Download or read book Primitive Economics of the New Zealand Maori (Routledge Revivals) written by Raymond Firth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011 with total page 551 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1929, Raymond Firth's original and insightful study offers an incredibly detailed account of the social and economic organisation of the Maori people before their contact with Western civilisation. Bridging the gap between anthropology and economics, the work covers the class structure, land system, industry, methods of co-operative labour, exchange and distribution, and the psychological foundations of Maori society. This reissue will be welcomed by all students of anthropology and anyone interested the history of the Maori people.