Human Types

By Raymond Firth

Book Overview

Based on a wide range of field studies, Sir Raymond Firth discusses the geographical and historical factors that determine the development of racial groups; shows how culture is an out-growth of natural environment; and describes how various societies have solved the economic, technological, social and sexual problems that confront them. The book provides a framework for understanding all human societies and interpreting the changes that take place within them.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313241767
• ISBN13: 9780313241765
• Release Date: December 1983
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"