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Australasia, Oceania & other land areas

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Australasia, Oceania & other land areas

Hardcover. In 1994, the Pacific island village of Matupit was partially destroyed by a volcanic eruption. This study focuses on the subsequent reconstruction and contests over the morality of exchanges that are generative of new forms of social stratification. Series: ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology. Num Pages: 300 pages, 16 ills & figs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; GTF; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857458728
ISBN
9780857458728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.36

Hardback. Topics in this volume include: interlingual contact in the Pacific to the mid-19th century; the Sandalwood period; the Tok Pisin language; oceanic Austronesian languages; structures and sources of pidgin syntax; the pidgin pronominal system; and calquing - pidgin and Solomons languages. Num Pages: 280 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1MKL; 2AB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804714501
ISBN
9780804714501
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.06

Hardcover. Kees van Dijk traces the emergence of superpowers during the colonial race and analyzes their conduct as they struggled for territory. Series: Global Asia. Num Pages: 526 pages, 0 black and white; 36 full color. BIC Classification: 1F; 1MK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJF; HBJQ; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 240 x 34. Weight in Grams: 916.
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9789089644206
ISBN
9789089644206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.48

Hardcover. Both colonial and postcolonial historical approaches often sideline New Zealand as a peripheral player. This book redresses the balance, and evaluates its role as an imperial power - as both a powerful imperial envoy and a significant presence in the Pacific region. Editor(s): Pickles, Katie; Coleborne, Catharine. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 1 graphs. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBJM; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719091537
ISBN
9780719091537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.08

Paperback. "Iep jaltok: woman is a basket is a collection of poetry by a young Marshallese woman highlighting the traumas of her people through colonialism, racism, forced migration, the legacy of nuclear testing by America, and the impending threats of climate change"--Provided by publisher. Series: Sun Tracks. Num Pages: 96 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1MKCM; 2AB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 145.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Arizona Press United States
Edition
3rd ed.
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816534029
ISBN
9780816534029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.92

Paperback. This book tells the story of the ACTU's 'Your Rights at Work' campaign against Work Choices, the largest, most expensive and most sophisticated political campaign ever mounted in Australia, and one with a decisive impact on the 2007 federal election. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JPF; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of New South Wales Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781921410772
ISBN
9781921410772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.04

Paperback. As Scott and his two companions lay dying in their tent, elsewhere on the polar ice-cap six members of his ill-fated expedition, the Northern Party, were fighting for their lives. Led by Dr Levick, this title is based on his previously unpublished diaries, monographs, photographs and sketches. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 303.
Publisher
Pimlico London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712679954
ISBN
9780712679954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.66

Paperback. Examines marriages between white women and indigenous men in Australia and the United States between 1887 and 1937. This study of the ideological and political context of marriages between white women and indigenous men uncovers striking differences between the policies of assimilation endorsed by Australia and those encouraged by the US. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MBF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803224872
ISBN
9780803224872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.25

Hardcover. Series: Anthem Scholarship in the Digital Age. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30+ tables and figures. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 2AB; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Anthem Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857284549
ISBN
9780857284549
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1MBF; FC; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 263.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Monsoon Books Singapore
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9789810848804
ISBN
9789810848804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.10

Hardback. The inhabitants of Pororan Island, a small group of "saltwater people" in Papua New Guinea, are intensely interested in the movements of persons across the island and across the sea, both in their everyday lives as fishing people and on ritual occasions. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKL; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486. An Ethnography of a Melanesian Island. 264 pages, black & white illustrations. The inhabitants of Pororan Island, a small group of "saltwater people" in Papua New Guinea, are intensely interested in the movements of persons across the island and across the sea, both in their everyday lives as fishing people and on ritual occasions. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1MKL; JHM. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 20. Weight: 486.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857453013
ISBN
9780857453013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.73

Paperback. Kate Grenville's "The Secret River" was one of the most loved novels of 2006. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and awarded the Commonwealth Writer's Prize. This book tells the story of how Grenville came to write this book. It maps this creative journey into fiction, and illuminates the importance of family in our lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; DSBH; DSK; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168. The Story Behind the Bestselling Novel. 240 pages, Illustrations. Kate Grenville's "The Secret River" was one of the most loved novels of 2006. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and awarded the Commonwealth Writer's Prize. This book tells the story of how Grenville came to write this book. It maps this creative journey into fiction, and illuminates the importance of family in our lives. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MBF; DSBH; DSK; WQY. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight: 176.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847670021
ISBN
9781847670021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBFS; BGA; HBJM; HBLW3; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Spinifex Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781875559954
ISBN
9781875559954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Hardback. Karin Amimoto Ingersoll uses her concept of seascape epistemology to articulate an indigenous Hawaiian way of knowing founded on a sensorial, intellectual, and embodied literacy of the ocean that can provide the means for generating an alternative indigenous politics and ethics. Num Pages: 216 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; HBTB; HPK; JFSL4; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362128
ISBN
9780822362128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.76

Paperback. A compelling insight into the lives of the great polar explorers, through the eyes of the women who inspired them - this is the story of seven remarkable women. Drawing on her own experience as an explorer's daughter, and using extracts from journals and letters, the author blends accounts of longing, betrayal and hope with tales of adventure. Num Pages: 318 pages, 24 photos and images. BIC Classification: 1MTN; BGH; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Saraband
Number of pages
318
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908643216
ISBN
9781908643216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.72

Paperback. Compiling 25 years of field work, this guide examines diaries, songs, pilgrimages, and life histories of the Maori. Issues included are: written and unwritten histories; colonialism; and gender. It examines what New Zealand scholars have grown to understand: there is no monolithic Maori voice. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 365.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742516397
ISBN
9780742516397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.57

Hardback. Compiling 25 years of field work, this guide examines diaries, songs, pilgrimages, and life histories of the Maori. Issues included are: written and unwritten histories; colonialism; and gender. It examines what New Zealand scholars have grown to understand: there is no monolithic Maori voice. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742516380
ISBN
9780742516380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.88

Paperback. Pharmaceutical policies are interlinked globally, yet deeply rooted in local culture. Prescribing Cultures examines how pharmaceuticals and their regulation play an important and often contentious role in the health systems of the Asia-Pacific. Editor(s): Eggleston, Karen. Num Pages: 380 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1MBF; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Asia/Pacific Research Center, Div of The Institute for International Studies United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931368162
ISBN
9781931368162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.64

Paperback. As part of the "Explorations in Anthropology" series and based on extensive fieldwork, this volume addresses a range of subjects of interest to peoples of the Pacific Island nations. Editor(s): Wassmann, Jurg. Series: Explorations in Anthropology. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1M; 1QSP; GTB; JHM; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574. An excellent, clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Berg Publishers Oxford
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KRS0018175
ISBN
9781859731598
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

hardcover. Editor(s): Decker, Julie; Anderson, Kirsten J. Num Pages: 200 pages, 108 colour illustrations, 108 color illus. BIC Classification: 1MTN; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6161 x 5499 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295999081
ISBN
9780295999081
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.36

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