Economics of the New Zealand Maori
Economics of the New Zealand Maori

Author: Raymond Firth

Publisher:

Published: 1973

Total Pages: 542

ISBN-13:

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This book is a major scientific contribution to economic anthropology and has now become a standard work. The original edition gave the first systematic analysis of the basic problems concerned with the accumulation and disposal of wealth among the pre-European Maori. In the elucidation of this important aspect of Maori sociology the rich data accumulated by generations of scholars were brought into perspective in the light of modern theory. The analysis of the structure and operations of primitive Maori economic affairs was completed by an examination of the changes resulting from the contact of Maori with Europeans. For this new edition the general introductory chapter has been completely rewritten and much new material added. The final chapter on the post-European period has been much expanded to show the developing contribution of the modern Maori to New Zealand society as a whole.

Primitive Economics of the New Zealand Maori (Routledge Revivals)
Primitive Economics of the New Zealand Maori (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Raymond Firth

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-11-12

Total Pages: 551

ISBN-13: 1136505369

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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 Maori people.