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Oceania
Paperback. The author convinces a tribe in remote New Guinea to allow him to become initiated along with 15 boys due to undergo the rite of passage into manhood. Their totemic god is the crocodile and crocodile marks are carved onto their bodies with sharpened bamboo. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571206223
- ISBN
- 9780571206223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.83
€ 17.99
€ 12.83
Hardcover. This is an account of the voyage of a mostly Hawaiian crew, in a reconstructed ancient double canoe, from Hawaii to New Zealand. They did this without the aid of navigational equipment, and with the aim of proving that their ancestors had done just the same thousands of years earlier. Illustrator(s): Rhodes, Richard. Num Pages: 401 pages, 84 figures, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKP; JHM; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 401
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520080027
- ISBN
- 9780520080027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.19
€ 51.99
€ 37.19
Paperback. Malaita traces the history and culture of a Pacific island from the 19th to 21st centuries through over 600 images drawn from the archives of the British Museum and public and private photographic collections around the world. Num Pages: 296 pages, 300 colour, 300 black and white. BIC Classification: 1MKLS; HBJM; HDD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- British Museum Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861592012
- ISBN
- 9780861592012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.81
€ 51.99
€ 43.81
Guide and Reference to the Snakes of Western North America (North of M...
Bartlett, R. D.; Bartlett, Patricia P.
Paperback. Contains information on how to search for herpetofauna, habitat descriptions, captive care, and a section on reptiles and the law. This guide is suitable for amateur or professional naturalists, as well as for those living in or visiting a western state who is interested in knowing more about the natural world around them. Num Pages: 304 pages, 190 colour photos, 6 b/w photos, 85 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 1MKPH; WNCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813033013
- ISBN
- 9780813033013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.59
€ 38.99
€ 33.59
Midwives' Tales: Stories of Traditional and Professional Birthing in S...
Barclay, Lesley, Aiavao, Fulisia, Fenwick, Je...
Hardcover. The result of a ten-year collaboration between Australian and Samoan researchers and midwives, this book compiles the first-person stories of several generations of Samoan midwives, both those who use traditional techniques for home birth and those who use Western techniques in a hospital Num Pages: 248 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1MKPR; MQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826514967
- ISBN
- 9780826514967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.10€ 90.28
€ 100.10
€ 90.28
Paperback. The Kwara'ae and other peoples of Malaita island in Solomon Islands once dressed for special occasions in ornaments of glistening white shell and pearl shell, intricately carved turtle shell, strings and straps of shell money-beads and combs and bands patterned with colourful plant fibres. Num Pages: 176 pages, 234 line drawings, 157 with colour, 32 photos. BIC Classification: 1MKLS; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 296 x 212 x 20. Weight in Grams: 906.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- British Museum Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714125787
- ISBN
- 9780714125787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.56
€ 33.99
€ 28.56
Hardcover. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: 1MKLF; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 182 x 15. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600214646
- ISBN
- 9781600214646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.36€ 137.79
€ 201.36
€ 137.79
Hardcover. Wogeo Island is well known to anthropologists of Papua New Guinea. Based on substantial fieldwork, the author builds on and expands previous research by showing how Wogeos establish and maintain social relationships and identities connected to place and movement in the physical landscape. Series: Person, Space and Memory in the Contemporary Pacific. Num Pages: 324 pages, 3 maps, 26 ills, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845457754
- ISBN
- 9781845457754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.24
€ 158.24
Paperback. The nine Pacific Member Countries (PMCs) of the World Bank Group are Fiji Islands, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu. This evaluation covers Bank assistance to the PMCs since 1992. Series: Operations Evaluation Studies. Num Pages: 136 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MK; 3JJPR; KCM; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- World Bank Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821362846
- ISBN
- 9780821362846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.42
€ 25.99
€ 22.42
Paperback. Living for thirty years in the Gilbert and Ellis Islands, Grimble was ultimately initiated but not before he was severely tested, as when he was used as human bait for a giant octopus. Num Pages: 272 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1MKCG; HBJM; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906011451
- ISBN
- 9781906011451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.52
€ 19.99
€ 14.52
Paperback. Series: A Latitude 20 Book. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 216 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1678.
