We, the Tikopia

A Sociological Study of Kinship in Primitive Polynesia

• Author(s): Raymond Firth,
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Pages: 666
• ISBN_10: 0415330203
  ISBN_13: 9780415330206
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Family & Relationships / General , Social Science / Anthropology / General , Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social , Social Science / Ethnic Studies / Australian & Oceanian Studies , Social Science / Sociology / General , Social Science / Sociology / Marriage & Family ,

Description:...

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.