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    Symbols (Routledge Revivals) : Public and Private (2013)
    Florence : Taylor and Francis | Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest
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    ISBN: 9781136505584
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (467 pages)
    Series Statement: Routledge Revivals
    DDC: 302.2
    Abstract: This book first published in 1973 offers a broad survey of the study of symbolic ideas and behaviour. The study of symbolism is popular nowadays and anthropologists have made substantial contributions to it. Raymond Firth has long been internationally known for his field research in the Solomons and Malaysia, and for his theoretical work on kinship, economics and religion. Here from a new angle, he has produced a broad survey of the study of symbolic ideas and behaviour. Professor Firth examines definitions of symbol. He traces the history of scientific inquiry into the symbolism of religious cults, mythology and dreams back into the eighteenth century. He compares some modern approaches to symbolism in art, literature and philosophy with those in social anthropology. He then cites examples in anthropological treatment of symbolic material from cultures of varying sophistication. Finally he offers dispassionate analyses of symbols used in contemporary Western situations - from hair-styles to the use and abuse of national flags; from cults of Black Jesus to the Eucharistic rite. In all this Professor Firth combines social and political topicality with a scholarly and provocative theoretical inquiry.
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    Elements of Social Organisation (2013)
    Florence : Taylor and Francis | Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest
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    ISBN: 9781136536892
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (287 pages)
    DDC: 306
    Abstract: An illuminating introduction to the methods and problems of social anthropology, this book draws on a wide range of illustrations, including Raymond Firth's own experiences in New Zealand, Malaya and the Solomon Islands. The concept of social organisation is discussed with special reference to the role of individual choice and decision in social affairs and the nature of social change. Social organisation in relation to economic, aesthetic, moral and religious values is also examined. First published in 1951. This re-issue is of the third, 1961 edition.
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    Themes in Economic Anthropology (2013)
    Florence : Taylor and Francis | Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest
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    ISBN: 9781136537806
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (305 pages)
    DDC: 306.3
    Abstract: The main focus of the volume - the processes of choice and decision-making in different economic systems - offers exceptional scope for the convergence of economic and anthropological perspectives. It concentrates on transactions that both express and influence social relationships and values. Covering a wide geographic area there are specific studies on societies in Equatorial Africa, Colombia, South India and the Balkans. First published in 1967.
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    Malay Fishermen (2006)
    Florence : Taylor and Francis | Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest
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    ISBN: 9780203001011
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (391 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    Series Statement: International Library of Sociology
    DDC: 306.309595
    Abstract: The social, political and economic impact of the decline of the old colonial powers in Africa, India and the Middle East are still key areas of scholarly research and debate. Based on careful social observation and empirical research, the titles in The Sociology of Development set of the International Library of Sociology explore the tension between agriculture and industry in developing economies, and trace the complex political process of independence. Aimed at administratores and academics, thse studies are central to Development Studies.
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