Cloth, dj, G/G. vi+177pp, 8pp b/w plates, index, boards a little damp marked at the base of the spine, spine of dustjacket damaged by silverfish & damp, a good copy. London School Of Economics Monographs On Social Anthropology Volume 26. ~ 1st edition. ~ Detaield study of the Kinship & Marital values and relationships in a Papua New Guinean village. The author studied members of the Busama village for 7 years & shows the changes in the relations of a member of the viilage from the cradle to the grave.

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Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall No Jacket Cloth First Edition Summary of the effects of German, Japanese and Australian occupation and the subsequent cultural adjustments to change. Based on years of field and background research by one of Firth's best students. Very detailed records of religion, work, trade, councils and courts, community dynamics.

Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall No Jacket Cloth First Edition This study, based on research taken over a period of seven years, discusses the stages of life of a typical native in Busami, from birth through to adolescence to marriage, adulthood and to death, and "shows how each stage involves a change in kinship relationships and responsibilities.