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UNINA9910809319803321 |
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Autore |
Firth Raymond <1901-2002.> |
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Titolo |
Primitive economics of the New Zealand Maori / / Raymond Firth |
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London, : Routledge, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-50536-9 |
0-203-14540-2 |
1-283-84546-6 |
1-136-50537-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (550 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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306.308999442 |
390.0899442 |
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Soggetti |
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Maori (New Zealand people) |
Economic anthropology - New Zealand |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"First published in 1929 by George Routledge & Sons Ltd"--T.p. verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 485-497) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Primitive Economics of the New Zealand Maori; Copyright Page; Contents; I. The Study of Primitive Economics; II. The Maori And His Economic Resources; III. Social Structure and Economic Organization; IV. The Psychology of Work; V. The Nature of Maori Industry; VI. The Organization of Production; VII. Magic in Economics; VIII. The Distribution of Goods and Payment for Labour; IX. The Feast; X. The Ownership and Command of Wealth; XI. The Land; XII. The Exchange of Gifts; XIII. Native Tracks and Canoe-Ways; XIV. The Economic Aspect of Culture Change; XV. The Maori Community |
Bibliography(i) The literature of Primitive Economics; (ii) New Zealand Iiterature; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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