| found: 3 books |
Atlas des Iles et Etats du Pacifique Sud.
Montpellier : GIP Reclus 1988. 126 p. ; ill. Hardcover/Pappeinband. Guter Zustand. Bibliotheksexemplar mit Stempeln und Signatur auf Einband. Sonst Seiten sauber. / Good. Ex-library with usual markings. Clean pages. Free shipping within Germany. Shipping costs to EU-countries: 9.50 EUR, to non-EU-countries: 15.00 EUR.
Antiquariat Thomas HakerProfessional sellerBook number: 875455
€ 40.00 [Appr.: US$ 46.62 | £UK 34.75 | JP¥ 6882]
Catalogue: Geographie
Keywords: ISBN: 9782866004170
The Tree and the Canoe: History and Ethnogeography of Tanna
Honolulu, Hawai'i, University of Hawai'i Press, 1994. First English Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bound simply in green cloth over boards, gilt lettering to spine. Map endpapers. Translated and adapted from the original French by Josee Penot-Demetry. A fine ethnography of the Tannese. From the publisher's blurb, " Swooping down on the world like a scythe, westernization has devastated local cultures and made uniformity commonplace. The Pacific islands sustained the shock with a force perhaps unequaled anywhere else in the world. Their limited size and small population, coupled with the violent epidemics that took thousands of lives, lowered Islanders' ability to resist. To keep the external world at bay, they had to create a world of their own.This personal observation of Tanna, an island in the southern part of the Vanuatu archipelago, presents an extraordinary case study of cultural resistance. Based on interviews, myths and stories collected in the field, and archival research, The Tree and the Canoe analyzes the resilience of the people of Tanna, who, when faced with an intense form of cultural contact that threatened to engulf them, liberated themselves by re-creating, and sometimes reinventing, their own kastom. Following a lengthy history of Tanna from European contact, the author discusses in detail original creation myths and how Tanna people revived them in response to changes brought by missionaries and foreign governments. The final chapters of the book deal with the violent opposition of part of the island population to the newly established National Unity government. Ultimately Tanna's story may well be a living symbol of resistance for people throughout Oceania. Are they truly convinced that the roads constructed by the west are the right ones? Do they not persist in dreaming about their own paths? The study of world cultures can still surprise us, for the tide may be changing." Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xxiv [1], 3-368 ppMember, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Near Fine,
Structure, Verses, Agency BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 358785
USD 19.20 [Appr.: EURO 16.5 | £UK 14.25 | JP¥ 2835]
Catalogue: Peoples and Cultures of the Pacific
Keywords: Tanna Vanuatu New Hebrides Melanesia Joel Bonnemaison Josee Penot-Demetry
Arts of Vanuatu
Honolulu, Hawai'i, Published by University of Hawai'i, 1996, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Arts of Vanuatu is the first major contemporary anthropology work covering such a range of topics as the traditional arts of the former New Hebrides, now Vanuatu, as seen by Europeans beginning with the arrival of Captain James Cook. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bound in an oversized, Imperial octavo hardcover format, brown cloth over boards, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to front cover and spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Chapters by the four editors and by Paul Gorecki, Jose Garanger, Matthew Spriggs, Marie-Joseph Dubois, Jean-Christophe Galipaid, Annie Walter, Alfred Mabonlala, Lissant Bolton, Lamont Lindstrom, Peter Russell Crowe, William Rodman, Michel Aufray, Christian Coiffier, Bernard Vienne, Mary Patterson, Margaret Jolly, Jacob Sam, Jean-Michel Charpentier, Philippe Peltier, Jean-Louis Rallu and Gilbert David. Hundreds of brilliant images, both illustrations and photographs, both hors-texte and full-page, black-and-white and full-color.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,
Structure, Verses, Agency BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 358703
USD 76.00 [Appr.: EURO 65.25 | £UK 56.5 | JP¥ 11220]
Catalogue: Art and Artists
Keywords: Joel Bonnemaison Kirk Huffman Christian Kaufmann Darrell Tryon art history Pacific art history Arts of Vanuatu
| Pages: 1 |