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Social Change in Tikopia

Social Change in Tikopia

Raymond Firth

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2013
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Antropología
ISBN:
9780415850711
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Re-visiting Tikopia a decade after his first visit, Raymond Firth here examines what impact the forces of modernization had on Tikopia society with regard to economics, law, politics and social affairs.

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