Developments in Polynesian Ethnology

by Robert Borofsky and Alan Howard

This title assesses the current state of anthropological research in Polynesia through a series of original essays on prehistory, social organisation, socialisation, mana and tapu, chieftainship, art, and early contact. The essays, taken together, offer a broad understanding of Polynesian societies.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082481181X
• ISBN13: 9780824811815
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 373 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.