Oceania
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Oceania
paperback. Wrapping in Images is a comparative analysis of tattooing in Polynesia in its original setting. It shows how tattooing played a key role in the social construction of the person in the main Polynesian societies, and provides a new perspective on Polynesian comparative sociology. Series: Oxford Studies in Social & Cultural Anthropology: Cultural Forms. Num Pages: 358 pages, 35 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKP; AFY; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780198280903
- ISBN
- 9780198280903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 151.82
€ 151.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1MK; HBJM; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Canterbury University Press New Zealand
- Edition
- Second Edition, Second edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927145029
- ISBN
- 9781927145029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.72
€ 49.99
€ 41.72
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
€ 96.22
Hardcover. The 1846 Mahele (division) transformed the lands of Hawai'i from a shared value into private property, but left many issues unresolved. This book describes and analyzes the cultural and legal history of Hawai'i's Crown Lands. Num Pages: 560 pages, 64 illustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JPHC; LND; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1211.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824832100
- ISBN
- 9780824832100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.17€ 66.16
€ 72.17
€ 66.16
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
€ 5.82
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
€ 30.99
€ 26.41
Hardcover. A recollection of Guam's struggle to liberate itself from the absolutist rule of the US Navy. This book looks at the events surrounding Guam's elevation from possession to territory. Series: A Latitude 20 Book. Num Pages: 264 pages, 47 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MKCU; 3JJPG; HBTQ; HBTR; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824830892
- ISBN
- 9780824830892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.14€ 53.91
€ 58.14
€ 53.91
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
€ 115.31
€ 115.31
Paperback. 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 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362340
- ISBN
- 9780822362340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.96
€ 29.99
€ 26.96
Paperback. This is a political history of an island in the southern Cook islands, from its social foundation until the advent of Christianity in the 1820s, as described by the 19th-century tribal historian Mamae. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MKPC; HBJM; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780908940042
- ISBN
- 9780908940042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.32
€ 20.99
€ 19.32
Hardcover. Editor(s): Navarro, Martin H. Num Pages: 165 pages, tables, charts. BIC Classification: 1MKPR; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 252 x 174 x 17. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 165
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611221961
- ISBN
- 9781611221961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.49€ 147.90
€ 216.49
€ 147.90
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. Series: First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JFC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816679225
- ISBN
- 9780816679225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.12
€ 31.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. Kragur village lies on a steep volcanic island just off the north coast of Papua New Guinea. Here, the author weaves together the story of the Kragur villagers' struggle to find their own path towards the future with the story of Papua New Guinea's travails in the post-independence era. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; GTB; HBJM; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Hawai'i Press United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824826093
- ISBN
- 9780824826093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.57
€ 37.99
€ 32.57
Series: Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLS; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623491840
- ISBN
- 9781623491840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.66
€ 45.99
€ 38.66
hardcover. Victim Healing and Truth Commissions Series: Springer Series in Transitional Justice. Num Pages: 193 pages, 5 colour illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMNT; 1MKLS; JMS; KCP; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 461.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Switzerland
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319124865
- ISBN
- 9783319124865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.54
€ 64.54
Hardback. Presents the synthesis of the vegetation and landscapes of the islands of the Pacific Ocean. These islands encompass a range of climate, geography and geology. This book is intended for biogeographers, plant ecologists, conservation biologists, and all scientists with an interest in island biology. Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 760 pages, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1MK; PSTS; RGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 760
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387982854
- ISBN
- 9780387982854
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.74
€ 133.74
Hardcover. Editor(s): Anderson, Atholl; Green, Kaye; Leach, Foss. Num Pages: 319 pages, b/w photos, drawings & maps. BIC Classification: 1MKP; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 200 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1220.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Otago University Press New Zealand
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877372452
- ISBN
- 9781877372452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.42
€ 30.99
€ 22.42
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
€ 82.64€ 63.94
€ 82.64
€ 63.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 42 b/w photos; 19 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1MKCM; 3JJH; HBJK; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591140030
- ISBN
- 9781591140030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.54
€ 35.99
€ 30.54