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.
Bronislaw Malinowski Department of Anthropology, University of London, London School of Economics
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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
