Social Change in Tikopia
Author | : Raymond Firth |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 382 |
Release | : 2013-10-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781136537523 |
ISBN-13 | : 113653752X |
Rating | : 4/5 (52X Downloads) |
Download or read book Social Change in Tikopia written by Raymond Firth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-11 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.