Debo, Angie

A History Of The Indians Of The United States

Pimlico, London, 1995. First Paperback Edition, Softcover. Very Good Condition/N/A.. 9780712659796 The Apaches, Arapahos, Blackfeet, Cherokees, Cheyennes, Choctaws, Comanches and Crows ... the Shawnees, Shoshonis, Sioux, Wichitas and Zunis. This comprehensive, compassionate and vivid study provides an unrivalled history of American Indians from the dawn of their first contact with Europeans to the late twentieth century. It is a remarkable record of Survival against the odds - the preservation of distinctive cultural identities through centuries of encroachment by a more numerous and aggressive race. The best available survey of relations between the European intruders and the Native American from discovery to the present day.' This is the first UK edition. Size: Large Octavo. 450 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. White titles spine. Light bumping to bottom outer corner of cover. illustrated by b/w. drawings, maps & photo's.. Includes selected bibliography & index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Anthropology; American History; American Indians; Native Americans; United States; History. ISBN: 071265979X. ISBN/EAN: 9780712659796. Inventory No: 3674.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Anthropology/Native Americans/North American Indians/American History/History Anthropology; American History; American Indians; Native Americans; United States; History. Unbranded ISBN: 071265979X EAN: 9780712659796 Angie Debo A History Of The I

Dickey, Sara

Cinema and the Urban Poor in South India (Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology)

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1993. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. 9780521440844 This study of the Indian cinema is concerned particularly with cinema-goers in Madurai, a city in Tamil Nadu, South India. Sara Dickey reviews the history of Tamil film, explains the structure of the industry, and presents the perspective of the filmmakers. However, the core of the book is an analysis of the films themselves and the place they have in the lives of poor people, who organize fan clubs, discuss the films and the actors, and in various ways relate these fantasy worlds to their own lives. Dickey argues that the effect of these films is ultimately conservative, for they glorify poverty while holding out the hope of a better future. Her rich ethnography makes an interesting contribution to the study of film in India and, more generally, to the understanding of popular culture in an Indian city. Publisher's 4-page series list to rear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiv + 213 + 4. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Gilt titles spine. Multiple copies available this title. black cloth; illustrated by b/w. photo's. & map. Includes appendices, notes, references & index. Quantity Available: 2. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Anthropology; Cinema; Tamil Film; Film, Radio & Television; India; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 052144084X. ISBN/EAN: 9780521440844. Inventory No: 4861.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Anthropology/Sociology & Culture/Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology series/Film/Cinema/Tamil Film Anthropology; Cinema; Tamil Film; Film, Radio & Television; India; Sociology & Culture. Unbranded ISBN: 052144084X EAN: 97805214

Hooton,, Earnest Albert

Up From The Ape

Macmillan, New York, 1947. Second Printing, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. b/w. frontis. photo.; titles; prefaces; contents; lists of text figures & photo. plates & list of tables. Classic popular introduction to human evolution and physical anthropology by famous Harvard professor; has discussion of Piltdown skull, which had not yet been exposed as a fake????? Illustrated Revised Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxii + 788. Bookseller's small label inside front cover. Yellow titles spine & front. Wear to extremities & spine ends. blue cloth. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Anthropology; Animals & Birds; Apes & Monkeys; Evoluttion; Natural History & Resources. Inventory No: 4973. This book is fairly heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Anthropology/Apes & Monkeys/Evoluttion/Natural History & Resources/Animals Anthropology; Animals & Birds; Apes & Monkeys; Evoluttion; Natural History & Resources. Unbranded Earnest Albert Hooton, Up From The Ape Animals & Birds Apes & Monkeys Ev

Kluckhohn, Clyde

The Navaho: Revised Edition (Harvard Paperbacks)

Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass. USA, 2002. Reprint, Softcover. As New. 9780674606036 "This book is one of the most successful efforts so far to communicate the results of the anthropological study of one people to another people . the book is not addressed to the specialist in the study of culture . Without resort to dramatization or oversimplification, it should communicate to many kinds of readers the goals and viewpoints of the Navahos." This collaboration between an anthropologist and a medico-psychiatrist has been a fortunate one . This book teaches the salutary lesson that majority culture patterns are not self- justifying ... If we have achieved a greater mastery over the forces of nature than the Navahos, perhaps they have received more by experiencing the beauty and emotional values in nature than we. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 355 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. no Dust Jacket as published.. White titles spine. Includes bibliography, index, notes & references. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Anthropology; North American Indians; Native Americans; Navaho; United States; Indigenous Cultures. ISBN: 0674606035. ISBN/EAN: 9780674606036. Inventory No: 3400.

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Mauss, Marcel

The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies

Routledge, London, 1997. Reprint, Softcover. Very Good Condition. 9780415044882 translated by W. D. Halls; foreword by Mary Douglas; Marcel Mauss was a French sociologist and anthropologist. His work profoundly influenced the field of anthropology with respect to topics such as magic, sacrifice, and gift exchange in primitive cultures. A brilliant example of the comparative method, 'The Gift' presents the first systematic study of the custom - -widespread in primitive societies from ancient Rome to present-day Melanesia - -of exchanging gifts. The gift is a perfect example of what Mauss calls a total social phenomenon, since it involves legal, economic, moral, religious, aesthetic, and other dimensions. He sees the gift exchange as related to individuals and groups as much as to the objects themselves, and his analysis calls into question the social conventions and economic systems that had been taken for granted for so many years. In a modern translation, introduced by distinguished anthropologist Mary Douglas, The Gift is essential reading for students of social anthropology and sociology. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xviii + 164. Text contains marks and notes scattered throughout, in pencil. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. no Dust Jacket as published.. White titles spine. Includes indexes of names & subject plus an extensive notes section. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Anthropology; Indigenous Cultures; Social Anthropology; Primitive Societies; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 041504488X. ISBN/EAN: 9780415044882. Inventory No: 4394.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Anthropology/Social Anthropology/Gifts/Sociology & Culture/Indigenous Cultures/Primitive Societies Anthropology; Indigenous Cultures; Social Anthropology; Primitive Societies; Sociology & Culture. Unbranded ISBN: 041504488X EAN: 9780415044882 Ma

Meeting for Sufferings. Aborigines' Committee, London Yearly Meeting (Society of Friends).

Some Account of the Conduct of the Religious Society of Friends towards the Indian Tribes in the Settlement of the Colonies of East and West Jersey and Pennsylvania: with a brief narrative of their labours for the civilization and Christian instruction of the Indians, from the time of their settlement in America, to the year 1843

Edward Marsh, London, 1844. First Edition, Hardcover (Half Leather). Near Fine Condition. Some Account of the Conduct of the Religious Society of Friends towards the Indian Tribes in the Settlement of the Colonies of East and West Jersey and Pennsylvania: with a brief narrative of their labours for the civilization and Christian instruction of the Indians, from the time of their settlement in America, to the year 1843. Beautifully rebound in half-leather with five raised bands & marbled boards with brown end-papers; coloured frontis. map of aboriginal country east of the river Mississippi, exhibiting the territory which the several Indian nations occupied previously to the settlement of the English colonies in America. (N. B. - this copy lacks the second map: "of North America, showing the territory 'now' (1844) occupied by the natives, & also denoting the boundaries of the several Yearly Meetings of Friends in that land.) On the reverse of the title page is printed a list of the Aborogines' Publications of the Meeting for Suffering of which this is No. 9. There is then a 2-page List of the Authorities for this Publication followed by the Introduction & a short description of the territory occupied before the European Colonization. This is an interesting historical document detailing the attempts of the Friends to promote a more "upright, peaceable & conciliatory course towards the native inhabitants" whom they hoped would reciprocate with a full reception of Christianity. It also contains some responses made to the Friends by Native Americans. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 247 pages. there are a few marks to the borders around the map & to its (blank) reverse. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. no Dust Jacket as published.. some of the pages remain uncut at the top edge. Gilt titles on black label to spine with gilt decorations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Anthropology; North American Indians; Native Americans; Society of Friends; United States; 19th century; Religion & Theology. Inventory No: 3322.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Anthropology/Religion/Theology/Christianity/Society of Friends/North American Indians/Native Americans/Pennsylvania/East Jersey/West Jersey/Quakers Anthropology; North American Indians; Native Americans; Society of Friends; United States; 19th ce

