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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
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Hardcover. Papua New Guinea's two most powerful legal orders - customary law and state criminal law - undermine each other in criminal matters. This phenomenon, called legal dissonance, can lead to an activity being advanced by one legal order and punished by the other, leading to injustice and each legal order's diminished ability to deter wrongdoing. Num Pages: 208 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; LAF; LNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386483
- ISBN
- 9781782386483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.00
€ 157.00
Hardback. Leviathans at the Gold Mine is an ethnography about the Ipili, an indigenous group in Papua New Guinea; an enormous gold mine operated by an international conglomerate on Ipili land; and the process through which "the Ipili" and "the mine" brought each other into being as entities. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; GTB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822354949
- ISBN
- 9780822354949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.87
€ 109.87
Paperback. This text is at once a detailed ethnographic and historical analysis of oneof the final modern-day experiences of first-culture contact, a classic example of historical geography, and an extraordinary tale of exploration, imperialist arrogance, blood-shed, suffering, courage, and near disaster. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 497.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804718998
- ISBN
- 9780804718998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.45
€ 43.99
€ 38.45
Hardback. Focusing on transformation and continuity over time in Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa, among others, contributors assert that kinship is a lived and living dimension of contemporary human lives. The ethnographic case studies add to the understanding of kinship as-according to Unaisi Nabobo-Baba-"knowledge that counts." Editor(s): Toren, Christina; Pauwels, Simonne. Series: Pacific Perspectives: Studies of the European Society for Oceanists. Num Pages: 300 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MK; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782385776
- ISBN
- 9781782385776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.43
€ 155.43
Paperback. A Childhood Dream. A Lost Land. The Journey of a Lifetime. Num Pages: 352 pages, col. Illustrations, maps, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753828724
- ISBN
- 9780753828724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. The definitive account of General Douglas MacArthur's rise during World War II, from the author of the bestseller The Admirals. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MK; 3JJH; BGH; HBJM; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316405331
- ISBN
- 9780316405331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.21
€ 25.99
€ 18.21
Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1MKLF; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 11. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604566185
- ISBN
- 9781604566185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.47€ 80.34
€ 116.47
€ 80.34
Paperback. Malaita traces the history and culture of a Pacific island from the 19th to 21st centuries through over 600 images drawn from the archives of the British Museum and public and private photographic collections around the world. Num Pages: 296 pages, 300 colour, 300 black and white. BIC Classification: 1MKLS; HBJM; HDD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- British Museum Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861592012
- ISBN
- 9780861592012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.37
€ 79.37
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 346 pages, 29 illus. 5 maps and diagrams. BIC Classification: 1MKL; HRAC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- With a New preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691631738
- ISBN
- 9780691631738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.30
€ 179.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1MK; 2P; CBDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 11. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oratia Books
- Edition
- 4th Enhanced
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780947506087
- ISBN
- 9780947506087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 22.06
€ 32.99
€ 22.06
hardcover. This book is a comparative philosophical analysis of Melanesian communal land tenure and the 'Western' paradigm of private ownership. Inherent ideological tensions between Western development and communal ownership are highlighted while also drawing attention to conflict between principles of private ownership and environmental ethics. Editor(s): Lea, David. Num Pages: 204 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1MKL; KC; LAB; LNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 147 x 7. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761804567
- ISBN
- 9780761804567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.01
€ 122.01
hardcover. In a series of epic self-narratives ranging from traditional cultural embodiments to picaresque adventures, Christian epiphanies and a host of interactive strategies and techniques for living, Kewa Highlanders (PNG) attempt to shape and control their selves and their relentlessly changing world. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 ills. BIC Classification: 1MKL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781845455255
- ISBN
- 9781845455255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.12
€ 155.12
Hardback. Topics in this volume include: interlingual contact in the Pacific to the mid-19th century; the Sandalwood period; the Tok Pisin language; oceanic Austronesian languages; structures and sources of pidgin syntax; the pidgin pronominal system; and calquing - pidgin and Solomons languages. Num Pages: 280 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1MKL; 2AB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804714501
- ISBN
- 9780804714501
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.27
€ 91.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 80 duotone photographs. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; 3JJPK; AJB; AJCP; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 255 x 10. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873658065
- ISBN
- 9780873658065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.72
€ 40.99
€ 33.72
Hardback. Editor(s): Montague, Brendan E. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1MKC; 1MKCM; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629485898
- ISBN
- 9781629485898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.17€ 129.19
€ 190.17
€ 129.19
Paperback. In less than one day, the might of the Imperial Japanese Navy was destroyed and four of her great aircraft carriers sank burning into the dark depths of the Pacific. Utilizing the research and combat maps, this book tells the dramatic story of the Japanese assault on Midway Island and the American ambush that changed the face of the Pacific war. Illustrator(s): Gerrard, Howard. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1MKPH; 3JJH; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 182 x 8. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846035012
- ISBN
- 9781846035012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.27
€ 23.99
€ 16.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1MK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Demeter Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772580044
- ISBN
- 9781772580044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.23
€ 31.99
€ 27.23
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199733408
- ISBN
- 9780199733408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 130.63
€ 130.63
Hardcover. This is an ethnographic study of kinship and the nature and behaviour of ownership amongst the much-studied Sepik River Iatmul people. Written from the viewpoint of a Melanesian scholar, this book seeks to re-think anthropology's central assumptions about social relations. Series: British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs. Num Pages: 220 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1MB; 1MKLP; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197264454
- ISBN
- 9780197264454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.25
€ 88.25
Paperback. Nation Within is the complex history of the events between the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai?i in 1893 and its annexation to the United States in 1898. Highlighting the native Hawaiians' resistance during that five year span, Tom Coffman shows why occupying Hawai?i was crucial to American imperial ambitions. Num Pages: 368 pages, 68 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361978
- ISBN
- 9780822361978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. A story of how gender, culture, class, and personality intersect as a group of indigenous Hawaiian men work to overcome the dislocations of colonial history. It analyzes how middle-aged, middle-class, and mixed-race members assert a warrior masculinity through practices including martial arts, wood-carving, and cultural ceremonies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JFSJ2; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822343219
- ISBN
- 9780822343219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Hardcover. Norwegians in colonial Africa and Oceania had varying aspirations and adapted in different ways to changing social, political and geographical circumstances in foreign, colonial settings. This collection reveals narratives of the colonial era that are often ignored or obscured by the national histories of former colonial powers. Editor(s): Kjerland, Kirsten Alsaker; Bertelsen, Bjorn Enge. Num Pages: 404 pages, 36 ills, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 1H; 1MK; HBJ; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782385394
- ISBN
- 9781782385394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.60
€ 167.60
paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLF; HBJM; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822315933
- ISBN
- 9780822315933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21