Oceania
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Oceania
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
Food and Power in Hawai‘i: Visions of Food Democracy
. Ed(S): Kimura, Aya Hirata; Suryanata, Krisn...
hardcover. Editor(s): Kimura, Aya Hirata; Suryanata, Krisnawati. Series: Food in Asia and the Pacific. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JFCV; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824858537
- ISBN
- 9780824858537
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.48€ 74.28
€ 81.48
€ 74.28
Paperback. A story of the golden plover's annual migration, this illustrated nature title for young readers sees the small but mighty plover embark on a six-thousand-mile flight between the frozen Alaska tundra and the gentle, grassy slopes of the Hawaiian Islands. Illustrator(s): Van Zyle, Daniel. Num Pages: 32 pages, illustrated in colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 1MKPH; YNNR. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 220 x 254 x 3. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Alaska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602231511
- ISBN
- 9781602231511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.45
€ 13.99
€ 13.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MK; CBD; HBJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Bilingual
- SKU
- V9789829804716
- ISBN
- 9789829804716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.02
€ 42.99
€ 38.02
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
Paperback. For the independent traveler looking to go beyond tourist luaus and snorkel cruises, this new edition guides you to the best Oahu has to offer. Series: Explorer's Great Destinations. Num Pages: 288 pages, Black-and-white photographs throughout. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781581571226
- ISBN
- 9781581571226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.25
€ 20.99
€ 19.25
Paperback. This is the diary of five years spent in hot pursuit - not of honour and glory, but of excitement and riches - by Michael Leahy. Together with his brothers and friends, he explored the unknown interior of New Guinea, seeking gold and making contact with the aborigines of the interior mountains. Editor(s): Jones, Douglas E. (Director, Alabama State Museum of Natural History, USA). Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; 3JJG; BG; JHM; RGR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817304461
- ISBN
- 9780817304461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.59
€ 38.99
€ 33.59
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 452
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138689862
- ISBN
- 9781138689862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.32€ 93.76
€ 151.32
€ 93.76
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138689855
- ISBN
- 9781138689855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.96€ 101.72
€ 162.96
€ 101.72
Paperback. This anthology places the works of such well-known figures as Captain James Cook and Robert Louis Stevenson alongside the writings of lesser-known explorers, missionaries, beachcombers, and literary travellers who roamed the South Seas from the late 17th through the late 19th centuries. Num Pages: 386 pages, 12 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJM; HBTM; RGR; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226468464
- ISBN
- 9780226468464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.29
€ 34.99
€ 27.29
Paperback. This study explores the dramatic change in the world of the Gebusi, a tribe from Papua New Guinea who, for many years had one of the highest homicide rates in the world. With the introduction of modernity; schools, shops and Christianity these rates had plummeted. Editor(s): Emmett, Ross B. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226446356
- ISBN
- 9780226446356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.00
€ 43.00
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. Challenging the dominant view of Hawai'i as a "melting pot paradise" - a place of ethnic tolerance and equality - this title examines how ethnic inequality is structured and maintained in island society. It finds that ethnicity, not race or class, signifies difference for Hawai'i's people and therefore structures their social relations. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592137565
- ISBN
- 9781592137565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.79
€ 36.99
€ 33.79
Hardback. Editor(s): Durr, Eveline; Pascht, Arno. Num Pages: 233 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1MK; JHB; JHMC; JPQB; RND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137533487
- ISBN
- 9781137533487
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.31
€ 144.31
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. Writing of Ranongga Island, the author tracks engagements with foreigners across many realms of life, describing startling reversals in which strangers become attached to local places, even as kinspeople are estranged. Series: ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLS; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785330209
- ISBN
- 9781785330209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.77
€ 158.77
Paperback. The volume addresses how capitalism has been very effective in generating wealth and technological innovation, but has also been associated with social inequity and environmental damage. Its inherent flaws have been highlighted by the escalation of ecological problems arising from growth-oriented capitalism and various economic crises. Series: Research in Economic Anthropology. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1MK; JHMC; KCA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785605154
- ISBN
- 9781785605154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.43
€ 58.43
Hardback. A comprehensive overview of human history from two million years ago to the historic period. Focusing on East Asia and Oceania, this encyclopedia is prepared under the auspices and with the support of the Human Relations Area Files, and an internationally distinguished advisory board. Editor(s): Peregrine, Peter N.; Ember, Melvin. Num Pages: 386 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1MK; HBG; HBLA; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1281.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306462573
- ISBN
- 9780306462573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.20
€ 192.20
Hardback. Presents the research results from three years of interdisciplinary expeditions to Easter Island. The primary objectives were to investigate the effects of human population growth on the ecology of the island and to discover whether any dramatic climatic changes such as a prolonged El Nino could have disrupted the island's fragile ecosystem. Editor(s): Tanacredi, John T.; Loret, John. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MKPE; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306474941
- ISBN
- 9780306474941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.71
€ 191.71