Essays on Social Organisation and Values
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Essays on Social Organisation and Values by Raymond Firth
In this volume Professor Firth has brought together and commented upon a number of his papers on anthropological subjects published over the last thirty years. All these essays relate in different ways to his continuing interest in the study of social process, especially in the significance within a social context of individual choice and decision. Although some specialist studies are included, e.g. the group of papers dealing with the Polynesian island of Tikopia, the main themes of the book are broad ones and there are important general essays on such topics as social change; social structure and organization; modern society in relation to scientific and technological progress; and the study of values, mysticism, and religion by anthropologists. There is also a hitherto unpublished chapter on anthropology as a developing science.
'[Firth] succeeds in bringing under the rubric of social organization and values a wide variety of topics'Journal of Polynesian Society
The author is Professor of Anthropology at the London School of Economics and Political Science and a fellow of the British Academy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780485196283 |
| ISBN 10 | 048519628X |
| Title | Essays on Social Organisation and Values |
| Author | Raymond Firth |
| Series | Lse Monographs On Social Anthropology |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 1969-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 334 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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