Cultures of the Pacific

Thomas G. Harding

ISBN 10: 0029138000 / ISBN 13: 9780029138007

Published by Simon and Schuster, US, 1970

About this Item

This collection of reading shares the anthropological research interest and cultural variation of Pacific people, including significant and relevant articles focused on culture history, technology and economics, social life, politics and social control, religion, and culture change.Cultures of the Pacific is a necessary, beneficial, and informative read for undergraduate and graduate courses focused on the anthropology of Pacific people and cultures. Many of the selections included in this book, including four previously unpublished papers, have not been readily available to readers. The editors' introductions to each section indicate the place of the individual contributions in Pacific studies in particular and in anthropology in general.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cultures of the Pacific
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster, US
• Publication Date: 1970
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0029138000
• ISBN 13: 9780029138007
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 15.24W x 3.3H x 22.86D centimeters 15.24 centimeters width by 3.3 centimeters height by 22.86 centimeters depth
• Weight: 618 grams

About this title

Synopsis

This collection of reading shares the anthropological research interest and cultural variation of Pacific people, including significant and relevant articles focused on culture history, technology and economics, social life, politics and social control, religion, and culture change.

Cultures of the Pacific is a necessary, beneficial, and informative read for undergraduate and graduate courses focused on the anthropology of Pacific people and cultures.

Many of the selections included in this book, including four previously unpublished papers, have not been readily available to readers. The editors’ introductions to each section indicate the place of the individual contributions in Pacific studies in particular and in anthropology in general.

About the Author

Thomas G. Harding is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara.