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.

The Legacy of Guilt
The Legacy of Guilt

Author: Judith Binney

Publisher: Bridget Williams Books

Published: 2021-04-28

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 1927131014

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The archetypal story of Thomas Kendall, a self-torturing, struggling missionary in nineteenth century New Zealand, is also a remarkable history of cross-cultural experience. Posted to New Zealand in 1814, Kendall was immensely devout but entirely unprepared for dealing with Māori. He nonetheless helped produce the first Māori Grammar, but was hindered by rumours of an affair with a Māori chief’s daughter. Dismissed from his duties in 1823, he continued studying Māori culture until his death nearly a decade later. Long out of print, this work by a leading New Zealand historian tells an absorbing story of the difficulties and dangers of the evangelical mission.

The New Zealand Wars and the Victorian Interpretation of Racial Conflict
The New Zealand Wars and the Victorian Interpretation of Racial Conflict

Author: James Belich

Publisher: Auckland University Press

Published: 2015-02-16

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 1775582000

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First published in 1986, James Belich's groundbreaking book and the television series based upon it transformed New Zealanders' understanding of New Zealand's great "civil war": struggles between Maori and Pakeha in the 19th century. Revealing the enormous tactical and military skill of Maori, and the inability of the Victorian interpretation of racial conflict to acknowledge those qualities, Belich's account of the New Zealand Wars offered a very different picture from the one previously given in historical works. This bestselling classic of New Zealand history and Belich's larger argument about the impact of historical interpretation resonates today.

Marxist Analyses and Social Anthropology
Marxist Analyses and Social Anthropology

Author: Maurice Bloch

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-11

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1136548653

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Reflecting the first evaluation among British and American anthropologists of the relevance of Marxist theory for their discipline, the studies in this volume cover a wide geographical and social spectrum ranging from rural Indonesia, Imperial China, Highland Burma and the Abron kingdom of Gyaman. A critical survey assesses the value of some key ideas of Marx and Engels to social anthropology and places in historical perspective the changing attitudes of social anthropologists to the Marxist tradition. Originally published in 1975.

Property and Freedom
Property and Freedom

Author: Richard Pipes

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2000-06-13

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 0375704477

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"A superb book about a topic that should be front and center in the American political debate" (National Review), from the acclaimed Harvard scholar and historian of the Russian Revolution An exploration of a wide range of national and political systems to demonstrate persuasively that private ownership has served over the centuries to limit the power of the state and enable democratic institutions to evolve and thrive in the Western world. Beginning with Greece and Rome, where the concept of private property as we understand it first developed, Richard Pipes then shows us how, in the late medieval period, the idea matured with the expansion of commerce and the rise of cities. He contrasts England, a country where property rights and parliamentary government advanced hand-in-hand, with Russia, where restrictions on ownership have for centuries consistently abetted authoritarian regimes; finally he provides reflections on current and future trends in the United States. Property and Freedom is a brilliant contribution to political thought and an essential work on a subject of vital importance.

Property
Property

Author: Ernest Beaglehole

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2015-06-19

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1317548639

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First published in 1931, this book represents an attempt to study the psychological basis of the institution of property. There had been many psychological and social studies of marriage and religion prior to publication of this title but none which considered the problems which arise when the institution of property is viewed from the angle of social psychology. Some of these problems are set out in the first chapter. In the remaining chapters the author discusses the problems in the light of evidence drawn from the various branches of psychology and sociology of the day. The final chapter indicates the importance of the author’s conclusions for political and social theory at the time.

The Statesman's Year-Book
The Statesman's Year-Book

Author: M. Epstein

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-12-26

Total Pages: 1525

ISBN-13: 0230270670

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The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.