Schwimmer, Eric,  1923- <br/><br/>
The world of the Māori / 
Eric Schwimmer. 
 - 160 pages :  illustrations, map ;  21 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Racial origin -- Material culture -- Settlement of New Zealand -- First beginnings -- Origin of man -- The tapu half of existence -- Maui and his mana -- Kinship -- Learning to be a Maori -- Law and order -- Rank and status -- Village life -- The mana of the tribe -- Religious life -- Priests and spirits -- Warfare -- The Maori as a worker -- Distribution and ownership -- Song, speech and dance -- Decorative arts -- The modern Maori -- Earliest contacts -- The missionaries -- Transformation of the culture -- Inter-racial conflicts -- The Io doctrine -- Hauhau and Tingatu -- The Maori revival -- Language -- Residence -- Social structure today -- Earning and spending -- Maori politics -- Religion today -- Artistic expression. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>67000497 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Māori (New Zealand people)--Social conditions<br/>Māori (New Zealand people)--Social life and customs.<br/>Mātauranga tikanga tāngata<br/>Pūrākau<br/>Tōrangapū<br/>Kōrero nehe
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DU423  / .S3 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.899442 919.31031