Amazonia Man and culture in a counterfeit paradise (Worlds of man) Unknown - 1971

Aldine, Atherton, 1971. Paperback. Very Good. Very good paperback, light creases to spine.

Chicago: Aldine, Atherton, 1971. Trade soft cover. Published Chicago: Aldine, 1971. Second printing. 8vo., viii+182 pp., illus. b/w plates. A very good, clean tight copy. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo..

Aldine Transaction, 1971. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Aldine, Atherton, 1971. Paperback. Good.

Aldine, Atherton. Collectible - Very Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Very Good.

Chicago, Illinois: Aldine Atherton, 1971. A nice copy of the tough-to-find, hardcover First Edition. Bright, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. No chips or tears. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Illustrated with photos, maps, drawings, and diagrams. Original gray cloth. From the Dust Jacket: "Drawing on more than 20 years of study and field research, the author examines in detail the patterns of cultural adaptation among the peoples of the two main ecological zones of the Amazon: the terra firme (Amazon basin) and the varzea (floodplain). The book shows clearly how human societies develop and survive in what appears to be a luxuriant Garden of Eden but is really a counterfeit paradise. The author analyzes adaptations in technology, social institutions, and ideologies, and the theoretical basis for this analysis is provided in lucid and provocative statement of evolutionary theory applied to culture." Glossary. Selected References. Selected… Leer más