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Social Change in Tikopia
Re-study of a Polynesian community after a generation
Re-visiting Tikopia
A decade after his first visit, Raymond Firth examines the impact of modernization on Tikopia society regarding economics, law, politics, and social affairs. During his visit, he experienced a famine and explored issues of responsibility, distribution in ceremonial and ritual contexts, and institutional developments resulting from the famine. Originally published in 1959.