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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

€ 53.51
€ 46.16

Hardback. In the middle decades of the 20th century, Hawai'i changed rapidly from a conservative oligarchy firmly controlled by a Euro-American elite to arguably the most progressive part of the United States. This study explains how Filipinos, Japanese, Portuguese, and others overcame racial divisions and mobilized a mass working-class movement. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 illustrations, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JHBL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135344
ISBN
9780231135344
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.64
€ 80.25

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

€ 63.04

Hardback. Hawaii's forest bird community is the most insular and most endangered in the world and serves as a case study for threatened species globally. Ten have disappeared, nine are critically endangered, and even common species are in decline. This book describes the research and conservation efforts to save Hawaii's forest birds. Editor(s): Pratt, Thane K.; Atkinson, Carter T.; Banko, Mr. Paul C.; Jacobi, James D.; Woodworth, Ms. Bethany L. Num Pages: 640 pages, 97 black-&-white illustrations + 32 colour images. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; PSVW6; RNC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300141085
ISBN
9780300141085
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.12
€ 73.24

Hardcover. This is an account of the voyage of a mostly Hawaiian crew, in a reconstructed ancient double canoe, from Hawaii to New Zealand. They did this without the aid of navigational equipment, and with the aim of proving that their ancestors had done just the same thousands of years earlier. Illustrator(s): Rhodes, Richard. Num Pages: 401 pages, 84 figures, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKP; JHM; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
401
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520080027
ISBN
9780520080027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

Paperback. A collection of essays by anthropologists on the subject of ritualized homosexuality. Their studies in cross-cultural variations in homosexual behaviour in a non-Western culture area indicate that contemporary theories of sex and gender development need revision. Editor(s): Herdt, Gilbert H. Series: Studies in Melanesian Anthropology. Num Pages: 476 pages, 3 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1MKL; JFC; JFSJ; JFSK2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
476
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520080966
ISBN
9780520080966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.31

Paperback. The ant fauna of the Fijian archipelago is a diverse assemblage of endemic radiations, pan-Pacific species, and exotics introduced from around the world. This book describes the Fijian ant fauna, and includes the results of a archipelago biodiversity inventory. Series: UC Publications in Entomology. Num Pages: 400 pages, 570 b/w photographs, 133 line illustrations, 186 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKLF; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 716. Series: UC Publications in Entomology. 400 pages, Illustrationsstrations (black and white), maps (black and white). The ant fauna of the Fijian archipelago is a diverse assemblage of endemic radiations, pan-Pacific species, and exotics introduced from around the world. This book describes the Fijian ant fauna, and includes the results of a archipelago biodiversity inventory. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1MKLF; PSVT7. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 22. Weight: 716.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520098886
ISBN
9780520098886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.40
€ 51.34

Paperback. Illuminates the various ways in which sex and gender are elaborated, obsessed over, and internalized, shaping subjective experiences common to entire cultural regions, and beyond. Through comparison of the life ways of Melanesia and Amazonia, this work expands the study of gender and the comparative method in anthropology. Editor(s): Gregor, Thomas; Tuzin, Donald F. Num Pages: 402 pages, 2 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; 1MKL; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520228528
ISBN
9780520228528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. Examines the cultural and personal experiences of chronic and acute pain sufferers in an account of everyday beliefs, values, and practices on the island of Yap (Waqab), Federated States of Micronesia. This title focuses on how pain is implicated in the fashioning of particular Yapese understandings of ethical subjectivity and right action. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKCF; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260580
ISBN
9780520260580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

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
€ 25.06

Hardback. Combining personal memories with political information about Hawai'i's crucial Territorial era, this title discovers the central role played by the author's great-great-grandfather in the politics of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Hawai'i. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; BM; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270664
ISBN
9780520270664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.42
€ 65.36

Paperback. Combining personal memories with political information about Hawai'i's crucial Territorial era, this title discovers the central role played by the author's great-great-grandfather in the politics of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Hawai'i. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; BM; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272040
ISBN
9780520272040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. An introduction to the major non-Western philosophical traditions, this text looks particularly at Chinese, Indian, Buddhist and Islamic philosophies. African and Polynesian thinking are also covered by way of historical and contemporary survey articles. Editor(s): Deutsch, Eliot; Bontekoe, Ron. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 608 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 1H; 1MKP; 1QFM; HPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 245 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631213277
ISBN
9780631213277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.34

Paperback. This volume provides an interpretation of the history of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific from the earliest settlements to the 21st century. The authors show how the peoples of the region constructed their own identities and influenced those of their neighbours. Series: Blackwell History of the World. Num Pages: 544 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 1MBN; 1MK; HBJM; HBJQ; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 29. Weight in Grams: 910.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631218739
ISBN
9780631218739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.07

Hardcover. This book is a state-of-the-art introduction to the archaeology of Oceania, covering both Australia and the Pacific Islands. Editor(s): Lilley, Ian. Series: Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology. Num Pages: 416 pages, 67. BIC Classification: 1MK; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 174 x 29. Weight in Grams: 874.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631230823
ISBN
9780631230823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.88

Paperback. This book is a state-of-the-art introduction to the archaeology of Oceania, covering both Australia and the Pacific Islands. Editor(s): Lilley, Ian. Series: Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology. Num Pages: 416 pages, 67. BIC Classification: 1MK; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 23. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631230830
ISBN
9780631230830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.89

Paperback. How does law transform family, sexuality, and community in the fractured social world characteristic of the colonizing process? This title reveals how, in Hawai'i, indigenous Hawaiian law was displaced by a transplanted Anglo-American law as global movements of capitalism, Christianity, and imperialism swept across the islands. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture, Power, History. Num Pages: 432 pages, 23 halftones 1 map 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; 3JJ; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JFS; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691009322
ISBN
9780691009322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.95

Paperback. Makes use of the Hawaiian ecosystems to explore the mechanisms that shape productivity and diversity in ecosystems throughout the world. Integrating research from geochemistry, pedology, atmospheric chemistry, ecophysiology, and ecology, this book evaluates the controls and consequences of variation in nutrient availability and limitation. Series: Princeton Environmental Institute Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 halftones. 84 line illus. 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691115801
ISBN
9780691115801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 89.18
€ 68.64

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

€ 111.46

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
€ 29.90

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