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The Gender / Sexuality Reader: Culture, History, Political Economy


LANCASTER, ROGER N (Ed) & DI LEONARDO, MICAELA (Ed)

Imperial octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Routledge 1997

KEYWORDS: feminism feminist anthropology sex gender sexuality

$40.00
ak5/7/6

We, the Tikopia: A Sociological Study of Kinship in Primitive Polynesia


FIRTH, RAYMOND & MALINOWSKI, BRONISLAW (Preface)

Super octavo, maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained maroon- faded, frontispiece, xxvi + (4) + 605pp, illus/photos, vG (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to spine, light tanning & soiling/foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, sl foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, moderate tanning & soiling to spine, light foxing)

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1957

KEYWORDS: Polynesia Polynesian anthropology sociology social science

$100.00
ak5/7/36

Black Australians: A Survey of Native Policy in Western Australia, 1829-1897


HASLUCK, PAUL

Octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 229pp, VG (moderate soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light to moderate soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Melbourne University Press 1970

KEYWORDS: Australia Australians anthropology ethnicity native indigenous WA western 19th nineteenth century history

$100.00
ak5/9/2

Pangai: Village in Tonga


BEAGLEHOLE, ERNEST and PEARL

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, red heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, iv + 145pp, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate soiling to top board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals, pgs 1 & 2 potentially missing, light creasing to prelims) in d/w, G+ (heavy loss & tape repairs to top edges, moderate creasing & chipping to lower edges, moderate tanning & staining to spine, light general chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Polynesian Society 1941

KEYWORDS: first editions pacific islands Tonga villages Pangai anthropology culture customs

$180.00
ak5/9/37

The Upraised Hand, or, The Spiritual Significance of the Rise of the Ringatu Faith


GREENWOOD, WILLIAM

SCARCE, octavo, green light card covers, black lettering to spine & front cover, xvi + 88pp, illus/folding ancestry chart, VG (light to moderate creasing & tanning/fading to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling & minor insect damage to front cover, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, minor sporadic foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: The Polynesian Society 1942 (Second Printing)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand ringatu religion Polynesia anthropology Polynesian

$40.00
ak5/10/22

The Discovery of the Pacific Islands


SHARP, ANDREW

Octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii + (3) + 259pp, illus, VG (moderate to heavy soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges & ep edges) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate to heavy fading to spine, light creasing & chipping to edges, sl soiling)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1969

KEYWORDS: pacific islands exploration history Polynesia Melanesia Micronesia ethnology anthropology geography

$90.00
ak5/12/39

The New Zealanders


N/A (CRAIK, GEORGE L)

MAPS PRESENT, sm octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to green title plate to spine, frontis/map, iv + 424pp, illus/maps, G+ (v heavy cracking to hinges- front board completely detached & rear board very delicate, moderate tape staining & residue to spine & board edges, moderate chafing to boards, moderate chipping to surface os spine, light bruising & scuffing to board corners, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light foxing to eps, prev. owners' names in ink & pencil to front eps, ffep detached but re-fixed with tidy archival tape, moderate foxing to pages throughout, heavy cracking to rear gutter)

PUBLISHER: Charles Knight, Pall Mall East 1830

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history culture Maori communities anthropology

$22.50
xxsqj215676

Legends of the South Sea


ALPERS, ANTONY

Ex-library, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1970

KEYWORDS: anthropology history south seas exploration Polynesia Polynesian myths legends poetry art

$40.00
ak5/17/6

Indigenous Psychologies: The Anthropology of the Self


HEELAS, PAUL (Ed) & LOCK, ANDREW (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, very tidy ex-library, octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xviii + 322pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, minor tape staining to board edges & eps, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & moderate adhesive staining to edges, light tanning to flaps, light chafing, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Academic Press 1981

KEYWORDS: first editions religion psychology anthropology spirituality

$32.50
xxhah215834

From Stone to Steel: Economic Consequences of a Technological Change in New Guinea


SALISBURY, R F

FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG) boards heavily stained; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Melbourne University Press 1962

KEYWORDS: first editions New Guinea technology advancements anthropology

$25.00
xxhpd215929

Ayorama


DE COCCOLA, RAYMOND & KING, PAUL & HOUSTON, JAMES (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1955

KEYWORDS: first editions travel writing literature anthropology Krangmalit Canada Canadian

$15.00
xxhqb215957

Gardens of War: Life and Death in the New Guinea Stone Age


GARDNER, ROBERT & HEIDER, KARL G & MEAD, MARGARET (Intro)

Imperial octavo softcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Penguin 1974

KEYWORDS: anthropology New Guinea culture

$25.00
xxhqb215960

Savage New Guinea


BJERRE, JENS

FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph 1964

KEYWORDS: anthropology geography New Guinea customs culture first editions

$26.50
xxhqb215961

The World of the First Australians


BERNDT, RONALD M & BERNDT, CATHERINE H

Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Ure Smith 1965

KEYWORDS: indigenous Australia Australians history Aborigine Aboriginal anthropology

$30.00
xxhri216084

Man the Unknown


CARREL, ALEXIS

Octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Angus & Robertson 1936

KEYWORDS: mankind humans anthropology biology human body physiology

$30.00
xxhvb216103

Deuba: A Study of a Fijian Village


GEDDES, W R

Super octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: The Polynesian Society Inc 1945

KEYWORDS: pacific islands Fiji fijian islands villages anthropology Deuba

$50.00
ak5/19/21

Through Aboriginal Eyes: The Cry from the Wilderness


PATTEL-GRAY, ANNE

Octavo, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine, xix + 158pp, illus, VG (light creasing to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: WCC Publications 1991

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian indigenous Aborigines history land rights anthropology

$55.00
ak5/19/36

The First Boat People


WEBB, S G

Super octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, xvii + 318pp, illus, VG+ (minor bruising to spine extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, sl soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, minor underlining & annotaion to pages)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 2006

KEYWORDS: anthropology Australia history migration

$70.00
ak5/19/55

Building One Fire: Art + World View in Cherokee Life


SMITH, CHADWICK CORNTASSEL & STRICKLAND, RENNARD & SMITH, BENNY

Square super octavo, illus heavy boards, orange & cream lettering to black cloth spine, printed eps, frontispiece, illus prelims, 224pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, annotation & signatures to prelims) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges & spine)

PUBLISHER: The Cherokee Nation 2010

KEYWORDS: native American Indians Cherokee anthropology art

$15.00
xxcbb216200

People of the Four Winds


KERNOT, B

OWNERSHIP OF BISHOP MURU WALTERS, octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Hicks, Smith & Sons 1972

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori communities anthropology demographics

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