Resultados de búsqueda: Social Anthropology from Black Cat Hill Books

Cambridge, MA Schenkman , 1970. Paperback Near Fine in Wraps: shows only a hint of wear to extremities; mildest rubbing and a little faint soiling to the wrapper covers. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 137pp.

Washington DC Smithsonian, 1998. Hardcover First Edition (1998), not directly stated, but First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence, according to Smithsonian 's customary practice at the time of publication. First Edition (1998), not directly stated, but First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence, according to Smithsonian 's customary practice at the time of publication. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. The Book shows a four-digit number printed in ink and circled at the top of the front free endpaper and a former owner's address label affixed next to it; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of flaws. Bright and clean. Close to 'As New'. The DJ shows some scuff… Leer más

Albuquerque, NM University of New Mexico Press, 1998. Paperback First Ed Thus, so stated. First Ed Thus, so stated. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 187pp. University Press Paperback. Each year, for three days in September, the citizens of Jocotán, an ancient indigenous community near Guadalajara, Mexico, symbolically reenact the Spanish conquest of Mexico in mock battles between Santiago, the patron saint of Spain, and the Tastoanes, the leaders of the indigenous resistance. Paradoxically, the Jocoteños honor Santiago, their special protector, and incorporate both Christian and indigenous practices and beliefs in their fiesta. Employing the concept of hegemony, the author explores what the festival means culturally to the community and shows how it enables Jocoteños to adapt to Christianity and to resist the social order it symbolizes. Through the festival, Jocoteños… Leer más

New York, NY Thames & Hudson, 1987. Paperback Fourth Edition. Fourth Edition, Fully Revised. SPARSE HI-LIGHTING and a couple of pen checks in margins. Else, Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: slight spine lean; light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to the wrapper covers; binding secure; text clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 200pp. Illustrated in Black & White. Trade Paperback.

Bangkok, Thailand Chalermnit Press and DD Books, 1997. Paperback First Edition Thus (1988), Third Printing (1997). Very Good+ to Near Fine in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: a bit of faint sunning along the front hinge; a tiny, faint soil spot at the outside edge of the rear free endpaper; a mild bump to the lower front hinge; the binding leans very slightly, but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, very close-to-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single unobtrusive cosmetic flaw only. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Appears unread. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (9.8 x 7.65 x 0.6 inches). xvi, 183 pages. Contributions by R.… Leer más

New York, NY Robert M McBride, 1939. Hardcover First Ed, so stated. First Ed, so stated. Very Good: shows just a hint of wear to the extremities; slight spine lean; the pages have tanned, just sligntly, due to aging. Binding secure; text clean. Despite noted minor flaws, remains remarkably clean, with bright titles at the front panel and back strip, and tightly bound, -- quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 336pp. Deckle Fore-Edge. Illustrated with Photographs in Black & White. Hardback: Lacks DJ.

New York, NY William Morrow & Company: Apollo Editions, 1966. Paperback Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: some faint creases near the corners of the front panel; light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling to wrapper covers; binding square and secure; text clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, presentable. Would make a handsome reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 548pp. Sixteen page section of black & white photographs. Some material originally published in 1956. A new Preface has been added by the author. Trade Paperback.

New York, NY Paragon House, 1990. Paperback First Ed thus, so stated. First Ed thus, so stated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of rubbing; else flawless. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 559pp.Trade Paperback. In 1970 a giant earthquake struck Huascaran, in Peru, killing 75,000 people in the villages below. In 1970, a huge earthquake in the Peruvian Andes dislodged a mass of ice and rubble that careened down the mountainside, scouring out the contents of the valley below. The greatest recorded natural disaster of the Western hemisphere, it claimed 75,000 lives. At the scene the following year, anthropologist Bode studied the effects of the disaster--how the victims survived; how they coped or didn't cope with loss of family and homes; the rifts in the Church; and the breakdown of social classes in the aftermath. Her follow-up ten years later documents the… Leer más

Berkeley, CA University Of California Press, 1992. Paperback First Ed thus, later printing. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities, mostly at the lower felse flawless. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo.299pp. First Ed thus, later printing. University Press Paperback. Love, as a force in human affairs, is still not given much attention or credency by social scientists. With Notes on Love in a Tamil Family, Margaret Trawick places the notion of love prominently in social scientific discourse. Her unforgettable and profusely illustrated study is a significant contribution to anthropology and to South Asian studies.Trawick lived for a time in the midst of one large South Indian family and sought to understand the multiple and mutually shared expressions of anpu--what in English we call love. Often enveloping the author herself, changing her as she… Leer más

Washington DC Island Press: Shearwater, 1993. Hardcover First Edition; First Printing indicated. First Edition; First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ: Book shows indications of very careful use: just a hint of slight spine lean; minimal wear to the lower extremities; foxing at the outside edges; binding secure; text clean. DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; unclipped. Overall, remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 288pp. Hardback with DJ. Tuan, a geography professor and author ("Topophilia"), persuasively argues that aesthetics is "not merely a dimension or aspect of culture, but its emotional-aspirational core, both its drive and its goal." His analysis progresses from the individual and the physical world as accessed through sense experience to complex human creations of beauty in various media. Tuan also examines social contributions to aesthetics, especially as found in four disparate cultures:… Leer más

