Book
Economics of the New Zealand Maori
R. E. Owen, Govt.Printer • Wellington, Nz. • Published In 1959 • Pages:
By: Firth, Raymond.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This classic in economic anthropology is a functional study of aboriginal Maori social and economic organization prior to 1840. It touches on class structure, land system, industry, methods of co-operative labor, exchange and distribution, the psychology of work, and the role of magic in economics. Although dealing with the institutions of a single people, this work also discusses problems of general theory. The author draws upon a wealth of ethnographic material from both published and unpublished sources plus his own field experience. This document is the second edition of the book originally published as 'Primitive Economics of the New Zealand Maori' in 1929. The chapters on economic anthropology and economic change have been revised to include new developments in both areas. The chapter on traditional Maori means of communication has been omitted from this edition.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Production and supply
- Annual cycle
- Cultural participation
- Functional and adaptational interpretations
- Nuclear family
- Labor and leisure
- Fowling
- Visiting and hospitality
- Acculturation and culture contact
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Maori
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2009
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Oceania
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Polynesia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Joan Steffens ; 1965: John Beierle; 2007
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- ca. 1920
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1800-1929
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- New Zealand
- NotesAdditional notes
- Raymond William Firth ; with a pref. by R. H. Tawney
- Second edition of 'Thesis approved for the degree of doctor of philosophy in the University of London.'
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [495]-512)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 59040308
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Economic conditions