Cultures of the Pacific: Selected Readings by Thomas G Harding Ben J Wallace

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Publisher
Free Press
ISBN-10
0029138000
ISBN-13
9780029138007
eBay Product ID (ePID)
31515

Product Key Features

Book Title
Cultures of the Pacific
Number of Pages
516 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Asia / General, General, Oceania
Publication Year
1970
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Reference, History
Author
Thomas G. Harding
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
21.8 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
70-091883
Dewey Edition
18
Dewey Decimal
301.29/9/08
Synopsis
This collection of reading shares the anthropological research interest and cultural variation of Pacific people, including significant and relevant articles focused on culture history, technology and economics, social life, politics and social control, religion, and culture change. Cultures of the Pacific is a necessary, beneficial, and informative read for undergraduate and graduate courses focused on the anthropology of Pacific people and cultures. Many of the selections included in this book, including four previously unpublished papers, have not been readily available to readers. The editors' introductions to each section indicate the place of the individual contributions in Pacific studies in particular and in anthropology in general., Cultures of the Pacific offers a selection of 28 readings representing anthropological research interests & cultural variation in the Pacific. The selections emphasize anthropological significance and relevance rather than substantive and geographical coverage. The articles are divided into 6 topical areas of major importance: Culture History Technology & Economics Social Life Politics & Social Control Religion Culture Change Among the selections included are "The Kon-Tiki Myth" by Robert C. Suggs, "The Primitive Economics of the Trobriand Islanders" by Bronislaw Malinowski, and "The Rights of Primitive Peoples" by Margaret Mead. Many of the selections, including 4 previously unpublished papers, have not been readily available to the reader. Editors' introductions to each section indicate the place of the individual contributions in Pacific studies in particular and in anthropology in general. Illustrations & tables complement the text. Cultures of the Pacific is designed primarily for undergraduate & graduate courses in the anthropology of Pacific peoples & cultures. It will also find application in courses dealing with the cultural geography & history of the Pacific, as well as those concerned with the political science & economic development of the area.
LC Classification Number
GN662

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