Cultural Anthropology
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Cultural Anthropology Books & Ephemera
EL CHINTUL Y LA PALMA = ZAPANDU NE ZINA YAA
by ANDRES T. MARTINEZ
NEW ~ Coleccion: Senor de la Dualidad. Portada: Francisco Toledo. Poems in Spanish with Zapotec translations. Bilingue: Espanol - Zapoteco. 18 pp. Booklet. Erasure front endpaper; minor water damage back endpaper and cover.
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$45.00
YA'YEJIK TE MAMALETIK = PALABRAS DE LOS ANCIANOS
by MARIANO LOPEZ MENDEZ, ANSELMO PEREZ PEREZ, ROBERT M. LAUGHLIN, ET AL
NEW ~ Pamphlet with four Tzeltal stories, Tzeltal Maya and Spanish text. Bilingual: Tzeltal - Spanish / Espanol. SNA JTZ'IBAJOM 3, 45 pp. Shelf worn.
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$17.50
MITOLOGIA MAPUCHE
by YOSUKE KURAMOCHI
NEW ~ Coleccion 500 anos, 40. 264 pp. Bilingual: Mapuche - Spanish. Shelf worn. Juan Luis Nass / Traductor: Rosendo Huisca Melinao. The author thanked informants in Maquehue, Freire, Perquenco, Palguin, Villarica, Chaura, Chanleufu, Isla Huapi.
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$47.50
Leni Riefenstahl: Africa
by Leni Riefenstahl
Taschen, Koln, 2005. Later Edition. Hardcover (in Slipcase). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 4to 9 3/4 - 12". 560 pp. Internally clean. Binding firm. Slight bumps to spine ends. Profusely illustrated. In good condition, slightly worn and marked slipcase. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-5 kilos. Category: Photography; Africa; Indigenous Cultures. ISBN: 3822847917. ISBN/EAN: 9783822847916. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No:...
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$44.15
CHA'PALAACHI : EL IDIOMA CAYAPA
by P. ALBERTO VITTADELLO
NEW ~ Cayapa language in Ecuador. First edition in two volumes: 254 pp.; 302 pp. Near Fine. Alla stamp on front endpaper. No ISBN. En espanol. 3.5 lbs. Weight may result in an increase to international shipping charges.
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$195.00
SK'OPTAK JA'MAL = VOCES DE LA SELVA
by TALLER LITERARIO DE CH'AONIL OXCHUC, CHIAPAS / ARMANDO SANCHEZ GOMEZ (COORDINADOR)
NEW ~ Bilingue: Tzeltal - Castellano. "Relatos escritos por ninas, ninos y jovenes de la comunidad del barrio Yax-ajk'tik paraje Ch'aonil, Oxchuc, Chiapas; conforman el producto de los talleres de ensenanza-aprendizaje de la escritura de la lengua Maya-Tzeltal...." 69 pp. Edition of 500 / 500 ejemplares. Minor shelf wear.
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$29.95
Ties That Bind: A Social History of the Iranian Carpet
by Helfgott, Leonard M
Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1994. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Inst Pr., 1994. 8vo., 358 pages, illustrated b/w photos. Previous owner's blind stamp on title page, else near fine in near fine dust jacket.. 1st. Hard. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo..
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$60.00
EL UAYEISMO EN LA CULTURA DE YUCATAN; VOCABULARIO DEL UAYEISMO EN LA CULTURA DE YUCATAN; HIBRIDISMOS EN EL HABLE DEL YUCATECO
by JESUS AMARO GAMBOA
NEW ~ Three books by Jesus Amaro Gamboa sold as a set. EL UAYEISMO EN LA CULTURA DE YUCATAN (1984) 296pp.; VOCABULARIO DEL UAYEISMO EN LA CULTURA DE YUCATAN (1985) 412pp.; HIBRIDISMOS EN EL HABLA DEL YUCATECO (1985) 140pp. Rare Very Good+ : Light shelf wear.
