Social Change in Tikopia: Re-study of a Polynesian community after a generation

by Raymond Firth

Book Overview

Re-visiting Tikopia a decade after his first visit, Raymond Firth here examines what impact the forces of modernization had on Tikopia society with regard to economics, law, politics and social affairs. Suffering a famine whilst there, the author also examined the issues of responsibility for the famine; problems of distribution in ceremonial and ritual; institutional developments from the famine.
Originally published in 1959.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415850711
• ISBN13: 9780415850711
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"