We the Tikopia

Download or read book We the Tikopia written by Raymond Firth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recognized as a major work when first published, this title has, over the years, become a classic. Forming the basis of modern social anthropology, We the Tikiopia stands in the forefront of its literature. 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. First published in 1936.