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Oceania
hardcover. Documents Easter Island's enigmatic script, Rongorongo, Oceania's only known pre-20th-century writing system. This study of this eloquent graphic achievement shows full transcriptions of all the 25 surviving Rongorongo inscriptions, with detailed photographs of nearly all the incised artefacts. Series: Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics. Num Pages: 736 pages, numerous halftones, black and white line figures, rongorongo inscriptions, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MKPE; CFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1178.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780198237105
- ISBN
- 9780198237105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 575.88
€ 575.88
Paperback. This volume offers and extensive critique of Benedict Anderson's deepitions of colonial history, his comparative method, and his political anthropology. Num Pages: 250 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1MKLF; HBJM; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226429908
- ISBN
- 9780226429908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.07
€ 34.99
€ 27.07
Hardcover. An examination of how the US military in Hawaii is depicted by museum curators, memorial builders, film makers, and newspaper reporters. These mediums convey information, and engage their audiences, in ways that, together, form a powerful advocacy for the benefits of militarism in the islands. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MKPH; HBJK; HBJM; HBTQ; HBW; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468. Colonialism, Memory and Resistance. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. 288 pages, 46 black & white illustrations. An examination of how the US military in Hawaii is depicted by museum curators, memorial builders, film makers, and newspaper reporters. These mediums convey information, and engage their audiences, in ways that, together, form a powerful advocacy for the benefits of militarism in the islands. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MKPH; HBJK; HBJM; HBTQ; HBW; JFD. Dimension: 226 x 143 x 21. Weight: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230227828
- ISBN
- 9780230227828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.53
€ 64.53
Hardback. A comprehensive overview of human history from two million years ago to the historic period. Focusing on East Asia and Oceania, this encyclopedia is prepared under the auspices and with the support of the Human Relations Area Files, and an internationally distinguished advisory board. Editor(s): Peregrine, Peter N.; Ember, Melvin. Num Pages: 386 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1MK; HBG; HBLA; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1281.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306462573
- ISBN
- 9780306462573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.51
€ 191.51
Hardback. Presents the research results from three years of interdisciplinary expeditions to Easter Island. The primary objectives were to investigate the effects of human population growth on the ecology of the island and to discover whether any dramatic climatic changes such as a prolonged El Nino could have disrupted the island's fragile ecosystem. Editor(s): Tanacredi, John T.; Loret, John. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MKPE; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306474941
- ISBN
- 9780306474941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.02
€ 191.02
Hardcover. This text explores through theory and in-depth textual criticism how novelists from formerly colonized societies have exploited indigenous codes and conventions of aesthetic representation to transform the novel into an effective medium for cultural and political resistance to (neo)colonialism. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KJW; 1MKP; 2AB; DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 509.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333638699
- ISBN
- 9780333638699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.73
€ 122.73
Hardcover. This in-depth synchronic description of the Tense Mood Aspect system of contemporary Hawai'i Creole English, is a language-internal analysis based on extensive firsthand data, both written and spoken. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; 2AB; 2ZP; CFB; CFFD; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333993408
- ISBN
- 9780333993408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.61
€ 122.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1MKLS; 3JJH; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 30. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- NAL
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780451473769
- ISBN
- 9780451473769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.81
€ 18.99
€ 18.81
Paperback. Strategies, tactics, decisions, personalities and controversies that turned America's audacious gamble in the South Pacific into its first successful offensive of WWII, written with the storytelling drive that made Hornfischer's first 2 books award winners and word-of-mouth favourites. An indispensable work of narrative history. Num Pages: 544 pages, 2 16-page b&w inserts, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MKLS; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 618. The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal. 544 pages, 2 16-page b&w inserts, 9 maps. Strategies, tactics, decisions, personalities and controversies that turned America's audacious gamble in the South Pacific into its first successful offensive of WWII, written with the storytelling drive that made Hornfischer's first 2 books award winners and word-of-mouth favourites. An indispensable work of narrative history. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MKLS; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 33. Weight: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Edition
- 2.5.2012
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553385120
- ISBN
- 9780553385120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.75
€ 26.99
€ 23.75
Paperback. The 1943 invasion of Bougainville, largest and northernmost of the Solomon Islands, and the naval battles during the campaign for the island, contributed heavily to the defeat of the Japanese in the Pacific War. This work is an account of the long and bitter fighting that took place. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MKLS; HBJD; HBJM; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 2 Sub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813190471
- ISBN
- 9780813190471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.58
€ 32.58
Hardcover. Covers the evolution of accounting, financial reporting and related institutions for major economies in the world in a comparable way. This title considers six nations from Asia and Oceania, including Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. Editor(s): Previts, Gary J.; Walton, Peter; Wolnizer, Peter. Series Editor(s): Previts, Gary J. Series: Studies in the Development of Accounting Thought. Num Pages: 205 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1MK; KFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857248138
- ISBN
- 9780857248138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.24
€ 188.24
Hardcover. The Kakoli of the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea (PNG), the focus of this study, did not traditionally have a concept of mental illness. They classified madness according to social behavior, not mental pathology.. Series: Social Identities. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; GTB; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857450944
- ISBN
- 9780857450944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.11
€ 158.11
Hardcover. Exploring the role of empathy in a variety of Pacific societies, this book is at the forefront of the latest anthropological research on empathy. It presents distinct articulations of empathy in the Pacific region. More specifically, the volume examines significant regional patterns in the experience, enactment, recognition, and limits of empathy. Editor(s): Hollan, Douglas W.; Throop, C. Jason. Series: ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1MK; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857451026
- ISBN
- 9780857451026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.75
€ 158.75
Hardcover. What gives artefacts their power and beauty? This ethnographic study of the decorated long yams made by the Nyamikum Abelam in Papua New Guinea examines how these artefacts acquire their specific properties through processes that mobilise and recruit diverse entities, substances and domains. Series: Material Mediations: People and Things in a World of Movement. Num Pages: 376 pages, 23 figs & ills, 10 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFCD; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857457332
- ISBN
- 9780857457332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.15
€ 171.15
Hardcover. The phrase Christian politics points in two directions: political relations between denominations in one direction, and ways that Christian churches contribute to debates about how society should be governed in the other. Editor(s): Tomlinson, Matt; McDougall, Debra L. Series: ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology. Num Pages: 260 pages, 9 ills, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1MK; HRAM2; HRC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 259 x 17. Weight in Grams: 466. Series: ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology. 260 pages, 9 ills, 3 maps. Editor(s): Tomlinson, Matt; McDougall, Debra L. The phrase Christian politics points in two directions: political relations between denominations in one direction, and ways that Christian churches contribute to debates about how society should be governed in the other. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1MK; HRAM2; HRC; JHMC. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857457462
- ISBN
- 9780857457462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.89
€ 155.89
Paperback. Perceptions of Other and Self in West New Britain (Papua New Guinea). 256 pages, black & white illustrations. This study examines cultural perceptions of other and self as expressed in cargo cults and masked dances in Papua New Guinea. Indigenous terms, images, and concepts are being contrasted with their western counterparts, the latter partly deriving from the publications and field notes of Charles Valentine. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MKLP; HRQM; JHM. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857457981
- ISBN
- 9780857457981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.87
€ 44.87
Hardcover. In 1994, the Pacific island village of Matupit was partially destroyed by a volcanic eruption. This study focuses on the subsequent reconstruction and contests over the morality of exchanges that are generative of new forms of social stratification. Series: ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology. Num Pages: 300 pages, 16 ills & figs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; GTF; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857458728
- ISBN
- 9780857458728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.98
€ 158.98
Hardcover. This in-depth study focuses on the Bosmun of Daiden, a Ramu River people in an under-represented area in the ethnography of Papua New Guinea, uncovering the conceptual convergence of local notions of relatedness, foodways, and empathy. Series: Person, Space and Memory in the Contemporary Pacific. Num Pages: 332 pages, 25 ills, 4 figs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFCV; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459190
- ISBN
- 9780857459190
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.13
€ 159.13
* The whole story of one of the deadliest battles of WWII told for the first time * Important contribution to the historical record Twining provides one of the best accounts of the costly campaign that enabled Allied forces to wrest Guadalcanal from the Japanese in World War II's Pacific Theatre. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1MKLS; 3JJH; HBJM; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 106 x 19. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Presidio Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780891418269
- ISBN
- 9780891418269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 9.67
€ 9.67
Paperback. Series: Top Trails. Num Pages: 320 pages, B&W photos, maps, and charts throughout. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; WSZC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Wilderness Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780899976259
- ISBN
- 9780899976259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.14
€ 19.99
€ 19.14