Essays in Polynesian Ethnology
by: Williamson, Robert Wood; Piddington, Ralph-Editor

Hardcover. NY, Cooper Square Publishers, reprint, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, orange cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. 373 pages, b&w illustrations, fold-out map. A reprint of a title originally published in 1939, this release is updated by Ralph Piddington with recent studies. Nine Chapters: Warfare in Central Polynesia, Kava in Samoa and Tonga, Kava in other Polynesian Islands, The Arioi, Sex Courtship and Infanticide, Stability and Change in Polynesian Culture, The Origins of Polynesian Culture, Polynesia and Melanesia, and Past and Present in Polynesia. Plus Appendix Assam Parallels. Clean copy.