Essays in Polynesian Ethnology
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1939. 1st. Hardcover. Tall 8vo. xlii, 373 pp. Bibliography & Abbreviations.10 photographic-plates; 2 maps (including 1 large fold-out); 7 tables. Edited by Ralphy Piddington. Green cloth in pale green printed dustjacket. A near fine copy (3 short tears to upper edge & light foxing to fold-out map; owner name) in very good dustjacket (price-clipped; light fading; foxing & spotting). Item #15123
With an analysis of recent studies i Polynesian History by the Editor. The first part of the book deals with particular topics: Warfare, the Drinking of Kava, the Society known as the Arioi, and customs relating to Sex, Courtship and Infanticide. The second part deals with problems of historical reconstruction in Polynesia; Stability and Change in Polynesian Culture, Theories of Origin, the Relation between Polynesia and Melanesia, and an Appendix on Assam parallels.
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