
R. H. Codrington
Robert Henry Codrington was an Anglican priest and anthropologist who made the first study of Melanesian society and culture. His work is still held as a classic of ethnography.
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Books

The Melanesians
1969
ISBN 9780524033647
The Melanesians; studies in their anthropology and folk-lore
1972
ISBN 9780486202587
The Melanesian languages
1975
ISBN 9789060223741