of generations, the traditional pagan religion had disappeared.... more...

  • Tikopia Songsby Raymond Firth; Mervyn McLean

    Cambridge University Press 1991; US$ 55.00

    This book shows how the poetry and music of a Polynesian people, the Tikopia, can have an intimate relation with their social life. more...

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