Chicago, IL The University of Chicago Press: Phoenix Books, 1972. Paperback Second Edition (1971), Revised & Enlarged; Seventh printing thus. First published in 1954. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; mild rubbing to the panels; else flawless. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creases. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing only very light wear. No longer quite pristine, but remains very close to 'As New. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.25 x 0.6 inches). xxviii, 232 pages. Language: English. Weight: 9.5 ounces. Second Edition (1971), Revised & Enlarged; Seventh printing thus. First published in 1954. University Press Paperback.

New York, NY Basic Books, 1975. Paperback First Edition Thus [1974], Fourth Printing [1975]. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the price neatly blocked out at the bottom corner of the front panel; else flawless, though the pages have tanned slightly, due to aging. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 192 pages. First Edition Thus [1974], Fourth Printing [1975]. Trade Paperback. 

Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press, 1933. Hardcover First Edition [1933], unstated. Good: Shows moderate use: the binding shows slight spine lean; moderate wear to extremities; some darkening, soiling, and rubbing. SPARSE RED PENCIL LINES IN THE MARGINS. The binding remains secure; the text itself is clean. Overall, remains a clean, sturdy, presentable reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 291 pages with 58 figures. First Edition [1933], unstated. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

New York, NY Octagon Press, 1968. Hardcover Reprint Edition (1968). Previously Published in 1908 and 1932. EX-LIBRARY copy, showing the usual treatments. Else, Good+: Shows moderate use: light wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to the panels; some soiling and smudging to the outside edges of the text block. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. A solid copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and minor cosmetic flaws. NOT a Remainder or Book-Club. 8vo. (9.2 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches). xiii, 243 pages. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 3.8 ounces. Reprint Edition (1968). Previously Published in 1908 and 1932. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

Berkeley, CA University of California Press, December 1984. Hardcover First Ed thus, so stated. First Ed thus, so stated. Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ: Book shows faint foxing at the top and fore- edges; the boards are very slightly bowed and show indications of shelving; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; a touch of wear at top edge; unclipped; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 237pp. Hardback with DJ.

Arlington, VA American Anthropologist, 1976. Paperback Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: just a hint of wear to the extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling to the wrapper covers; binding square and secure; text clean. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 424pp. Paperback. American Anthropologist is the flagship journal of the American Anthropological Association (AAA). It is known for publishing a wide range of work in anthropology, including articles on cultural, biological and linguistic anthropology and archeology. Its first incarnation (known as the "Old Series") started in 1888 and was published by the Anthropological Society of Washington, the first anthropology association in the United States.[citation needed] The "New Series" began in 1899 under an editorial board that included Franz Boas, Daniel G. Brinton, and John Wesley Powell and continues to this day. The four fields of Anthropology… Leer más

New York, NY HarperPerennial, 2001. Paperback First Edition Thus [2001]; First Printing indicated. A Harper imprint, Harper Quill, published this book in 1963. The first hardcover edition was published in 1935. First Edition Thus [2001]; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to the upper corner of the rear panel; the pages have tanned slightly, due to aging. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Virtually 'As New'. REMAINDER, showing a mark at the bottom edge of the text pages. NOT a Book-Club or Ex-Library. 8vo. xl, 311 pages. New Introduction by Helen Fisher. "Words for a New Century" by Mary Catherine Bateson. A Harper imprint, Harper Quill, published this book in 1963. The first hardcover edition was published in 1935. Trade Paperback. 

New York, NY Dell: Laurel Editions, 1974. Paperback First Ed thus, so stated. First Ed thus, so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: just a touch of wear to the extremities; creasing at the backstrip appears to have occurred in production; faint creases at the rear corners; mild rubbing to the rapper covers; binding shows the slightest lean, while remaining perfectly secure; text clean. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 405pp. Illustrated with Black & White Drawing by Berdine Ardrey. All Edges Tinted Aqua. Mass Market Paperback.

Boulder, CO Westview Press, 1999. Paperback First Edition Thus (1999), not directly stated, but First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1999), not directly stated, but First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Fine in Wraps: flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no flaws. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6 x 0.4 inches). xv, 160 pages. Language: English. Weight: 11.7 ounces. Academic Press Paperback.

Kuala Lampur, Malaysia Oxford University Press, 1995. Paperback First Edition Thus (1995), so stated. First published in hardcover in 1993. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, Gordon D. Jensen. First Edition Thus (1995), so stated. Very Good++ to Near Fine in Wraps: shows just a hint of wear along the lower edge of the rear panel; mildest rubbing to the panels; a mild bump to the upper corner of the rear panel; the binding is very slighly cocked off square, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing several very minor flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.55 x 5.5 x… Leer más