Richards, C. J.

The Burman: an Appreciation

Longmans, Green & Co, London, 1945. First Edition, Softcover. Very Good Condition. b/w. map at front endpapers; published for The Burma Research Society; Burma Pamphlets No. 7. The author did not subscribe to the general attitude of the Colonial Europeans who had little direct contact with the Burmese people. As a District Officer his duties took him to all parts of Burma & he enjoyed close contact with the people which has qualified him to write this appreciation. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 55 pages. no Dust Jacket as published.. light wear to edges. illustrated by 6 b/w. photo's.. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Anthropology; Myanmar; South East Asia; Travel & Places; Burma; Indigenous Cultures. Inventory No: 3007.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Burma/Myanmar/Anthropology/South East Asia/Indigenous Cultures/Travel Anthropology; Myanmar; South East Asia; Travel & Places; Burma; Indigenous Cultures. Unbranded C. J. Richards The Burman: an Appreciation Myanmar South East Asia Travel & Plac

Scott, Peter

Wild Geese and Eskimos, A Journal of the Perry River Expedition of 1949

Country Life Ltd. London, 1951. First Edition, Green Cloth, Illustrated by: Photo's & Drawings. Good/No Jacket. gilt titles spine; gilt vignette (geese in flight) front; map endpapers (in green) showing route of expedition; col. frontis (pair of Ross's Geese); illustrated throughout by 36 b/w. photo's.; 2 further b/w. maps & numerous b/w. line drawings; "among the world's waterfowl - the ducks, geese and swans - there are several species which have become so greatly reduced in numbers that they face early extinction unless steps are taken at once to avert it. Much more needs to be discovered about the birds themselves before we know where, when and how best to take those steps. The beautiful little Ross's geese, whose nesting colonies were found for the first time in 1938, are among those which are threatened, for their world population is probably no more than 5,000, possibly much less. It was for this specific reason that the Perry River Expedition of 1949 was undertaken. The journal which follows is a daily record of two very happy summer months among the wild geese and the Eskimos."; spine gilts faded & light wear to extremities but a sound copy; including appendices & index - 254 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrator: Photo's & Drawings. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Anthropology; Ornithology; Birds; Natural History & Resources. Inventory No: NAT00024.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Natural History/Birds/Ornithology/Geese/Ross's Geese/Canada/Eskimos/Perry River/Peter Scott Anthropology; Ornithology; Birds; Natural History & Resources. Photo's & Drawings Unbranded Scott, Peter Wild Geese and Eskimos, A Journal of the Perry R

Temple, Robert K. G.

The Sirius Mystery: Conclusive New Evidence of Alien Influence on the Origins of Humankind in the Traditions of an African Tribe