- Publisher
- Univ Hawaii Pr
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824836368
- ISBN
- 9780824836368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.57
€ 45.99
€ 38.57
Hardcover. Series: A Latitude 20 Book. Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 216 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1778.
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824834654
- ISBN
- 9780824834654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.02€ 59.04
€ 64.02
€ 59.04
Paperback. Tests anthropology's traditional assumptions about kinship, economics, power, and gender. Focusing on Oceania societies from Polynesia to Papua New Guinea and including Australian Aborigine groups, this title investigates the category of possessions that must not be given or, if they are circulated, must return finally to the giver. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 b&w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 1MKLP; 1MKP; JFFK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 424. The Paradox of Keeping-while-giving. 264 pages, 24 b&w photographs, 1 map. Tests anthropology's traditional assumptions about kinship, economics, power, and gender. Focusing on Oceania societies from Polynesia to Papua New Guinea and including Australian Aborigine groups, this title investigates the category of possessions that must not be given or, if they are circulated, must return finally to the giver. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 1MKLP; 1MKP; JFFK; JHM. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight: 414.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520076044
- ISBN
- 9780520076044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.85
€ 37.99
€ 27.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 386 pages, 33 col, 21 b/w. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 255 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1054.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Sidestone Press Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789088901454
- ISBN
- 9789088901454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.77
€ 61.77
hardcover. Papua New Guinea has experienced a remarkably rapid transition from scattered primitive societies to a modern unified nation. The dictionary covers major economic, social, political, and cultural developments, basic geographic information and biographies. With maps. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania and the Middle East. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 maps, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; GBC; HBJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 146 x 29. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810839366
- ISBN
- 9780810839366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.30
€ 194.30
Paperback. A work about passion, advocacy, and the willingness of parents to 'go against the grain'. It tells about Hawai'i professionals choosing public education for their children in a state that adheres to a commonly held belief that 'public schools are failing and private schools are succeeding'. Num Pages: 352 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824833398
- ISBN
- 9780824833398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.34
€ 19.99
€ 18.34
Paperback. The first in-depth ethnography of a Lower Ramu River society. Provides a unique ethnographic example of kinship / relatedness. Shows the conceptual convergence of foodways with empathy. Provides an example of the cultural dimensions of empathy. Series: Person, Space and Memory in the Contemporary Pacific. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 illustrations, 4 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFCV; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785332203
- ISBN
- 9781785332203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.00
€ 45.00
Hardcover. This in-depth study focuses on the Bosmun of Daiden, a Ramu River people in an under-represented area in the ethnography of Papua New Guinea, uncovering the conceptual convergence of local notions of relatedness, foodways, and empathy. Series: Person, Space and Memory in the Contemporary Pacific. Num Pages: 332 pages, 25 ills, 4 figs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFCV; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459190
- ISBN
- 9780857459190
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.62
€ 158.62
Paperback. This book explores the world of surfboard making as a global industry. Based on researches, interviews in Hawaii, California, and Australia, this book constructs stories of challenges local, independent surfboard shapers encounter in the face of billion dollar, mass production surfing industry such as Billabong and Quicksilver. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1MBF; 1MKPH; WF; WSSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Univ Hawaii Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824839437
- ISBN
- 9780824839437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.48
€ 36.99
€ 31.48
Paperback. In a postmodern era in which culture has been dismissed by many anthropologists as a reification, this study argues for cultural holism by showing how symbolic, psychological, religious and linguistic factors have shaped Melpa responses to political and economic crises. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18 halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JHMC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873386616
- ISBN
- 9780873386616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.44
€ 34.99
€ 29.44