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American indigenous languages
Hardback. Highlights the large array of Indigenous linguistic and cultural groups of the US Southeast. The traditional and modern Native literature genres showcased include stories that speakers perceive to be in the past, genres that have developed alongside these stories, and modern story types that have sometimes supplanted traditional tales. Editor(s): Haag, Marcia. Series: Native Literatures of the Americas. Num Pages: 366 pages, 1 map, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 2JN; CF; DQ; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780803262874
- ISBN
- 9780803262874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.06
€ 77.06
Hardback. First comprehensive study of this endangered language and one of the few reference grammars of this language family Series: Studies in the Native Languages of the Americas. Num Pages: 536 pages, 15 figures, 38 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2JS; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 43. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 0th edition
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803228221
- ISBN
- 9780803228221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Paperback. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 448 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2JN; CBG; CF; CJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401075701
- ISBN
- 9789401075701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 505.45
€ 505.45
Paperback. This classic reference work is based upon both Northern Cree (the "TH" dialect) and Plains Cree (the "Y") dialect. Editor(s): Cardinal, George. Num Pages: 604 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2JNC; CBDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 577
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888642844
- ISBN
- 9780888642844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.59€ 47.83
€ 60.59
€ 47.83
Paperback. Analyzes nearly 40 stories, from mythic narratives predating Columbus to contemporary American Indian fiction, representing various traditional Native American culture areas. This work reveals how preconceptions deriving from our hypervisual, print-dominated culture distort our understanding of essential functions and forms of oral storytelling. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2JN; DSB; JFHF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803277854
- ISBN
- 9780803277854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. A comprehensive, annotated listing of over a thousand books, monographs, and articles containing substantive information on all the American Indian languages of California and closely related languages outside its boundaries. Series: Native American Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 234 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 2J; CFF; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810815476
- ISBN
- 9780810815476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.91
€ 124.91
Paperback. An anthology of essays on the translation of Native American languages and literatures. Editor(s): Swann, Brian. Series: Native Literatures of the Americas. Num Pages: 488 pages, 4 illustrations, 4 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 2J; CFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803267596
- ISBN
- 9780803267596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.18
€ 46.99
€ 42.18
Paperback. Presents the inside story of one of the major intellectual breakthroughs of our time - the great decipherment of an ancient Maya script revised with the advanced developments. This title features 113 illustrations that provide details about the people and texts that have enabled us to read the Maya script. Num Pages: 304 pages, 113 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2JNM; CFL; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500289556
- ISBN
- 9780500289556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49
Hardback. Nowhere was the linguistic diversity of the New World more extreme than in California, where a variety of village-dwelling peoples spoke seventy-eight mutually unintelligible languages. This illustrated handbook reviews what we know about California's indigenous languages. Num Pages: 400 pages, 84 photos, 39 maps, 80 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 2JN; CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 223 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520266674
- ISBN
- 9780520266674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.81€ 76.74
€ 99.81
€ 76.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 2JN; CBD; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First edition
- SKU
- V9780816624287
- ISBN
- 9780816624287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.69
€ 17.99
€ 17.69
Paperback. Documents the crucial role played by language in cultural conquest - how colonial Mayan emerged in the age of the cross, how it was taken up by native writers to become the language of indigenous literature, and how it ultimately became the language of rebellion against the system that produced it. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 484 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 17 maps, 25 tables, 41 examples. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2JNM; 3JB; CBX; CFB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257719
- ISBN
- 9780520257719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. Documents the crucial role played by language in cultural conquest: how colonial Mayan emerged in the age of the cross, how it was taken up by native writers to become the language of indigenous literature, and how it ultimately became the language of rebellion against the system that produced it. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 484 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 17 maps, 25 tables, 41 examples. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2JNM; 3JB; CBX; CFB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257702
- ISBN
- 9780520257702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.86€ 58.34
€ 74.86
€ 58.34
Hardback. When Mary R Haas died in 1996, she left behind several thousand pages of notes and texts in the Creek (Muskogee) language collected in Oklahoma from 1936 to 1940. This title deals with this work. Series: UC Publications in Linguistics. Num Pages: 819 pages, 2 b/w, 2 musical examples. BIC Classification: 2JNC; CJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 188 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286429
- ISBN
- 9780520286429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.35€ 51.34
€ 65.35
€ 51.34
Paperback. Presents a unique perspective on the place of language within culture by considering the dual issues of language survival and indigenous identity Num Pages: 250 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2JNC; CFB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803243637
- ISBN
- 9780803243637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. Joins the issues of language survival and indigenous identity to present a unique perspective on the place of language within culture Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2JNC; CFB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803225299
- ISBN
- 9780803225299
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardback. Num Pages: 143 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2JS; 2ZP; CFF; CFP; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 143
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319409368
- ISBN
- 9783319409368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 431 pages. BIC Classification: 2JN; DSB; HRKT; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 431
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826310439
- ISBN
- 9780826310439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.95
€ 34.95
Paperback. Designed as a corrective to colonial literary histories that have excluded Native voices, this anthology brings together a variety of primary texts produced by Algonquian peoples of New England during the seventeenth, eighteenth, and very early nineteenth centuries. It includes letters, signatures, journals, baskets, pictographs, and petitions. Editor(s): Bross, Kristina; Wyss, Hilary E. Series: Native Americans of the Northeast: Culture, History & the Contemporary S. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 2JN; DQ; DSB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558496484
- ISBN
- 9781558496484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.92
€ 41.92
Paperback. The brilliant Aztec poetic tradition would have all but vanished after the Spanish Conquest in 1521 without the friars who painstakingly transcribed and preserved the poems in the years that followed. This title gives us echoes of the lyrical and philosophical songs, the songs of rejoicing, sorrow, ritual and war, and the epics of myth and legend. Translator(s): Kissam, Edward; Schmidt, Michael. Series: Poetica. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2JNN; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856464232
- ISBN
- 9780856464232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.82
€ 20.99
€ 18.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 4 appendixes, index. BIC Classification: 2JN; DSB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 28. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780803284395
- ISBN
- 9780803284395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.97
€ 71.97