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Brosius, Hans-Bernd ; Mangold, Roland ; Schwer, Katja
Ein Mehrebenenmodell der Mediengewaltforschung
Baden-Baden: Nomos. 2010. 85 Seiten. 22,5cm. Zustand: Sehr Gut min. gebräunt (Innen); Besitzerstempel (Innen); Einband Außen hat min. Gebrauchsspuren; Archivex. mit geringe Klebespuren wegen entferntem Bibliotheksaufkleber (Außen); 1. Auflage Broschiert
Bookseller reference : 953019
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Brosses, Charles de; David, Madeleine V. ( a cura di)
Du culte des dieux fetiches
Brosses, Charles de; David, Madeleine V. ( a cura di) Du culte des dieux fetiches. Paris, 1988, 142 p. ; 23 cm Ripr. dell'ed. del 1760. (0000000038964)
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Brost, Hauke und Marie Theres Kroetz-Relin
Wie Frauen ticken + Wie Männer ticken [2 Bd.]. Über 100 Fakten, die aus jedem Mann einen Frauenversteher machen / über 100 Fakten, die aus jeder Frau einen Männerversteher machen. 4. Aufl.
Berlin: Schwarzkopf und Schwarzkopf, 2005/06. Jeder Bd. rd. 250 S., 19 cm. kart., broschiert.
Bookseller reference : 213683
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Brothwell Don edited by
Biosocial Man - Studies Related to the Interaction of Biological and Cultural Factors in Human Populations
London: Eugenics Society 1977. 8vo pp. viii 296. paperback slightly worn. This collection of essays is an attempt to show the various ways in which biological aspects of man are linked with social man. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Eugenics Society Paperback
Bookseller reference : 001758 ISBN : 0900490098 9780900490095
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Brothwell Don
The Bog Man and the Archaeology of People
Cambridge MA: Harvard Univ Pr 1987. 128 pp. index photos. Wraps rubbing. Pb. VG. Harvard Univ Pr Paperback
Bookseller reference : 135789 ISBN : 0674077326 9780674077324
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Brothwell, D.R. (ed.)
Dental Anthropology.
1963 vii, 288 p., num. figs & photographs, hardbound (dust jacket & plastic covers). Ex libris, library stamps.Symposia of the Society for the Study of Human Biology Vol. V.
Bookseller reference : YG02536
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BROTONNE Frédéric de.
Histoire de la filiation et des migrations des peuples, par F. de Brotonne.
1837 Paris, Dessessart et Cie, 1837; 2 volumes in-8°,brochés,couvertures de l'époque, verte,imprimées, (4), 450, (2)pp.; 440, (1)pp. Frédéric - Pascal de Brotonne ( 1797-1865) fut employé à la Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève dont il devint le conservateur-administrateur ( Cf. Pierre Larousse).de l'édition originale
Bookseller reference : 15366
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BROUARDEL Georges - MARTIN Louis (sous la direction de)
Traité d'hygiène. Volume 3 seul : Anthropologie - Hygiène individuelle : Piscines - Education physique.
Couverture souple. Broché. 464 pages. Couverture légèrement défraîchie.
Bookseller reference : 66870
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Brover Charles Jefferson Davis Hal Hamilton et al
Red Buffalo a Radical Journal of American Studies
Buffalo NY: Octobergraphics 1971. First issue of this important publication. Summer 1971. In illustrated brown paperback. 118 pages. Includes black and white illustrations photographs and text devoted to Native American issues. Slight off-setting to the rear cover. Near Fine. Octobergraphics paperback
Bookseller reference : 15007
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Brower Kenneth
Earth and the Great Weather : The Brooks Range
San Francisco: Friends of the Earth Well illustrated with stunning photographsand with many poems from a variety of authors folio pp 188 a good copy in slightly worn dustwrapper Anthony Huxley's copy with his ownership stamp. This book will be heavier than average to post - extra charge may be needed. A beautiful account of nature and of Inuit life in the tundra and ice of North America. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Friends of the Earth Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 002651
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Brower Kenneth
Micronesia: The Land, the People and the Sea
Ottimo esemplare edizione: Special limited edition pp. 128 lingua: inglese
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Browman David L
Arid Land Use Strategies and Risk Management in the Andes: A Regional Anthropological Perspective
Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1987. Scholarly text presents a detailed study of the native Andean strategies for averting risk in land water and animal resource management and explores both adaptive and maladaptive solutions in the development of long-term management plans. Includes strategies indigenous to the arid land zones for managing herds and for managing land and water; cultural and social aspects of arid land management issues; etc. 335 pgs. Illustrated. Publisher's stamp on front endpaper. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Westview Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : AN-40 ISBN : 0813373131 9780813373133
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Brown Claude
Manchild in the Promised Land
