Routledge Revivals: The Ethnography of Malinowski (1979) - The Trobriand Islands 1915-18

List of contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part One: Habitat and economy; Editor’s note; 1. An outline of Trobriand economics 2. Gardening; Part Two: Kinship, marriage and land; Editor’s note; 3. Exogamy and incest 4. Dogmas of procreation and paternity 5. Marriage 6. Principles of land tenure; Part Three: The Kula; Editor’s note; 7. Essentials of the Kula 8. Technicalities of the Kula 9. Perils, magic and myths; Bibliography; Index

About the author

Michael W. Young

Summary

Malinowski’s field material remains compulsory reading for students. First published in 1979, this book draws from the major monographs of Malinowski to compile a selection of his writings on the Trobriand Islanders.

Product details

• Authors: Michael W. Young
• Assisted by: Michael W. Young (Editor), Young Michael W. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138063976
• ISBN: 978-1-138-06397-6
• No. of pages: 274
• Series: Routledge Revivals; Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, new guinea