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Oceania

Hardback. Rituals have always been a focus of ethnographies of Melanesia, providing a ground for important theorizing in anthropology. This book examines the role of females in Papua New Guinea male rituals. It builds on ethnographies that show how female kin had roles in male rituals that had previously gone unseen. Editor(s): Bonnemere, Pascale. Series: Social Anthropology in Oceania. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812237894
ISBN
9780812237894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.22

Paperback. Offers a perspective on the colonial stereotype of the exotic Pacific island woman, tracing the evolution of female primitivism from Western antiquity to twentieth-century Hollywood. This book includes 37 illustrations of Pacific women from early etchings by shipboard artists. Series: McLellan Endowed Series. Num Pages: 37 illus. BIC Classification: 1MK; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987651
ISBN
9780295987651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.65

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1MK; 1QSPS; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Otago University Press New Zealand
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877578045
ISBN
9781877578045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.32

Hardcover. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, frontispiece, figures. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Univ Hawaii Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824839550
ISBN
9780824839550
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.75
€ 57.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 37 halftones, 76 line drawings, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; HBJM; HD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 288 x 16. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226733661
ISBN
9780226733661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 42 figures, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; HBJM; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 303 x 17. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226733654
ISBN
9780226733654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.61

Paperback. Oceania is characterized by thousands of islands and archipelagoes amidst the vast expanse of the Pacific. This book offers a study of ocean-people interaction in the region from 1770 to 1870. Num Pages: 328 pages, 9 illustrations, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1MK; HBJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824832971
ISBN
9780824832971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.51

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pallas Athene Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843680611
ISBN
9781843680611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.32

Paperback. Tells the story of their quest to coach the team and eventually, organise an international fixture - Pohnpei's first since a 16-1 defeat many years ago. This book shows how the passion and determination of two young men can change the face of football - and the lives of total strangers - on the other side of the world. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1MKCF; WSJA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Profile Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846685026
ISBN
9781846685026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.50

Paperback. Explains how to find and watch honu from shore and while snorkeling, kayaking, and especially diving. This guide features photographs, which introduce readers to honu not only as a species, but also as individual animals whose histories they have closely followed and recorded. Series: A Latitude 20 Book. Num Pages: 160 pages, 72 in colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; WNCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824831271
ISBN
9780824831271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.46

paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFSL9; JHM; JPVH3. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
International Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789062249886
ISBN
9789062249886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.29

Paperback. This book reviews the long guerilla struggle of the 'Organisasi Papua Merdeka' (OPM) for a Free Papua, and traces the rise of a non-violent independence movement alongside it, the Papua Council, following the fall from power of Indonesia's military dictator, General Suharto, in 1998. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of New South Wales Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780868406763
ISBN
9780868406763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.41

Hardcover. Focuses on the process of policy transfer in the Pacific and the use of power to achieve it. The book identifies institutional transfer as a persistent theme in the study of the Pacific, and the author analyzes about forty cases of institutional transfer Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKP; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824829018
ISBN
9780824829018
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.25
€ 60.05

Paperback. Makes use of the Hawaiian ecosystems to explore the mechanisms that shape productivity and diversity in ecosystems throughout the world. Integrating research from geochemistry, pedology, atmospheric chemistry, ecophysiology, and ecology, this book evaluates the controls and consequences of variation in nutrient availability and limitation. Series: Princeton Environmental Institute Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 halftones. 84 line illus. 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691115801
ISBN
9780691115801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.38
€ 62.71

Hardcover. In the 1800s American and European traders arrived in Hawai'i. In response, Russia expanded its trading outposts as far west as Kaua'i and together with Kaua'i chiefs began to plan the construction of Fort Elizabeth. This text provides a study of the fort and its place in the history of Kaua'i. Num Pages: 344 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1MKPH; 3JH; HBJM; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824824044
ISBN
9780824824044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.21
€ 84.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; HBWQ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 239 x 25. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd Australia
Edition
Australian e.
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780730376996
ISBN
9780730376996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.32

Paperback. Philip Ells dreamed of turquoise seas, sandy beaches and palm trees, and he found these in the tiny Pacific island state of Tuvalu. But neither his Voluntary Service Overseas briefing pack nor his legal training could prepare him for what happened there. This title presents the story of this UK lawyer colliding with a Pacific island culture. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1MKPV; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 195 x 22. Weight in Grams: 212.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KLN0015074
ISBN
9780753511305
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.82

Hardcover. Introduces the history and people of West Papua, tracing the origins of the international conflict surrounding their struggle for self-determination following the Second World War. This title focuses on the sham referendum of 1969, which Indonesia dubbed 'The Act of Free Choice', an election rigged to legitimize Indonesian control over West Papua. Num Pages: 928 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1MKLP; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLW; HBLX; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1520.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
928
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851687152
ISBN
9781851687152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.91

Hardback. Tongan women living outside of their island homeland create and use hand-made, sometimes hybridized, textiles to maintain and rework their cultural traditions in diaspora. Central to these traditions is an ancient concept of homeland or nation - fonua - which Tongans retain as an anchor for modern nation-building. Series: ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology. Num Pages: 252 pages, 19 ills, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MKPT; JFFN; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857458957
ISBN
9780857458957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.18

Paperback. This volume presents a description of the language that is currently spoken on the island of Erromango, in southern Vanuatu in the southwestern part of the Pacific. Series: Oceanic Linguistics Special Publication. Num Pages: 312 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLV; 2PGP; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824819354
ISBN
9780824819354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.75

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