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$85.00
TUSQ'ORIK POQOMCHII' - KAXLAN Q'ORIK / DICCIONARIO POQOMCHII' - CASTELLANO
by ELIZABETH R. V. DE SEDAT
Language of the Poqomchii' who live in the Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. In addition to the dictionary, the volume includes introductory essays and basic grammatical discriptions. 881pp. Edition of only 1,000 copies / 1,000 ejemplares. The book's condition would be near fine except that the cover edges show some shelf wear and the spine is creased. Original price in pencil on front end paper. In stock. Usually ships in three days. This hefty volume of 881pp may require additional international shipping charges.
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$65.00
ABORIGINAL BONE IMPLEMENT FROM FOSSIL BONE BED, TASMANIA
by Gill,E.D
Records of the Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery, Launceston, Tasmania. No.31. Pp.4 + pp1. (photos) Details of Tasmanian fauna bones discovered Flowery Gully, Tasmania including Tasmanian Aboriginal bone awl. Includes para. on Tasmanian Tiger. Covers light discolour edges & light discolour top edge last 2pp. o/w very good.
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$26.02
Habits of the Heart
by Robert N. Bellah, Richard Madsen, William M. Sullivan, Ann Swidler, and Steven M. Tipton
Pages show yellowing from age. Previous owner's name written on inside cover. Book is from my family's personal collection. Not a professional bookseller.
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$3.50
CHINA, Ageless Land and Countless People
by Hsieh, Chiao-Min
D. Van Nostrand Company. Very Good. 1967. First Edition. Softcover. Clean and tight, light wear and a little scuffing to covers. Pages unmarked. 138 pages. B/w illus. "The author brings to this study his intimate knowledge of china as he searches out the fundamental features & the historical development that preceeded the present triumph of Communism...." (*shipping will be reduced on this lighter book) [osl-185]; 8vo .
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$9.55
The Image of the Middle East in Secondary School Textbooks
by Griswold, William J
NY: Middle East Studies Association of North America, 1975. First edition. Trade soft cover. Published NY: Middle East Studies Association of North America, 1975. 8vo., 101 pp., illus. Very Good, clean, unmarked.. 1st. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo..
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$20.00
JOSE BENITEZ Y EL ARTE HUICHOL, LA SEMILLA DEL MUNDO
by GABRIEL PACHECO SALVADOR, JOSE LUIS ITURRIOZ LEZA
NEW ~ Bilingual Spanish - Huichol text recounting the origin and symbolism of colorful Indigenous Huichol mural art inJalisco, Mexico. 55pp. Illustrations, some color. First and only edition. Light shelf wear to cover, pencil erasure on front end paper. In stock. Usually ships in three days.
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$37.50
The Human Condition In Latin America
by Wolf, Eric R., and Hansen, Edward C
NY: Oxford Univ Pr, 1972. SIGNED First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Oxford Univ Pr., 1972. 8vo., x+369 pages, illustrated b/w photos, tables. Inscribed by author Wolf on fly leaf. A very good, clean tight copy with minor fade stripe at heel of spine cloth, in a very good dust jacket with some fraying/chipping along the top.. Signed by Author. 1st. Hard. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo..
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$50.00
TOPONIMIA NAHUATL EN LOS CODICES AZOYU 1 Y 2
by GERARDO GUTIERREZ MENDOZA, CONSTANTINO MEDINA LIMA
NEW ~ Very Good : Shelf worn, a few pages wrinkled. 1000 ejemplares / edition of 1000. SPANISH / ESPANOL 116pp. Illus. 7 oz.
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$27.50
The Use of Lead Mineral By the Hohokam in Cremation Ceremonials
by Hawley, Fred G
Albuquerque, New Mexico: The University of New Mexico Press, 1947. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Thus. Stapled booklet, with a bit of rust on the staples. A sharp, clean copy of this 1947 reprint from the Southwest Journal of Anthropology. Pages 69-77..
