Books - "anthropology"
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The Gender / Sexuality Reader: Culture, History, Political Economy
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
We, the Tikopia: A Sociological Study of Kinship in Primitive Polynesia
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
Black Australians: A Survey of Native Policy in Western Australia, 1829-1897
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
Pangai: Village in Tonga
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
The Upraised Hand, or, The Spiritual Significance of the Rise of the Ringatu Faith
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
The Discovery of the Pacific Islands
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
The New Zealanders
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
Legends of the South Sea
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
Indigenous Psychologies: The Anthropology of the Self
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
From Stone to Steel: Economic Consequences of a Technological Change in New Guinea
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
Ayorama
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
Gardens of War: Life and Death in the New Guinea Stone Age
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
Savage New Guinea
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
The World of the First Australians
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
Man the Unknown
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
Deuba: A Study of a Fijian Village
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
Through Aboriginal Eyes: The Cry from the Wilderness
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
The First Boat People
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
Building One Fire: Art + World View in Cherokee Life
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
People of the Four Winds
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