Anthropology

Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1971. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0816605939 . B&W Illustrations; Spine ends & corners of book covers have a bit of light bumping and rubbing. Patterned red paper covered boards have a dark gray cloth spine with silver gilt lettering. Text pages clean & bright. Endpapers are a solid white color. Spine ends & corners of dust jacket have a bit of light bumping & rubbing. There is noticeable generalized rubbing to the dust jaket and several small edge nicks and tears (mostly to the spine joints and the flap joints). Overall, a very good+ solid copy. "This is a detailed anthropological description and analysis of life in Konduru, a village in the central part of southern India about one hundred miles south of Hyderabad. The study is based on field work done by Professor Hiebert over a period of several years when he lived in the village, spoke its language, Telugu, and became closely acquainted with the people and their culture." Chapters include: Seasons and Setting, Societal Categories, Social Groups, Status and Power, Networks, Panchayats, Rituals, The Changing Scene, and Conclusions. . more information

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Berkeley, CA: University of California. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1990. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0520068807 . B&W Photographs; Spine ends & corners of book covers have a bit of light bumping, rubbing & edge wear. Text pages generally clean & bright, however there is one paragraph which has been highlighted early in the book with pink highlighter (as far as I can see, only the one paragraph has been affected). Spine ends & corners of dust jacket have a bit of light bumping, rubbing & edge wear. There are several small edge tears to dust jacket. Overall, a very good- copy. . more information

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Washington D. C.: National Geographic. Very Good. 1919. Magazine. B&W Photographs; This is a DISBOUND article from National Geographic Magazine. It is NOT a photocopied edition. Includes Two articles--the Cone Dwellers, and, The Murman Coast:Arctic Gateway for American and Allied Expeditionary Forces in Norther European Russia (no author given). Includes 26 pages of text for the first article (text printed on both sides) and 9 pages of text for second article. There are 53 black & white photographs by the author for the first article and 31 black & white photographs for the second (no attribution given). Text pages are clean and bright, with no nicks, tears, edge wear or discoloration. The first article is an in-depth look at the people who have hollowed out and dwelt (and did still dwell at the time of writing) in volcanic cones in Asia Minor. The second article is an overview about the Murman Coast and how it was accessed during World War I. . more information

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Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1969. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0674968255 . B&W Photographs; The spine ends and corners of the book cover have extremely light bumping and rubbing. Yellow cloth covered boards have dark brown lettering to the spine of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. Endpapers are a solid white color. The spine ends and corners of the dust jacket have some light bumping and rubbing. There is some light edge wear and nicking with some beginning wrinkling to the top spine end of the dust jacket. Front dust jacket cover has one small spot of dirt / discoloration. The rear dust jacket cover has some rubbing and beginning edge wear. There is one small chip missing to the top rear spine joint of the dust jacket. Overall, a nice clean, bright copy. "In the remote highlands of Chiapas, in southeastern Mexico, lies one of the most important Mayan Indian communities in Middle America. Zinacantan is a municipality of 8000 people who speak Tzotzil, a Mayan language, and live in a manner closely resembling that of their preconquest ancestors. Based on more than a decade of work, Evon Z. Vogt's book is the first full-length ethnographic study of Zinacantan culture." Chapters include: Geographic and Cultural Setting, Matrial Culture and Economics, Social Structure, Religious Beliefs and Rituals, and Some Principles and Processes. . more information

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