BCA, London, 1976. First Thus, Hardcover (OriginalBlack Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Good. Titles, contents list & author note to front. The book presents the hypothesis that the Dogon people of Mali, in West Africa, preserve a tradition of contact with intelligent extraterrestrial beings from the Sirius star system. These beings, who are hypothesized to have taught the arts of civilization to humans, are claimed in the book to have originated the systems of the Pharaohs of Egypt, the mythology of Greek civilization, and the Epic of Gilgamesh, among other things. Temple's theory is heavily based on his interpretation of the work of ethnographers Marcel Griaule and Germaine Dieterlen. A substantial bulk of The Sirius Mystery consists of comparative linguistic and mythological scholarship, pointing out resemblances among Dogon, Yoruba, Egyptian and Sumerian beliefs and symbols. Greek and Arab myths and words are considered to a lesser extent. The "mystery" that is central to the book is how the Dogon allegedly acquired knowledge of Sirius B, the white dwarf companion star of Sirius A, invisible to the naked eye. Sirius B was first observed in 1862, and had been predicted in 1844 on dynamic grounds. Temple considers alternative possibilities other than alien contact, such as a very ancient, advanced, and lost civilization that was behind the sudden appearance of advanced civilization in both Egypt and Sumer. Temple does not argue that contact with an advanced civilization is the only way that the Dogon could have obtained what he understood to be accurate information on Sirius B, but he indicates that he personally finds the theory of alien contact more convincing. Book Club Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. x + 290. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Gilt titles spine. Includes extensive appendices, bibliography & index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Anthropology; Myths, Legends & Folklore; Extraterrestrial Beings; UFO's; Indigenous Cultures. Inventory No: 5205.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Anthropology/Indigenous Cultures/Myths, Legends & Folklore/Extraterrestrial Beings/UFO's Anthropology; Myths, Legends & Folklore; Extraterrestrial Beings; UFO's; Indigenous Cultures. Unbranded Robert K. G. Temple The Sirius Mystery: Conclusive N

Thompson, William Irwin

At The Edge Of History: Speculations on the Transformation of Culture

Harper & Row, New York, 1971. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Grey Boards, Red Cloth Soine). Good Condition/Good. 9780060143169 Titles, contents list & preface to front. "At the edge of history, history itself can no longer help us, and only myth remains equal to reality. What we know is less than what we are, and the politics of miracle must be unacceptable to our knowledge to be worthy of our being". William Irwin Thompson was an American social philosopher, cultural critic, and poet. He was the founder of the Lindisfarne Association, which proposed the study and realization of a new planetary culture. At the Edge of History is a book that begins as a quest for the historical roots of personal identity and ends up demolishing the identity of history itself. What starts out as a search for history finishes as a discovery of myth. William Thompson bases his examinations on those places where the edges of America are most raggedly visible: Los Angeles (where history is a movie set); Big Sur's Esalen Institute (where the twenty-first century is touching the cliffs of America); M.I.T. (where the culture of technocracy is replacing man with management). Anthropology, history, psychology, literary criticism, mysticism, philosophy, science fact and sci-ence fiction: all the ideas fall neatly into place in a calm, fair-minded and rational synthesis that is, how¬ever, maddening in its implications. One discovers only at the end just how far Thompson has taken the reader in his intellectual tour. This is an important and original book, and if it will antagonize the many who have arrived, it will excite those who are still moving. This is the first USA edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xi + 180. D/J. in library protective cover, taped to book covers. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Deckled outer edge (rough cut). White titles spine. brown marks from adhesive tape on front and rear endpapers & book covers. Library labels to fep. & spine. Includes notes & index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Anthropology; Cultural History; Sociology & Culture; Social Philosophy; Philosophy. ISBN: 0060143169. ISBN/EAN: 9780060143169. Inventory No: 5139.