Touchstone / Simon & Schuster 1999. Later Printing. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Used Book: Trade Paperback Standard used condition. Reading copy or better. Touchstone / Simon & Schuster paperback
Bookseller reference : 294506 ISBN : 0025173251 9780025173255
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Brown Corinne
Understanding Other Cultures
New York: Prentice Hall 1963. Publisher: A Spectrum Book 1963 FAIR Soft Cover 184 pp cover wear/creases foxing. Soft Cover. Fair. Prentice Hall Paperback
Bookseller reference : 006395
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Brown Dee
The Gentle Tamers
Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press 1972 Covers worn with creasing. Stains on covers. Scuff mark on top of front cover. We ship daily. Our books are carefully described and packaged in boxes not envelopes. A gift card and personalized message can be included upon request. Trade Paperback. Good . 5.25" X 8". University of Nebraska Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 203150
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Brown Dierdre. Photography by Brian Brake
Introducing Maori Art
Auckland: Reed Publishing 2005. 76 pp. 68 color plates beautifully printed on coated stock. Light handling to wrappers only. Size: Wide 12mo. Wrappers. Fine/No Jacket Paperback. Reed Publishing Paperback
Bookseller reference : 07369 ISBN : 0790010348 9780790010342
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Brown G B
The Art of the Cave Dweller
John Murray 1928. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. 950grams ISBN: John Murray hardcover
Bookseller reference : 6200455
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Brown H. Rap
Die Nigger Die!: A Political Autobiography
Chicago Illinois: Lawrence Hill Books. Softcover. New/No Jacket. New Book: Trade Paperback Lawrence Hill Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 204338 ISBN : 1556524528 9781556524523
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Brown J A C
The Evolution of Society
Watts and Co 1947. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Watts and Co hardcover
Bookseller reference : 6744958
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Brown Janet
Taking Center Stage: Feminism in Contemporary U.S. Drama
Metuchen NJ: Scarecrow Pr 1991. SIGNED First edition. Hard cover. Published Metuchen NJ: Scarecrow Pr. 1991. 8vo. v171 pp. Boldly inscribed presentation by Alfred E. Prettyman on fly leaf 1991 with his business card laid in. A fine copy. 1st. Hard. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo. Scarecrow Pr Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 002746 ISBN : 0810824485 9780810824485
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Brown Judith K. editor; Kerns Virginia editor
In Her Prime: A New View of Middle-Aged Women
Bergin and Garvey Publishers 1985. Pages crisp and clean except for a prior owner's name on the first page; spine square and uncreased; soft cover has a pair of short creases at the lower right front some fading over the spine some chipping at corners and spine ends and lighter wear around the bottom edges otherwise clean and sound. 217pp. Paperback. Good. Bergin and Garvey Publishers Paperback
Bookseller reference : 065728 ISBN : 0897890590 9780897890595
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Brown Karen McCarthy
Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn
Berkeley: Univ of California Pr 1991. SIGNED First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Berkeley: Univ of California Pr 1991 first printing. 8vo. x405pp. illustrated with b/w photos. Inscribed by author on fly leaf: 9/27/91 To Sandy Best Wishes. Karen Brown. Fine in fine dust jacket. . Signed by Author. 1st. Hard. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Univ of California Pr Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 005673 ISBN : 0520070739 9780520070738
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Brown Lester and Jodi Jacobson
Our Demographically Divided World Worldwatch Paper #74
Worldwatch Institute 1986. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked text. 54p. December 1986 paper. Topics include: A Dividing World Carrying Capacity Stresses Diverging Food and Income Trends Growing Rural Landlessness Population Growth and Conflict The Demographic Trap National Fertility Declines and Completing the Demographic Transition. Worldwatch Institute paperback
Bookseller reference : 22433 ISBN : 0916468755 9780916468750
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Brown MF
Tsewa's Gift
Smithsonian Institution Press 1986. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item400grams ISBN:9780817353643 Smithsonian Institution Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 7989747 ISBN : 081735364x 9780817353643
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Brown MF
Tsewa's Gift
Smithsonian Institution Press 1986. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item400grams ISBN:9780817353643 Smithsonian Institution Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 7989752 ISBN : 081735364x 9780817353643
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Brown MF
Tsewa's Gift
Smithsonian Institution Press 1986. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item600grams ISBN:0874742943 Smithsonian Institution Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 7989748 ISBN : 0874742943 9780874742947
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Brown MF. M. F.
Who Owns Native Culture
Harvard University Press 2003. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item500grams ISBN:9780674016330 Harvard University Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 8251794 ISBN : 0674016335 9780674016330
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Brown Michael F.
Tsewa's Gift: Magic and Meaning in an Amazonian Society Smithsonian Series in Ethnographic Inquiry
Smithsonian Books 1986. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item550grams ISBN:9781560983064 Smithsonian Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 8172014 ISBN : 156098306x 9781560983064
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Brown Michael F
Tsewa's Gift: Magic and Meaning in an Amazonian Society
Smithsonian Inst Pr 1993. clean unmarked copy. . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Smithsonian Inst Pr Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 353862 ISBN : 0874742943 9780874742947
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Brown Michael F
Tsewa's Gift: Magic and Meaning in an Amazonian Society
220 pages with figures plates tables bibliography and index. Royal octavo 9 1/4" x 6 1/4" bound in original publisher's quarter green cloth over beige with gilt lettering to spine in original jacket. First edition. In this book Michael Brown explores the problem of magic in Amazonian society through a detailed analysis of the uses and meaning of magic among the Aguaruna Indians of northern Peru. Brown describes the socioeconomic setting of Aguaruna life and then explores the Aguaruna world view embodied in magical songs and practices associated with hunting horticulture and domestic relations. He concludes with an epilogue assessing the changes that are taking place in Aguaruna society and speculates on the future of magic among a people who are increasingly obsessed with acquiring digital watches and polyester trousers. Condition: A fine copy in like jacket. Smithsonian Institution Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : BOOKS003085 ISBN : 0874742943 9780874742947
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Brown P and Buchbinder G Eds.
Man and Woman in the New Guinea Highlands
American Anthropological Association 1976. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item250grams ISBN: American Anthropological Association paperback
Bookseller reference : 7003148
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Brown Paula
Highland Peoples of New Guinea
Cambridge Univ Pr 1978 Former owner's name on title page. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Cambridge Univ Pr paperback
Bookseller reference : 327189 ISBN : 0521292492 9780521292498
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Brown Paula
Highland Peoples Of New Guinea
Cambridge Univ. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. Hardcover. 0521217482 . 258 pages . Cambridge Univ hardcover
Bookseller reference : 40929 ISBN : 0521217482 9780521217484
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Brown Richard
Voyage of the Iceberg : The Story of the Iceberg That Sank the Titanic
London: The Bodley Head 1985. Bright clean square tight unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped �9.95. No chips or tears. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Illustrated with maps prints and vintage photos. From the Dust Jacket: "This remarkable book tells the story of that Iceberg's journey from the day it was 'calved' into Baffin Bay until it crippled the Titanic eighteen months later. Richard Brown's quiet compelling prose describes the rich natural and human world through which the Iceberg traveled. It is the story of the Sierapaluk the one surviving band of Inuit in the far northwest corner of Greenland. of the last surviving bowhead whale. of the outport men who stream into St. John's each winter pleading for a berth on the sealing ships. Through these lives and many more the Iceberg passes on its way to the Grand Banks and its fateful meeting with the Titanic." . First UK Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. 8vo. 152pp. The Bodley Head Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011982 ISBN : 0370306287 9780370306285
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Brown Dee
Attorno al fuoco Racconti degli indiani d'America
Buon esemplare edizione: 1a Oscar pp. 187
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BROWN Dee
BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE, an Indian History of the American West.
London Book Club Associates 1972. In-8 XVII 487pp. Rel éditeur papier brun bradel, titre doré sur le dos, jaquette illustrée en couleur. Nombreux portraits d'indiens à pleine page. Texte en anglais.
Bookseller reference : GITaz292
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BROWN JOANNA CULLEN edited by:
Figures in a Wessex Landscape - THOMAS HARDY's picture of English country life.
