Primitive economics of the New Zealand Maori [electronic resource] / Raymond Firth.
First published in 1929, Raymond Firth's original and insightful study offers an incredibly detailed account of the social and economic organisation of the Maori people before their contact with Western civilisation.Bridging the gap between anthropology and economics, the work covers the class...
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Full Text (via Taylor & Francis) |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Routledge,
2011.
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| Series: | Routledge revivals.
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| Summary: | First published in 1929, Raymond Firth's original and insightful study offers an incredibly detailed account of the social and economic organisation of the Maori people before their contact with Western civilisation.Bridging the gap between anthropology and economics, the work covers the class structure, land system, industry, methods of co-operative labour, exchange and distribution, and the psychological foundations of Maori society. This reissue will be welcomed by all students of anthropology and anyone interested the history of the Maori people. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (535 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 485-497) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781136505379 1136505377 9780203145401 0203145402 9781136505324 1136505326 9781136505362 1136505369 9780415694735 0415694736 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |