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The Wondrous Mushroom: Mycolatry In Mesoamerica
$50.00 AUD
Author: R. Gordon WassonBinding: PaperbackPublished: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1980Condition:Book: Good, ex-libraryJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: Slight peeling to edges of cover.The Wondrous Mushroom: Mycolatry In...
Universals Of Human Language, Volume 1: Method And Theory
$15.00 AUD
Author: Joseph H. GreenbergBinding: HardbackPublished: Stanford University Press, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis seminal work presents a foundational examination of the common structural...
These Were My Tribesmen
$20.00 AUD
Author: Alan MarshallBinding: PaperbackPublished: RIGBY LIMITED, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThese Were My Tribesmen presents a compelling account of indigenous life...
North American Indian
$15.00 AUD
Author: Christopher DavisBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamlyn, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsNorth American Indian by Christopher Davis presents a comprehensive overview of the diverse cultures and histories...
North American Indian Mythology
$15.00 AUD
Author: Cottie BurlandBinding: HardbackPublished: Paul Hamlyn, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsNorth American Indian Mythology by Cottell presents a comprehensive overview of the rich...
Journey Among Men
$20.00 AUD
Author: Jock Marshall, Russell DrysdaleBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder & Stoughton, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Foxing on top edge of book block.This compelling non-fiction work...
Early Settlers' Household Lore
$15.00 AUD
Author: Mrs N. PescottBinding: PaperbackPublished: Sovereign Hill Ballarat, 2006Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image'Early Settlers' Household Lore compiles a fascinating collection of...
African Systems Of Kinship And Marriage
$40.00 AUD
Author: A. R. Radcliffe-Brown And Daryll FordeBinding: PaperbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1965Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Cover has faded as seen in photo. Includes fold out family trees...
Adolf Bastian And The Psychic Unity Of Mankind: The Foundations Of Anthropology In Nineteenth Century Germany
$90.00 AUD
Author: Klaus-Peter KoeppingBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press., 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Spine slightly discoloured from age, minor chips to edges...
Caste, Feudalism And Peasantry: The Social Formation Of Shekhawati
$25.00 AUD
Author: K.L. SharmaBinding: HardbackPublished: Manohar Publishers & Distributors., 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor bumps to DJ.This scholarly work meticulously chronicles the intricate social structures of a...
The Shopping Experience
This shrewd and probing book seeks to theorize shopping as an autonomous realm. It avoids the reductionist characteristics of economics and marketing. At the same time it avoids the moralizing...
Wagner Nights: An American History
$20.00 AUD
As never before or since, Richard Wagner's name dominated American music-making at the close of the nineteenth century. Europe, too, was obsessed with Wagner, but - as Joseph Horowitz shows...
Malinowski: Odyssey of an Anthropologist, 1884-1920
Bronislaw Malinowski (1884-1942) was one of the most colorful and charismatic social scientists of the twentieth century. His contributions as a founding father of social anthropology and his complex personality...
Nine Paths: A Year in the Life of an Indian Village
Lyrical, immersive non-fiction chronicling the stories of nine Muslim women on the margins of modern India, from anthropologist and ethnographer Dr Lexi Stadlen Revelatory, lyrical and immersive, this is an...
Our Tribal Future: How to channel our human instinct into a force for
An astounding and inspiring look at the science behind tribalism - and how we can learn to harness this powerful instinct to improve the world around us What do you...
The Rule of Laws: A 4,000-Year Quest to Order the World
From ancient Mesopotamia to today, an "exceptionally rich narrative" ( Wall Street Journal ) of how humans have used laws to forge civilizations Rulers throughout history have used laws to...
An Introduction to Social Anthropology: Other People's Worlds
'Brilliant! This is just the book I have been looking for...good format and layout, and is reasonably priced.' - Dr D. Burnett, All Nationas Christian College 'Brilliant examples. I've already...
The Rule of Laws: A 4,000-Year Quest to Order the World
$12.00 AUD
From ancient Mesopotamia to today, an "exceptionally rich narrative" ( Wall Street Journal ) of how humans have used laws to forge civilizations Rulers throughout history have used laws to...
The Rule of Laws: A 4,000-Year Quest to Order the World
From ancient Mesopotamia to today, an "exceptionally rich narrative" ( Wall Street Journal ) of how humans have used laws to forge civilizations Rulers throughout history have used laws to...
Past and Present: The Construction of Aboriginality
$40.00 AUD
This book examines Aboriginal identity in various forums: in discourse, education, juvenile institutions, geographic locations, myths, and land-rights actions.
CULTURE HEALTH & ILLNESS 3RD ED
$12.00 AUD
Building on the success of the first two editions, the author has undertaken a complete revision of the book whilst retaining its readable style, and has also taken the opportunity...
Hidden in the Blood: A Personal Investigation of AIDS in the Yucatan
-- Paul Farmer, Medical Anthropology Quarterly
The Concept of Race in South Asia
$120.00 AUD
South Asia has always played a part in the European imagining of race, but has not been much considered in the scholarly literature of the present generation. Nor, recently, have...
From the Margins of Hindu Marriage: Essays on Gender, Religion, and
Providing a unique and intimate view of Hindu marriage, the essays in this collection explore points at which the margins of marriage are traversed or transgressed. Rather than focus on...
Magic, Science, and Health : The Aims and Achievements of Medical
Students will not need prior courses in medical anthropology to use this introductory book. Not only is it soundly based in the history of anthropological theory and method in general,...
Michel the Giant: An African in Greenland
The gripping true story of one man's ten-year expedition from a village in West Africa to the Arctic Circle - a rare gem of travel writing which has inspired a...
The Horse Of Pride: Life In A Breton Village
$30.00 AUD
Author: Pierre-Jakez HéliasBinding: PaperbackPublished: Yale University Press, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Cover has some light general wear and sticker remnants on back, previous owner name...
The Societal Subject
$30.00 AUD
Author: Niels Engelsted, Mariane Hedegaard (eds)Binding: PaperbackPublished: Aarhus University Press, 1993Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, previous owner marks insideNo person is...
The Powerless Poor: A Comprehensive Guide To Poverty In Australia
$25.00 AUD
Author: P.J. HollingworthBinding: HardbackPublished: Stockland Press, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner names inside, jacket has plastic protective coveringThe book The Powerless Poor: A Comprehensive Guide...
Crafts Of Mexico
$30.00 AUD
Author: Chloë SayerBinding: HardbackPublished: Aldus Books, 1977Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive volume chronicles the rich tapestry of traditional Mexican craftsmanship. It presents an insightful overview of...
The Ancient Maya: Fifth Edition
$20.00 AUD
Author: Robert J. SharerBinding: PaperbackPublished: Stanford University Press, 1994Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Worn cover.This comprehensive academic work chronicles the rich...
Margaret Mead: A Life
$30.00 AUD
Author: Jane HowardBinding: HardbackPublished: Simon & Schuster, New York, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Remainder markMargaret Mead: A Life presents a comprehensive account of the influential anthropologist's journey. This...
Bedouin Jewellery In Saudi Arabia
$25.00 AUD
Author: Heather Colyer RossBinding: HardbackPublished: Stacey International, London, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: DJ showing signs of delamination. Glue stain on copyright page. This authoritative volume...
The World Of The Huns: Studies In Their History And Culture
$30.00 AUD
Author: Otto J. Maenchen-HelfenBinding: HardbackPublished: University of California Press, Berkeley, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markings'The World Of The Huns: Studies In Their History...
Wurley & Wommera: Aboriginal Life And Craft
$30.00 AUD
Author: Janet MathewsBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1977Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsJanet Mathews's Wurley & Wommera: Aboriginal Life And Craft presents a meticulous account of the traditional existence...
Lightning Bird: The Story Of One Man's Journey Into Africa's Unknown Past
$15.00 AUD
Author: Lyall WatsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder & Stoughton, 1982Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling non-fiction narrative chronicles an extraordinary expedition into the...
Still Living?: Yeti, Sasquatch And The Neanderthal Enigma
$20.00 AUD
Author: Myra ShackleyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Small glue stain on cover. Minor creasing on...
The People In Between: The Pitjantjatjara People Of Ernabella
$30.00 AUD
Author: Winifred HilliardBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1968Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Moderate bumping on boards. Light foxing on...
The Making Of Mankind
$30.00 AUD
Author: Richard E. LeakeyBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light foxing. The seminal work The Making Of Mankind presents a compelling...
Maya: The Riddle And Rediscovery Of A Lost Civilization
$15.00 AUD
Author: Charles GallenkampBinding: HardbackPublished: Frederick Muller , 1960Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCharles Gallenkamp's Maya: The Riddle And Rediscovery Of A Lost...
Acts of Memory
Acts of Memory presents 15 tightly integrated essays that illustrate the active role of individual and cultural memory in tying the past to the present. Memory, or memorialization, is a...
The Dish: The Story of One Restaurant Meal, from Farm to Kitchen to
"A thorough, lively work of on-the-ground reportage. ... Friedman shares a remarkable story." - Wall Street Journal Acclaimed "chef writer" Andrew Friedman introduces readers to all the people and processes...
The Dish: The Story of One Restaurant Meal, from Farm to Kitchen to
"A thorough, lively work of on-the-ground reportage. ... Friedman shares a remarkable story." - Wall Street Journal Acclaimed "chef writer" Andrew Friedman introduces readers to all the people and processes...
South American Folk Pottery
$50.00 AUD
Author: Gertrude LittoBinding: PaperbackPublished: Watson-Guptill Publications., 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Bumping and sun-fading to spine and...
Aboriginal Art And Spirituality (SIGNED)
$120.00 AUD
Author: Rosemary Crumlin; Anthony KnightBinding: HardbackPublished: Dove for HarperCollins Sydney, 1991Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThis compelling volume illuminates the profound connection between artistic expression and spiritual belief...
Spinifex Walkabout: Hitch-Hiking In Remote North Australia
$20.00 AUD
Author: Coralie And Leslie ReesBinding: HardbackPublished: Australasian Publishing Company in association with George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1953Condition:Book: PoorJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages:...
The Tribals
$70.00 AUD
Author: Martin H. BriceBinding: HardbackPublished: Ian Allan., 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor fading to spine, tanned edges...