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Hardcover. What gives artefacts their power and beauty? This ethnographic study of the decorated long yams made by the Nyamikum Abelam in Papua New Guinea examines how these artefacts acquire their specific properties through processes that mobilise and recruit diverse entities, substances and domains. Series: Material Mediations: People and Things in a World of Movement. Num Pages: 376 pages, 23 figs & ills, 10 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFCD; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857457332
ISBN
9780857457332
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.29

Paperback. This unique study of boy-inseminating rituals among the Sambia of New Guinea challenges our deepest assumptions about the role of culture in understanding homosexuality and gender-identity development. Num Pages: 401 pages, 2 halftones, 1 map, 2 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFC; JFSJ; JFSK2; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
401
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226327495
ISBN
9780226327495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Suitable for historians, ethnologists and students of Hawaiian literature and culture, this work examines the stories that identify the origins and places of the earliest inhabitants of Ha'ena. It outlines the unique relationships developed by Hawaiians with the environment and describes the system used to look after the land and the sea. Num Pages: 184 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824834104
ISBN
9780824834104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.77

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824824518
ISBN
9780824824518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 19.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 359 postcards. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764322198
ISBN
9780764322198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.20

Hardcover. This book is written for upper elementary audience and is an introduction to the amazing behavioral adaptations of some of Hawaiis most intriguing animals. The book presents twelve animals along with biological and environmental information on how and why these animals may have developed their unique behaviors. Series: A Latitude 20 Book. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; PSV; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824839628
ISBN
9780824839628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.67

Paperback. An assessment of the legal and cultural effects of the arbitrary correlation of blood and race imposed by the US government on the indigenous peoples of Hawai'i. It demonstrates how blood quantum, a system originally intended to restore land to Native Hawaiians, has in fact become an extension of US imperial power in Hawai'i. Series: Narrating Native Histories. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; HBTQ; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822340799
ISBN
9780822340799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, 32 b/w & 6 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; ANF; ASDX; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837636697
ISBN
9783837636697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.46
€ 42.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 604 pages. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1010.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
University of Hawai'i Press United States
Number of pages
604
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824805142
ISBN
9780824805142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.49

Hardback. Editor(s): Carey, Rebecca; Cayol, Valerie; Poland, Michael; Weis, Dominique. Series: Geophysical Monograph Series. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 344 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781118872048
ISBN
9781118872048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 219.71

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

€ 192.03

Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania and the Middle East. Num Pages: 478 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MKP; GBC; HBJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 34. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
478
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810867727
ISBN
9780810867727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.17

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813587431
ISBN
9780813587431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.43

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813587448
ISBN
9780813587448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.45

Hardback. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 280 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Die Gestalten Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783899556605
ISBN
9783899556605
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.02

Paperback. An engaging explanation of Oceanic art and an important gateway to wider appreciation of Oceanic heritage and visual culture Series: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Num Pages: 176 pages, 200 colour + black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MK; ACBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 205 x 15. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300204292
ISBN
9780300204292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.49

Num Pages: 208 pages, 540 photos. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JHM; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 287 x 227 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1360.
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764312472
ISBN
9780764312472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.18

Hardback. Between the 1870s and the 1930s competing European powers carved out and consolidated colonies in Melanesia, the most culturally diverse region of the world. As part of this process, great assemblages of ethnographic artefacts were made by a range of collectors whose diversity is captured in this volume. Editor(s): O'Hanlon, Michael; Welsch, Robert L. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: 304 pages, 23 ills, 5 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 0 x 0. Weight in Grams: 497.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571818119
ISBN
9781571818119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.12

Paperback. "Iep jaltok: woman is a basket is a collection of poetry by a young Marshallese woman highlighting the traumas of her people through colonialism, racism, forced migration, the legacy of nuclear testing by America, and the impending threats of climate change"--Provided by publisher. Series: Sun Tracks. Num Pages: 96 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1MKCM; 2AB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 145.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Arizona Press United States
Edition
3rd ed.
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816534029
ISBN
9780816534029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.03

Hardcover. Nearly half the people born on the remote Mbuke Islands become teachers, businessmen, or bureaucrats in urban centers, while those who stay at home ask migrant relatives "What about me?" This detailed ethnography sheds light on remittance motivations and documents how terms like "community" can be useful in places otherwise permeated by kinship. Series: Pacific Perspectives: Studies of the European Society for Oceanists. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782387817
ISBN
9781782387817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.88

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