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

by Raymond Firth

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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.
  • ISBN10 0804712026
  • ISBN13 9780804712026
  • Publish Date 1 September 1983 (first published December 1964)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Stanford University Press
  • Edition Abridged edition
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 525
  • Language English