<p>UK8vo HBdw/dj1st edn.FINE/NFINE.Neatink owner inscrptn to front pastedownbehind and hidden by front inner dw/dj flapand no price-clip to dw/dj.Glossycolour pictorial wrap-around illustrated artwork by Henry Moule Dorset County Museum; with negligible shelf-wear and minimal creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present - though spine/backstrip is lightly sunned/faded.Top edge lightly dust-soiled and minimally marked fore-edge bright and clean; contents brighttight and clean also.Clean dark green paper-covered bds with brightcrispstamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain green eps.UK8vo HBdw/dj1st edn1-344pp includes half-titletitle pagescontentsillustrations lists author introtwo parts comprising 18 chapters33 contemporary b/w scenicportrait photographs8pp of Henry Moule watercolour paintings in two blocks of 4pp between pp136/37 and pp264/65 respectively; noteslist of Hardy's works and an index. Thomas Hardy is one of Britain's best-loved writersnot least because of his exquisite descriptions of rural life in the 19thC.His accounts are based on observation and experience - he believed that: "At the dates represented in the various narrations things were like that in Wessex: the inhabitants lived in certain waysengaged in certain occupationskept alive certain customsjust as they are shown doing in these pages. . . " Even some apparently far-fetched incidents like wife-selling were taken from local newspaper accounts.Written with often painfully unsentimental realismhis accounts offer probably the most comprehensive and authentic picture of country life in all English literature. Hardy wrote fourteen novels about a thousand poemstwo poetic dramasmany articles and over forty not-so-short stories - a daunting body of work for any but the most dedicated student.In this beautiful book Joanna Cullen Brown has collected and linked passages from his extensive writings to provide a full but accessible picture of life in the English countryside in the late Georgian and Victorian era.These extracts are arranged according to theme;there are sectionsfor exampleon folkloremedicine and diseasemusicdialectthe lawpower and poverty farmingpoaching and rural skillsreligion and education entertainmentseating and drinking and love. A brilliantly written and lovingly assembled picture of Dorset life - the country year the people and their activities and attitudes.The book is further enhanced by the watercolours of Henry Moule.A close friend of Thomas HardyMoule painted many of the scenes that Hardy described and indeed the two considered collaborating on a book of Dorset life.It was never done in their life time and Moule's paintings are here published for the first time. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk because of the weight in excess of 1Kg unpackaged! of this itemfor correctinsured shipping/Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!</p> LONDON.ALLISON & BUSBY,1987. hardcover
Bookseller reference : rja2380/7 ISBN : 0850313732 9780850313734
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BROWN Judith M. and Rosemary Foot eds
Migration: the Asian Experience
St. Antony's/Macmillan 1994. hbk 8vo. 276pp ISBN: 0312097239 excellent in sleeve protected dj as new St. Antony's/Macmillan, 1994, hardcover
Bookseller reference : WH239-H ISBN : 0312097239 9780312097233
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Brown L. B
Ideology
Penguin books 1974 208 pages 10 922x0 762x17 272cm. 1974. Broché. 208 pages.
Bookseller reference : 100119663 ISBN : 140805699
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BROWN NORMAN O.
LA VITA CONTRO LA MORTE. IL SIGNIFICATO PSICOANALITICO DELLA STORIA
BROWN NORMAN O. LA VITA CONTRO LA MORTE. IL SIGNIFICATO PSICOANALITICO DELLA STORIA. Milano, Adelphi 1978, Seconda ed. riveduta. Buono (Good) Buon es. ma con segni del tempo. <br> in ottavo <br> leg. bross. <br> pp. 420<br>
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Brown Peter, Patlagean Evelyne, Rouche Michel, Thebert Yvon, Veyne Paul
La vita privata dall’impero romano all’anno Mille
Legatura editoriale in piena tela, sovraccoperta figurata, titoli al piatto e al dorso, collana “Storia e società � e "La vita privata" diretta da Philippe Aries e Georges Duby, traduzione di Maria Garin, Mario Carpitella [et al.], 80 tavole in b/n fuori testo, piccolo strappo alla sovraccoperta, altrimenti in ottimo stato.
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Brown William
Antiquities of the Jews Carefully Compiled from Authentic Sources and Their Customs Illustrated From Modern Travels
Edinburgh: Waugh & Innes 1826. Later Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 2 volumes in blindstamped gray cloth modest wear volume 1 a bit shaken and the front joint split - bindings still generally tight. Foxing to frontis. Bright internally largely uncut. Fold out of The Temple at Jerusalem slightly foxed but intact and attractive. Size: Octavo 8vo. 2-volume set complete. Text is clean and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: anthropology; Ancient BC; History. Inventory No: 039485. <br/><br/> Waugh & Innes hardcover
Bookseller reference : 039485
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Brown William
Antiquities of the Jews Carefully Compiled from Authentic Sources and Their Customs Illustrated From Modern Travels
Edinburgh: Waugh & Innes 1826. Later Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 2 volumes in blindstamped gray cloth modest wear volume 1 a bit shaken and the front joint split - bindings still generally tight. Foxing to frontis. Bright internally largely uncut. Fold out of The Temple at Jerusalem slightly foxed but intact and attractive. Size: Octavo 8vo. 2-volume set complete. Text is clean and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: anthropology; Ancient BC; History. Inventory No: 039485. <br/><br/> Waugh & Innes hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 039485
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BROWN, J. Tom
Among the Bantu Nomads; A Record of Forty Years Spent Among the Bechuana a Numerous & Famous Branch of the Central South African Bantu, with the First Full Description of their Ancient Customs, Manners & Beliefs
8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 272, [xxiv, ads with illus] pp, frontis, plates from photos, folding map. original orange pictorial cloth, spine lightly faded, very slight soiling on cover but interior very clean and bright, fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Work 52. Conover 1724. The author spent from 1885 to 1924 in the area, dying before the book was published. The anthropologist A. R. Radcliffe-Brown, in the introduction, pays the author tribute as collecting, 'by far the greatest part of the information about native life that we now possess'. With chapters on the totem, family life, kinship, marriage laws and customs, burial customs, childhood, religion, the Badimo, demi-gods, priest craft, ceremonies, sacrifice, folklore, proverbs, history, etc.