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$10.00
ANALES DE TECAMACHALCO 1398 - 1590
by EUSTAQUIO CELESTINO SOLIS / LUIS REYES GARCIA
NEW ~ The ancient Mexica (Aztec) history of Tecamachalco, Puebla, Mexico written down after the Spanish conquest using the Latin alphabet. This important publication presents the original Nahuatl text in facsimile, as well as a transcription presented side-by-side with the Spanish-language translation, and extensive notes. Both Luis Reyes Garcia and Eustaquio Celestino Solis are native Nahuatl speakers. Prefacio by Eustaquio Celestino Solis. 203pp. Light rubbing to dust jackets. In stock. Usually ships...
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$110.00
Christian and Muslim in Africa
by King, Noel Quinton
NY: Harper & Row, 1971. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Harper & Row, 1971. 8vo., xiv+153 pages. A very good plus copy in very good plus dust jacket.. 1st. Hard. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. 8vo..
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$20.00
MATLATZINCA DE SAN FRANCISCO OXTOTILPAN, ESTADO DE MEXICO
by ROBERTO ESCALANTE H. / MARCIANO HERNANDEZ
NEW ~ Centro de Estudios Linguisticos y Literarios. Archivo de lenguas indigenas de Mexico. 189 pp.
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$32.50
Low-Key Politics: Local-Level Leadership and Change In the Middle East
by Antoun, Richard T
Albany: State University Of New York Press, 1979. First edition, first printing. Hard cover. Published Albany: State University Of New York Press, 1979. 8vo., xiv+285 pages, illustrated with tables, charts, maps. Name on fly leaf, bindery imperfection with excess gathering material under interior front pastedown, creating a slight bulge, else a very good. copy. Clean, bright, tight.. 1st. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo..
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$30.00
The Pygmies
by Armand De Quatrefages De Breau, Translated by Frederick Starr
New York: Negro Universities Press, 1969. Reprint. Hardcover. Good. Brown cloth hardcover lacking dustjacket. A good plus copy, clean and unmarked in a solid binding. Minor wear at the spine tips. Some pages toward the front have a crinkle to the bottom quarter of the pages from the printing process, but no distortion to print or photos. Well bound, but with some darkening at the hinges most likely from the binder's glue. 255 pp., indexed, b/w illustrations. This is the 1969 reprint of the 1895...
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$25.00
EL TITULO DE TOTONICAPAN
by ROBERT M. CARMACK / JAMES L. MONDLOCH
Facsimile edition, transciption, and translation of this important 1553 Yax Quiche (influenced by Nahuatl) text. 283pp. Photos. Notes. Bibliography. Edition of 3000 / 3000 ejemplares. Pre-owned, but appears unread. Light shelf wear to cover, remains of original price sticker on back. In stock. Usually ships in three days. Size and weight may incur additional international shipping charges.
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$175.00
YALJUB'AL ATZ'AM ATZ'AM T'A SAN MATEO = EL NACIMIENTO DE LA SAL DE SAN MATEO
by LORENA CORDOVA HERNANDEZ, DIEGO PEREZ HERNANDEZ
NEW ~ Texto bilingue chuj y espanol. With CD audiolibro. Version para iluminar. 40 pp. Traditional Maya riddles told in Chuj and in Spanish. At the time of this listing, WorldCat indicates only three libraries hold this title.
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$45.00
FORGING PEACE The Challenge of Central America
by Fagen, Richard R
Blackwell Pub. Very Good+. 1987. First Edition. Softcover. 0631158588 . Pages clean and unmarked. Cover has light scuffing, light corner wear and a little fading to spine. Main topics: Toward a Solution to the Central American Crisis; Five Countries, Five Realities; An Alternative to U. S. Policy. (230os) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 160 pages .
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$4.50
