Dow James Editors (7 results)

Paperback. 332 contributors: Benjamin Orlove, Frances F. Berdan, Barbara Leons, Bill Derman, Anthony Leeds and others, previous owner's name on inside front cover; 6 x 9 ".

WRAPS. Condition: VERY GOOD+. ASSUMED FIRST EDITION. 2" CREASE ON BACK COVER, OTHERWISE FINE. Size: OCTAVO.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Former owner's name on half-title, else a clean, tight copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1977. Anthropological Theory. St. Martin's Press. 332p. very good paperback 5/24.

orig.wrappers Minor rubbing. Some light page-edge spotting. VG. Textual graphs & tables. 23x15cm, x,332 pp, PAPERBACK. Contains 16 papers. Includes: R. Halperin "The Substantive Economy in Peasant Societies"; B. Orlove "Against a Definition of Peasantries: Agrarian Production in Andean Peru"; W.P. Mitchell "Irrigation Farming in the Andes: Evolutionary Implications"; S.B. Brush "The Myth of the Idle Peasant: Employment in a Subsistence Economy"; R. Halperin "Redistribution in Chan Kom: A Case for Mexican Political Economy"; F.F. Berdan " Distributive Mechanisms in the Aztec Economy": M.B. Leons "The Economic Networks of Bolivian Political Brokers: Revolutionary Road to Fame & Fortune"; C.A. Smith "How Marketing Systems Affect Economic Opportunity in Agrarian Societies"; W. Neale "Reciprocity & Redistribution in the Indian Village"; L.A. Parsons & B. Price "MesoamericanTrade & Its Role in the Emeergence of Civilization"; B. Derman "Serfdom & Its Demise in the Fouta- Djallon"; B. Orlove "Inequality Among Peasants: The Forms & Uses of Reciprocal Exchange in Andean Peru"; J. Dow "Religion in the Organization of a Mexican Peasant Economy"; A. Leeds "Mythos & Pathos: Some Unpleasantries on Peasantries"; A.V. Chayanov "On the Theory of Non- Capitalist Economic Systems"; R. Halperin "Conclusion: A Substantive Approach to Peasant Livelihood". Minor rubbing. Some light page-edge spotting. VG. …

orig.boards. 23x15cm, x,332 pp, In a lightly rubbed & torn dustwrapper. Contains 16 papers. Includes: R. Halperin "The Substantive Economy in Peasant Societies"; B. Orlove "Against a Definition of Peasantries: Agrarian Production in Andean Peru"; W.P. Mitchell "Irrigation Farming in the Andes: Evolutionary Implications"; S.B. Brush "The Myth of the Idle Peasant: Employment in a Subsistence Economy"; R. Halperin "Redistribution in Chan Kom: A Case for Mexican Political Economy"; F.F. Berdan " Distributive Mechanisms in the Aztec Economy": M.B. Leons "The Economic Networks of Bolivian Political Brokers: Revolutionary Road to Fame & Fortune"; C.A. Smith "How Marketing Systems Affect Economic Opportunity in Agrarian Societies"; W. Neale "Reciprocity & Redistribution in the Indian Village"; L.A. Parsons & B. Price "MesoamericanTrade & Its Role in the Emeergence of Civilization"; B. Derman "Serfdom & Its Demise in the Fouta- Djallon"; B. Orlove "Inequality Among Peasants: The Forms & Uses of Reciprocal Exchange in Andean Peru"; J. Dow "Religion in the Organization of a Mexican Peasant Economy"; A. Leeds "Mythos & Pathos: Some Unpleasantries on Peasantries"; A.V. Chayanov "On the Theory of Non- Capitalist Economic Systems"; R. Halperin "Conclusion: A Substantive Approach to Peasant Livelihood". Some page-edge spotting. Slight binding corner bump. VG., dustwr. Textual graphs & tables. (illustrator). …

orig.cloth. 24x16cm, viii,343 pp Contains 19 papers. includes: : H. Bausinger "A Critique of Tradition: Observations on the Situation of 'Volkskunde' "; D. Kramer "Who Benefits from Folklore?"; M. Scharfe "A Critique of the Canon"; R. Schenda " ' Popular' Wall Decoration and the Communication Process"; I. Weber- Kellermann "Toys: Reflections on a Marburg Exhibition: Toys as an Indicator of a Social System"; A.C. Bimmer "The Marburg Toy Exhibition as Judged by the Visitor"; M. Scharfe " Scholarship Visualized: On the Exhibitions at the Ludwig-Uhland-Institut"; K. Kramer "Toward an Understanding of the Tensions between Estate Lord and Estate Subjects: Attempt at an Interpretation of Documents of a Ring Ride at Schönweide on the 23rd of June 1811"; H. Bausinger "Toward a Critique of Folklorism Criticism"; U. Jeggle & G. Korff "On the Development of the Zillertal Regional Character: A Contribution to Cultural Economics"; R. Schenda " Folk Medicine - What Is It Today?"; P. Assion "A Critique of Parapsychological Folklore"; I. Weber-Kellermann " Problems of Interethnic Research in Southeast Europe: A Consideration of Method"; E. Klusen "The Group Song as Object"; R.W. Brednich "The Song as a Commodity"; E. Moser- Rath "Some Thoughts on Historical Narrative Research"; H. Lixfeld "Jokes and Aggression: Toward a Determination of the Concept and the Functions of a Text Type"; K. F. Geiger "Young People Read 'Landser' Books: Indications of the Functions and the Effects of Reading Materials"; M. Scharfe "Toward a Cultural History: Notes on Contemporary ' Volkskunde' in German-Speaking Minor rubbing. Some light page-edge soil. VG., dustwrapper. Textual tables. (illustrator).…