Primitive Polynesian Economy (Paperback)

A great classic of British anthropology, Primitive Polynesian Economy is structured as follows: * Problems of Primitive Economics * Food and Population in Tikopia * Knowledge, Technique and Economic Lore * The Labour Situation * Ritual in Productive Activity * Economic Functions of the Chiefs * Property and Capital in Production * Principles of Distribution and Payment * Exchange and Value * Characteristics of a Primitive Economy First published in 1939.