Primitive Polynesian Economy

By Raymond Firth

Book Overview

A great classic of British anthropology, Primitive Polynesian Economy is structured as follows:
- Problems of Primitive Economics
- Food and Population in Tikopia
- Knowledge, Technique and Economic Lore
- The Labour Situation
- Ritual in Productive Activity
- Economic Functions of the Chiefs
- Property and Capital in Production
- Principles of Distribution and Payment
- Exchange and Value
- Characteristics of a Primitive Economy
First published in 1939.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415866545
• ISBN13: 9780415866545
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"