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Oceania

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

€ 99.40

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

€ 178.32

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

€ 203.64

hardcover. This book traces the formation of historical consciousness among the Duna people of Papua New Guinea and explores how this is constituted differently for men and women. Num Pages: 260 pages, 18 half-tones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 515.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804728997
ISBN
9780804728997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.68

Paperback. Newman, University of Florida; Dolores E. Janiewski, Victoria University of Wellington; Christopher Shannon, University of Notre Dame; Gerald Sullivan, University of Notre Dame; Sharon Tiffany, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater; Jean Walton, University of Rhode Island; Virginia Yans, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey Editor(s): Janiewski, Dolores; Banner, Lois W. Series: New Studies in American Intellectual and Cultural History. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8, 8 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1MKPR; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801879753
ISBN
9780801879753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.69

Paperback. Best Easy Day Hikes Hawaii; Maui includes concise descriptions of the best easy day hikes on the island, with detailed maps of each route. The 20 hikes in this guide are generally short, easy to follow, and guaranteed to please. Series: Best Easy Day Hikes Series. Num Pages: 96 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; WSZC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 109 x 7. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762743483
ISBN
9780762743483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.63

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

€ 129.32

Paperback. An overview of public religion in California, Nevada, and Hawaii. Editor(s): Roof, Wade Clark; Silk, Mark. Series: Religion by Region. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KBBWN; 1MKPH; HR; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759106390
ISBN
9780759106390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.30

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691640211
ISBN
9780691640211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.74

Hardback. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; 3JJ; 3JM; JHMC; KNAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319503097
ISBN
9783319503097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.55

hardcover. Series: History of Mathematics Education. Num Pages: 452 pages, 35 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1MK; 1MKLP; JNU; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer Switzerland
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2018
SKU
V9783319454825
ISBN
9783319454825
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.70

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

€ 162.61

Hardcover. Biomedical Entanglements is an ethnographic study of the Giri people of Papua New Guinea, focusing on the indigenous population's interaction with modern medicine. The study bridges medical anthropology and global health, exploring how the 'biomedical' is imbued with social meaning and how biomedicine affects Giri ways of life. Series: Person, Space and Memory in the Contemporary Pacific. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4 maps, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JHMC; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785332340
ISBN
9781785332340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.73

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

€ 163.15

Paperback. The first volume of the Caution Bay monographs is designed to introduce the goals of the Caution Bay project, the nature and scope of the investigations and the cultural and natural setting of the study area. Editor(s): David, Bruno; Aplin, Ken; Richards, Thomas. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 350 x 18. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Archaeopress United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784915049
ISBN
9781784915049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 110.87

Hardback. Strategy, Combat, Myths, Deceptions. 288 pages, 16-pg photo section. The attack in December, 1941, has been portrayed by historians as a dazzling success, brilliantly conceived and meticulously plannedA". With most historians concentrating on command errors and the story of participants' experiences, this book presents a detailed evaluation of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on an operational and tactical level. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MKPH; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 35. Weight: 786.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612000107
ISBN
9781612000107
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.94

Hardcover. Studies the specific circumstances of a prison in the Asia Pacific area. Num Pages: Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JHMC; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 393.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571815811
ISBN
9781571815811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.89

Hardback. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFSL9; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403967893
ISBN
9781403967893
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.07

Paperback. Detailing the natural and human history of Rapa Nui - more commonly known as Easter Island - this collection of poems and photographs links together the ancient inhabitants of the most isolated, inhabited spot on earth with common concerns and hopes of the present. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPE; AJC; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Wings Press
Edition
Ill
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916727611
ISBN
9780916727611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.78

Paperback. Series: Top Trails. Num Pages: 320 pages, B&W photos, maps, and charts throughout. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; WSZC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Wilderness Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780899976259
ISBN
9780899976259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.53

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