We the Tikopia: A Sociological Study of Kinship in Primitive Polynesia

By Raymond Firth

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415511283
• ISBN13: 9780415511285
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 666 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.4" x 8.4"