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1	We, the Tikopia more books like this by Raymond William Firth add to wishlist see all copies from $3.75! first editions
2	Primitive Polynesian economy more books like this by Raymond William Firth add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.07! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Religion: A Humanist Interpretation more books like this by Raymond William Firth, Firth Raymond add to wishlist Religion:A Humanist Interpretation represents a lifetime's work on the anthropology of religion from a rathr unusual viewpoint.Raymond Firth treats religion as a human art,capable of great intellectual and artistic achievemints,but also of complex manipulation to seve human interests of those who believe in itand operate it.Teligion may also be ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $35.20! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The work of the gods in Tikopia more books like this by Raymond William Firth add to wishlist First published in 1939 and long out of print, this book remains unique as the only full and detailed account by a social anthropologist of a complete pagan Polynesian ritual cycle. This new single-volume edition omits some of the Tikopia vernacular texts, but includes a new theoretical introduction; postscripts have also been supplied to some of ... see all copies from $27.47! new only from $92.36! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Themes in Economic Anthropology more books like this by Raymond William Firth (Editor) add to wishlist The main focus of the volume - the processes of choice and decision-making in different economic systems - offers exceptional scope for the convergence of economic and anthropological perspectives. It concentrates on transactions that both express and influence social relationships and values. Covering a wide geographic area there are specific ... see all copies from $3.50! new only from $59.85! \| first editions
6	Capital,saving and credit in peasant societies : studies from Asia,Oceania,the Caribbean and Middle America more books like this by Raymond Firth (Editor), B. S. Yamey add to wishlist The formation and management of capital are among the central issues in economic growth, especially in 'under-developed' countries, and form the main theme in this volume. The societies examined vary widely, both geographically and also in terms of types of social and economic structures. First published in 1964. see all copies from $5.40! new only from $190.97! \| first editions
7	Tikopia ritual and belief more books like this by Raymond William Firth add to wishlist see all copies from $2.34! new only from $13.73! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Tikopia Songs more books like this by Raymond William Firth, Mervyn McLean add to wishlist Sir Raymond Firth is one of the most distinguished British anthropologists, and one internationally acclaimed. His work here forms part of one of the fullest and most professional ethnographic accounts by any anthropologist of a non-industrial people, an account which extends over many years. This book is about the songs of a Western Pacific ... see all copies from $17.56! new only from $64.64! \| SVS
9	We, the Tikopia: A Sociological Study of Kinship in Primitive Polynesia more books like this by Raymond William Firth add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from $3.30! new only from $244.87! \| first editions
10	Symbols: Public and Private more books like this by Raymond William Firth add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	Capital, Saving and Credit in Peasant Societies more books like this by Raymond William Firth (Editor), B S Yamey (Editor) add to wishlist Contemporary problems of economic and social change have obliged social scientists from different fields to learn much about each others' work as well as about the specific problems they are together seeking to solve. The bearing of economic conditions on the character of a social system has become more apparent to anthropologists, and, similarly, ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $24.13! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Man and Culture: An Evaluation of the Work of Bronislaw Malinowski more books like this by Raymond Firth (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $3.99! first editions \| SVS
13	Leadership and Change in the Western Pacific: Volume 66 more books like this by Richard Feinberg (Editor), Raymond William Firth add to wishlist An ethnographic exploration of the rise of new forms of leadership at community and national levels with islanders are synthesising traditional and Western models. see all copies from $43.12! new only from $67.00! \| first editions
14	Tikopia Songs: Poetic and Musical Art of a Polynesian People of the Solomon Islands more books like this by Raymond William Firth, Mervyn McLean add to wishlist Sir Raymond Firth is one of the most distinguished British anthropologists, and one internationally acclaimed. His work here forms part of one of the fullest and most professional ethnographic accounts by any anthropologist of a non-industrial people, an account which extends over many years. This book is about the songs of a Western Pacific ... see all copies from $53.50! new only from $53.50! \| SVS
15	Rank and religion in Tikopia; a study in Polynesian paganism and conversion to Christianity more books like this by Raymond William Firth add to wishlist see all copies from $4.82! first editions
16	Art and Life in New Guinea more books like this by Raymond William Firth add to wishlist see all copies from $64.95! first editions
17	Human Types more books like this by Raymond William Firth add to wishlist Based on a wide range of field studies, Sir Raymond Firth discusses the geographical and historical factors that determine the development of racial groups; shows how culture is an out-growth of natural environment; and describes how various societies have solved the economic, technological, social and sexual problems that confront them. The book ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.24! \| first editions \| SVS
18	Economics of the New Zealand Maori by Raymond Firth add to wishlist see all copies from $14.98! first editions
19	The sceptical anthropologist?, social anthropology and Marxist views on society more books like this by Raymond William Firth, British Academy add to wishlist see all copies from $10.00!
20	Essays on Social Organization and Values more books like this by Raymond William Firth add to wishlist In this volume, Professor Firth has brought together and commented upon a number of his papers on anthropological subjects published over the last thirty years. All these essays relate in different ways to his continuing interest in the study of social process, especially in the significance within a social context of individual choice and ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $89.54! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21	Elements of Social Organization more books like this by Raymond Firth add to wishlist An illuminating introduction to the methods and problems of social anthropology, this book draws on a wide range of illustrations, including Raymond Firth's own experiences in New Zealand, Malaya and the Solomon Islands. The concept of social organisation is discussed with special reference to the role of individual choice and decision in social ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $190.97! \| first editions
22 view cover	Malay Fishermen: Their Peasant Economy more books like this by Raymond William Firth add to wishlist see all copies from $2.52! new only from $18.00! \| first editions \| SVS
23	Ein Tagebuch Im Strikten Sinn Des Wortes by Raymond; Malinowski Firth, Bronislaw add to wishlist see all copies from $50.56! new only from $50.56!
24	Human types, an introduction to social anthropology more books like this by Raymond William Firth add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
25	Families and Their Relatives: Kinship in a Middle-Class Sector of London: An Anthropological Study, more books like this by Raymond William Firth add to wishlist see all copies from $2.01! first editions

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