The History of Melanesian Society
The History of Melanesian Society
Volume I
Volume 1:
William Halse Rivers Rivers
August 2014
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William Halse Rivers (1864–1922) was a groundbreaking physician, psychologist and anthropologist in the early twentieth century, chiefly remembered for his work on the psychological disorders produced by the First World War. In this two-volume work from 1914, he presents his theory of the diffusion of culture in the south-west Pacific. Volume One details aspects of the customs and practises of the islands in Melanesia and beyond, including the Hawaiian islands. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of anthropology or the Pacific islands.
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August 2014Paperback
9781107419315
464 pages
244 × 170 × 24 mm
0.73kg
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Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Banks islands
- 3. Banks islands
- 4. Banks islands
- 5. Banks islands
- 6. Banks islands
- 7. The Torres islands
- 8. The New Hebrides
- 9. The Santa Cruz islands
- 10. The Solomon islands
- 11. Fiji
- 12. Tikopia
- 13. Tonga, Samoa and Niue
- 14. The Hawaian islands
- Comparative tables of terms of relationship.
