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Australasia, Oceania & other land areas

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Australasia, Oceania & other land areas

Paperback. The stories behind Australia's many, many strange, inappropriate and downright hilarious place names. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJM; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hachette Australia
Condition
New
SKU
V9780733635588
ISBN
9780733635588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.29

paperback. West Papua has been occupied by the Indonesian military for forty years. The author, an anthropologist, went there planning to study the resistance movements working for independence. This title narrates the complexities of West Papuan attitudes, including their unfulfilled expectations of freedom following the fall of Suharto. Num Pages: 328 pages, 52 photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1MKLP; JHM; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780822351344
ISBN
9780822351344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.76

Paperback. Professionals engaged in art therapy discuss aspects of practice which are affected by an environment of increasing cultural diversity. Some contributions examine problems faced by members of ethnic minorities who are caught between assertion of their cultural identities and assimilation into a different social milieu. Editor(s): Hiscox, Anna R.; Calisch, Abby C. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 1KBC; 1MBF; JFC; JFSL; MQTC; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853025761
ISBN
9781853025761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.20

Hardback. In 1908, A.M. Hocart and W.H. Rivers conducted fieldwork in the Solomon Islands and elsewhere in Island Melanesia that served as the turning point in the development of modern anthropology. Editor(s): Hviding, Edvard; Berg, Cato. Series: Pacific Perspectives: Studies of the European Society of Oceanists. Num Pages: 308 pages, 20 ills. BIC Classification: 1MKL; 3JJC; HBJM; HBLW; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782383420
ISBN
9781782383420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.96

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Dundurn Group Ltd Canada
Edition
First
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554884551
ISBN
9781554884551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.96

Paperback. Published to coincide with the centenary of the first expeditions to reach the South Pole, this book presents a fresh take on Antarctic exploration. By focusing on the larger purpose, it deepens our appreciation of the explorers' achievements, shares little-known stories, and shows what the Heroic Age of Antarctic discovery was really about. Num Pages: 326 pages, 54 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; HBJQ; HBLW; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300188219
ISBN
9780300188219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.79

Paperback. This text is at once a detailed ethnographic and historical analysis of oneof the final modern-day experiences of first-culture contact, a classic example of historical geography, and an extraordinary tale of exploration, imperialist arrogance, blood-shed, suffering, courage, and near disaster. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 497.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804718998
ISBN
9780804718998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.84

Hardcover. Arguing that Antarctica is the most mediated place on earth and thus an ideal location for testing the limits of bio-political management of population and place, this book remaps national and postcolonial methods and offers a new look on a 'forgotten' continent now the focus of ecological concern. Series: Critical Studies in Gender, Sexuality, and Culture. Num Pages: 202 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1MTS; JFFS; JHB; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230116870
ISBN
9780230116870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.49

Hardback. Ethnographic case studies explore what it means to "belong" in Oceania, as contributors consider ongoing formations of place, self and community in connection with travelling, internal and international migration. The chapters apply the multi-dimensional concepts of movement, place-making and cultural identifications to explain contemporary life.. Editor(s): Hermann, Elfriede; Kempf, Wolfgang; Meijl, Toon Van. Series: Pacific Perspectives: Studies of the European Society for Oceanists. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MK; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 238 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782384151
ISBN
9781782384151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.19

Paperback. The ant fauna of the Fijian archipelago is a diverse assemblage of endemic radiations, pan-Pacific species, and exotics introduced from around the world. This book describes the Fijian ant fauna, and includes the results of a archipelago biodiversity inventory. Series: UC Publications in Entomology. Num Pages: 400 pages, 570 b/w photographs, 133 line illustrations, 186 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKLF; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 716. Series: UC Publications in Entomology. 400 pages, Illustrationsstrations (black and white), maps (black and white). The ant fauna of the Fijian archipelago is a diverse assemblage of endemic radiations, pan-Pacific species, and exotics introduced from around the world. This book describes the Fijian ant fauna, and includes the results of a archipelago biodiversity inventory. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1MKLF; PSVT7. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 22. Weight: 716.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520098886
ISBN
9780520098886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.27
€ 51.34

Paperback. Editor(s): Vestergaard, Elisabeth. Series: North Atlantic Studies. Num Pages: 217 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1MTNG; JFC; KNAF; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 294 x 212 x 13. Weight in Grams: 792.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9788798342427
ISBN
9788798342427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.48

Paperback. Argues that the multicultural legacy of colonialism perpetuates unequal systems of power, not by demanding that colonized subjects identify with their colonizers but by demanding that they identify with an impossible standard of authentic traditional culture. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, 7 b&w photos, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSL1; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822328681
ISBN
9780822328681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. A study of the Belyuen community of northern Australia, showing how it draws identity from deep connections between labour, language and the landscape. Povinelli's findings challenge Western notions of "productive labour" and long-standing ideas about the role of culture in subsistence economies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 8 tables, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFC; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226676746
ISBN
9780226676746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.73

Hardback. Offers a fresh take on the modernist primitivism of the French painter Paul Gauguin, the nostalgic exoticism of the American John LaFarge, and the elite tourism of the American writer Henry Adams. This title explores how these artists, lured by romantic ideas about travel and exploration, wrestled with the elusiveness of paradise. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 color illustrations, 122 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1MKPFT; ACBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 184 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1016.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271739
ISBN
9780520271739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.26
€ 65.36

Hardback. This pioneering interdisciplinary book explores the new economic, cultural, and political ties between Australia and Latin America, situating them within the context of broader global transformations, Australia's place in the Global South, and Latin America's increased strategic and economic relevance to the Asia-Pacific region. Editor(s): Kath, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 1MBF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137501912
ISBN
9781137501912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.90

Paperback. Offers accounts of exploration, literary travelogues and works of cultural history, natural science and fiction about the North Pole. Editor(s): Kolbert, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTN; DQ; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847080271
ISBN
9781847080271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBG; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780855753139
ISBN
9780855753139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.42

Hardcover. Editor(s): Wright, Ellen V. Num Pages: 188 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 262 x 187 x 18. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606923634
ISBN
9781606923634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.87
€ 70.85

Hardcover. Recounts the story of Norlund's excavation in the context of other Norse textile finds in Greenland. This book describes what the finds tell us about the materials and methods used in making the clothes. It is useful for students of medieval archaeology, Norse society and textile history. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTNG; 3H; HDD; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 301 x 217 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1444.
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772889351
ISBN
9788772889351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1MBN; BGLA; BM; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Otago University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877578892
ISBN
9781877578892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.74

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