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'œThree things must be said at the outset about this book: first, that it is far more than its explanatory subtitle implies; secondly, that it is likely to be for a long time one of the standard works on the parts of the Pacific with which it deals; thirdly, that it is written by an anthropologist who is at the same time an economist, a discerning analyst of politicosocial institutions and, what is perhaps equally important, a humanist.'' Times (London) Literary SupplementStanner, W. E. is the author of 'South Seas in Transition' with ISBN 9780313236617 and ISBN 0313236615.
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