Essays in Polynesian Ethnology |
Contents
Preface | ix |
xxvii | |
Warfare in Central Polynesia | 3 |
Kava in Samoa and Tonga | 51 |
Stability and change in Polynesian culture | 201 |
The origins of Polynesian culture | 257 |
Polynesia and Melanesia | 302 |
Past and Present in Polynesia | 331 |
Appendix Assam Parallels | 355 |
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