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Titiev, Mischa

Old Oraibi: A Study of the Hopi Indians of Third Mesa

University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, U.S.A. 1992. First Thus, Softcover. Near Fine Condition. 9780826313447 First published in 1944, Old Oraibi is an ethnographic classic, offering a sensitive portrayal of Hopi traditional culture. According to their own mythology, the Hopis emerged into the present world through an opening in the earth, or sipapu. Archaeological evidence indicates that at the very least they are direct descendants of the earliest Southwest peoples. Old Oraibi is as detailed a picture of Hopi religion as can be shown by an outsider. it sensitively considers kinship, social organization, ceremonialism, and other lifeways of one of the most fascinating American Indian cultures. 4-pages of photographic plates to rear. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. xvii + 277 + 4. No Dust Jacket as published. White titles spine. illustrated by b/w. drawings, diagrams, charts & photo's.. Includes bibliography, appendices, topixal index & glossary of native terms. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Anthropology; Ethnography; Archaeology; North American Indians; United States; Indigenous Cultures. ISBN: 0826313442. ISBN/EAN: 9780826313447. Inventory No: 4969.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Anthropology/Ethnography/Archaeology/Indigenous Cultures/North American Indians/Native Americans/Hopi Indians/Arizona Anthropology; Ethnography; Archaeology; North American Indians; United States; Indigenous Cultures. Unbranded ISBN: 0826313442

Twofeathers, Manny

My Road to the Sundance: My Vision Continues

Wo-Pila Publishing, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA, 2002. Republished Edition, Softcover, Illustrated by: Manny Twofeathers. Near Fine Condition. 9781886340183 Signed by Author. signed by the author on the title page with the inscription - "Be proud"; This is the extraordinary, true story of one man's spiritual journey. Manny Twofeathers, a native born of Mixblood, was reared a Catholic. In late adulthood, he began a search for a more fulfilling spiritual path. He found the Sacred Pipe, and the ancient ritual called, "Tbe Sundance". This ceremony of sacrifice, is a way to give thanks to the Creator, and have prayers answered. His story, in his own words ... through painful and revealing detail, Manny bares his soul, his visions, his strengths and weaknesses. In this third edition, he has included 7 additional Sundances. “Many people believe that the Sundance is our last hope for the planet. Through their prayer and sacrifice for others, we believe that one day there will be peace.” For anyone who is searching for their own unique spirituality, and/or of Mixblood descent, they will find inspiration, and perhaps a new direction from these words. It is not a "how to" book, but one to be shared with others searching for a tangible spiritual path to the Creator. First Thus. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 278 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. no Dust Jacket as published.. Brown titles spine. illustrated by a few b/w. drawings. Illustrator: Manny Twofeathers. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Anthropology; Native Americans; Spirituality; New Age & Alternative; United States; Biography & Autobiography. Signed by Author. ISBN: 1886340188. ISBN/EAN: 9781886340183. Inventory No: 3768.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Anthropology/North American Indians/Native Americans/History/Autobiography/Shamanism/Mythology/Religion/Psychology/Sundance/Autobiography/Spirituality/Shoshoni/Lakota/Shaman Anthropology; Native Americans; Spirituality; New Age & Alternative; Uni

Versluis, Arthur

The Elements of Native American Traditions

Element Books Inc. New York, 1996. Reprint, Paperback. Near Fine/N/A.. 9781852303839 provides a lucid, concise introduction to the traditions of all the American Indian peoples & gives an overview of their belief systems & ceremonies, b/w. illusts, a tight, clean copy, including index 122 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Anthropology; North American Indians; Native American Traditions; Native American Beliefs; United States; Indigenous Cultures. ISBN: 1852303832. ISBN/EAN: 9781852303839. Inventory No: PLG00021.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Anthropology/North American Indians/Native American Traditions/Native American Beliefs Anthropology; North American Indians; Native American Traditions; Native American Beliefs; United States; Indigenous Cultures. Unbranded ISBN: 1852303832 EAN:

Wilson, James

Canada's Indians

Minority Rights Group, London, 1982. Revised. Paperback, Illustrated by: Photo's. Maps. Very Good/N/A.. report No.21 of a series dealing with minorities throughout the world, previous owner's name on title page (also in Indian script), slight browning at edges, 20 pages. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrator: Photo's. Maps. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Anthropology; Indigenous Cultures. Inventory No: PLG00007.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Anthropology/North American Indians/Canadian Indians/Minority Rights Anthropology; Indigenous Cultures. Photo's., Maps Unbranded Wilson, James Canada's Indians Indigenous Cultures