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Brown, Michael F; Fern?ndez, Eduardo
War of Shadows: The Struggle for Utopia in the Peruvian Amazon
Book shows light wear only. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 280 pages with b&w photo section.
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Brown, Michael Harold
The search for Eve
357pp. 25 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
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Brown, Norman Oliver
Zukunft im Zeichen des Eros,
Pfullingen, Neske, 1962. 8°, 430 S., original Leineneinband (Hardcover), original Schutzumschlag, deutsche Erstausgabe Schutzumschlag mit einigen Fehlstellen, Einband stellenweise aufgehellt, Name auf Vorsatzseite, sehr vereinzelte, sehr kleine Altersfleckchen, sonst ein gutes, sauberes Exemplar ohne Anstreichungen, ohne Eckknicke etc.
Bookseller reference : 17029BB
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Browne G St. J Orde
The Vanishing Tribes of Kenya
London: Seeley Service & Co Ltd. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and marked. Spine faded. Eps foxed. 1925. First Edition. Yellow/gilt hardback cloth cover. 220mm x 140mm 9" x 6". 284pp adverts. B/w photographs and maps. 'A description of the manners & customs of the primitive & interesting tribes dwelling on the vast southern slopes of Mount Kenya & their fast disappearing native methods of life'. . Seeley Service & Co Ltd hardcover
Bookseller reference : r6848a
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BROWNE, Major G. St J. Orde
The Vanishing Tribes of Kenya
8vo [22 x 14 cm]; 284, [iv, ads] pp, frontis, well illustrated with photos, 2 maps including one folding detailed map of Kenya, index. original pictorial cloth gilt, spine lightly faded, short tear at spine head, Stuart Connolly's signature on endpaper, very good+. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A description of the manners and customs of the tribes dwelling on the vast southern slopes of Mount Kenya including marriage laws, domestic rites, arts & crafts, tattooing and dress, teeth-filing, weapons and warfare, music, dances, magic, religion, folklore, riddles, natural history.
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BROWNELL SUSAN EDITOR
The 1904 Anthropology Days And Olympic Games: Sport Race And American Imperialism
University of Nebraska Press Lincoln amd London: 2008. Hardcover with dustjacket. Brand new book. One of the more problematic sport spectacles in American history took place at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis which included the third modern Olympic Games. Associated with the Games was a curious event known as Anthropology Days organized by William J. McGee and James Sullivan at that time the leading figures in American anthropology and sports respectively. McGee recruited Natives who were participating in the fair's ethnic displays to compete in sports events with the "scientific" goal of measuring the physical prowess of "savages" as compared with "civilized men." This interdisciplinary collection of essays assesses the ideas about race imperialism and Western civilization manifested in the 1904 World's Fair and Olympic Games and shows how they are still relevant. A turning point in both the history of the Olympics and the development of modern anthropology these games expressed the conflict between the Old World emphasis on culture and New World emphasis on utilitarianism. Marked by Franz Boas's paper at the Scientific Congress the events in St. Louis witnessed the beginning of the shift in anthropological research from nineteenth-century evolutionary racial models to the cultural relativist paradigm that is now a cornerstone of modern American anthropology. Racist pseudoscience nonetheless reappears to this day in the realm of sports. Susan Brownell is a professor and chair of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Missouri St. Louis. She is the author of Training the Body for China: Sports in the Moral Order of the People's Republic and Beijing's Games: What the Olympics Mean to China. Contributors: John Bale Susan Brownell Mark Dyreson Henning Eichberg Gerald R. Gems Alexander Kitroeff Suzuko Mousel Knott Jonathan Marks Christine M. O'Bonsawin Nancy J. Parezo Linda Peavy Otto J. Schantz and Ursula Smith. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln amd London: 2008 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 65404X1
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