The first part of a two volume classic devoted to the agriculture and agricultural rites of the Trobriand Islanders. This work looks at the signigicance of agriculture in the Trobriand Islands.

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Utgivningsdatum2001-11-29
Mått138 x 216 x 36 mm
Vikt80 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor610
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9780415262491

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME ONE PART ONE INTRODUCTION: TRIBAL ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL ORGANISATION OF THE TROBRIANDERS PART TWO GARDENS AND THEIR MAGIC ON A CORAL ATOLL I. GENERAL ACCOUNT OF GARDENING II. THE GARDENS OF OMARAKANA: EARLY WORK AND INAUGURATIVE MAGIC HI. THE GARDENS OF OMARAKANA: PREPARING THE SOIL AND PLANTING THE SEED IV. THE GARDEN S OF OMARAKANA: THE MAGIC OF GROWTH V. HARVES T VI. THE CUSTOMAR Y LAW OF HARVEST GIFTS VII. THE WORK AND MAGIC OF PROSPERITY VIII. STRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE BWAYMA IX. A COMPARATIVE GLANCE AT TROBRIAND GARDENING X. THE CULTIVATION OF TARO, PALMS AND BANANAS XI. THE METHOD OF FIELD-WORK AND INVISIBLE FACTS OF NATIVE LAW AND ECONOMICS XII. LAND TENURE PART THREE DOCUMENTS AN D APPENDICE