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Oceania
Hardcover. Twenty-five years after independence, Papa New Guinea is beset by social, economic, and political problems: poverty and inequality, and corruption and rising crime, for example. This work examines these problems of order in light of Papa New Guinea's social diversity. Series: Pacific Islands Monograph Series. Num Pages: 270 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; GTB; JFF; JKV; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 186 x 24. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824822804
- ISBN
- 9780824822804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.62
€ 42.99
€ 35.62
Hardcover. For West Papua and its people, the promise of sovereignty has never been realized, despite a long struggle for independence from Indonesia. The author examines this struggle through a series of essays that drive at the core meaning of sovereignty itself - how it is fueled, formed, and even thwarted by pivotal but often overlooked players. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226731971
- ISBN
- 9780226731971
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.81
€ 140.81
Paperback. For West Papua and its people, the promise of sovereignty has never been realized, despite a long and fraught struggle for independence from Indonesia. This title shows how a complex interplay of various observers is key to the establishment and understanding of the sovereign nation-state. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226731988
- ISBN
- 9780226731988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 31.01
€ 38.99
€ 31.01
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. Addresses a wide range of questions relevant to the history of anthropology and its importance for contemporary issues. Drawing on his own research, Strathern advances the call for holistic models of human behaviour which reconceptualise the relationship between body and mind. Num Pages: 184 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; 1QSP; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kent State Univ Pr
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873384797
- ISBN
- 9780873384797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.37
€ 26.99
€ 23.37
Paperback. Includes charts and text reflecting changes in regulations and facilities for most countries and specific ports of entry. In this book, the appendices include procedures for entry to Australia, which are more exacting than most Pacific landfalls, and an extensive list of information sources such as: cruising guidebooks, chart suppliers, and more. Num Pages: 424 pages, 142 illustrations, 102 charts. BIC Classification: 1MK; TRLN; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 202 x 26. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Edition
- 5th ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824830373
- ISBN
- 9780824830373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.14€ 53.83
€ 58.14
€ 53.83
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
€ 61.69€ 57.01
€ 61.69
€ 57.01
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
€ 26.99
€ 22.32
Paperback. Translator(s): Wissing, P. Num Pages: 472 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1MKP; HRKT; HRLF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226845609
- ISBN
- 9780226845609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.38€ 44.93
€ 52.38
€ 44.93
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. 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
paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1MK; 1QMP; HBJQ; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 33. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- TouchWood Editions United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771510844
- ISBN
- 9781771510844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.96
€ 30.99
€ 20.96
Hardcover. Jean-Marie Tjibaou is arguably the most important post-World War II Oceanic leader. This biography of the Kanak (New Caledonia) leader takes a chronological approach to his life - from his beginnings in the mountains of northern New Caledonia and his studies at the Sorbonne to his leadership of the independence movement in the Territory. Series: Pacific Islands Monograph Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLN; 3JJP; BGH; HBJM; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Center for Pacific Islands Studies School of Pacific and Asi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824832568
- ISBN
- 9780824832568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.02€ 59.04
€ 64.02
€ 59.04
Paperback. Explores the lived experience of empire in the Pacific, the last region to be contacted and colonized by Europeans following the great voyages of Captain Cook. This title reveals that there was gain as well as loss, survival as well as suffering, and invention as well as exploitation. Num Pages: 356 pages, 50 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MK; 3JH; HBJM; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 231 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300180565
- ISBN
- 9780300180565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.70
€ 21.99
€ 17.70
Hardback. Using plantation documents, missionary records, government documents, and oral histories, this book analyzes how the workers interacted with Hawaiian government structures and businesses, how US policies for colonial workers differed from those for citizens or foreigners, and how policies aided corporate and imperial interests. Series: Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 black and white photographs, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JFSL3; JFSL4; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252038297
- ISBN
- 9780252038297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.26
€ 66.26
Paperback. Depicts Hawai'i's press against the continent, endowing America's story with fresh meaning. This book reveals Hawaiians fighting in the Civil War, sailing on nineteenth-century New England ships, and living in pre-gold rush California. It revises the way we think about islands, oceans, and continents. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 328 pages, 57 b/w photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MKPH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520261679
- ISBN
- 9780520261679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
€ 33.99
€ 24.42
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
Paperback. Using the ethnographic methods of anthropology in conjunction with the clinical techniques of psychoanalysis, this study explore the culture and erotic experiences of the Sambia, a tribe of Papua, New Guinea, and the role of subjectivity in ethnographic research. Num Pages: 467 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFSL9; JHM; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 215 x 32. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Number of pages
- 467
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231069014
- ISBN
- 9780231069014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.33
€ 57.33
Hardback. The question of how the international community should engage in a legitimate way in state-building in war- torn, weak or failing states is a priority question for international relations. This book draws on a group of specialists to examine this question in relation to a new model of state-building intervention in the Pacific 'arc of crisis'. Editor(s): Fry, Greg; Kabutaulaka, Tarcisius Tara. Series Editor(s): Lawler, Peter; Guittet, Emmanuel-Pierre. Series: New Approaches to Conflict Analysis. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1MK; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719076831
- ISBN
- 9780719076831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.72
€ 163.72
Hardback. Editor(s): Ashley, Linda. Series: Landscapes: The Arts, Aesthetics and Education. Num Pages: 316 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1MK; ASD; AV; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 637.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319289878
- ISBN
- 9783319289878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.12
€ 124.12