Wiessner Polly (103 results)

paperback. Condition: Good.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Soft-cover in black and white photographic wraps has minor shelf-wear, tight, bright, and unmarked. Illustrated by Albert Wet Ipu. A nice copy. Albert Wet Ipu (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Good +. First Edition. Paperback. First Edition! Mild rubbing and scratches to cover, moderate wear along bottom edges of cover, mild toning at bottom of cover near spine, and light smudges along side edge of book pages without effecting interior but otherwise very good copy with clean, unmarked pages throughout. Binding is solid.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. As New copy. Minimal rubbing shelf wear from bookstore shelves. Otherwise no blemishes of note. A clean, square and tight copy. Cover bright and crisp.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Sterling condition softcover copy of a trade paperback format, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. From the personal library of a noted Papua New Guinea-based researcher, scholar, activist and teacher, Laura Tamakoshi, who has contributed seminal works and activism on a number of fronts for four decades. There are eight black-and-white photographic illustrations, another 18 maps in the text, nine tables and plentiful hors-texte illustrations by Dr. Wiessner's interlocutor, Akii Tumu. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xvii, 1-494 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. A Historical Ethnography of the Enga Economy of Papua New Guinea. Book.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: New. The question addressed in this Element is: What happens to a society when, in the absence of influence from foreign populations, constraints are released by a new crop making possible significant surplus production? We will draw on the historical traditions of 110 tribes of the Enga of Papua New Guinea recorded over a decade to document the changes that occurred in response to the potential for surplus production after the arrival of the sweet potato some 350 years prior to contact with Europeans. Economic change alone does not restructure a society nor build the social and political scaffolding for new institutions. In response to rapid change, the Enga drew on rituals that altered norms and values and resolved cultural contradictions that inhibited cooperation to bring about complexity rather than chaos. The end result was the development of one of the largest known ceremonial exchange systems prior to state formation.…

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Stiff unmarked book in crisp glossy covers.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy, minor wear of covers and text-block, but with neither underlining nor highlighting. Perfectly readable, usable copy. Clean but for previous owner's inscription. Illustrated beautifully by Albert Wet Ipu in black-and-white. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. [5], 6-183 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…

Condition: Brand New. New. US edition. Expediting shipping for all USA and Europe orders excluding PO Box. Excellent Customer Service.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 528pp paperback, very good comprising 18 black and white photographic illustrations. 18 maps in the text. 9 tables. Small line illustrations by Akii Tumu. 14 appendices. Notes. References. Index, (Smithsonian Series in Ethnographic Inquiry).

trade paperback. Condition: Good. Good condition. Moderate wear. Binding?tight, pages clean. Pictures?available?upon request.? dw.

Condition: New. In English.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.…

Condition: New.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New. The use of food to negotiate status is found in all human societies. Here, for the first time, a single book brings together contributions from different disciplines to investigate, from ethological and anthropological perspectives, behavior that appears to have biological roots such as the tendency to seek status through the medium of food. It explores the limits that our biological heritage places on cultural expressions of such behavior, as well as the multiplicity of ways in which biologically based tendencies can be transformed by culture. Finally, it addresses the impact of status-seeking on nutritional programs in developing countries.…

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback. 163pp, references, bw ills, map. Or card. Light toning to top edge otherwise excellent. Women's traditions of the Enga of Papua New Guinea. Size: 8vo. Ipu, Albert Wet. (illustrator).

Condition: New. 2024. paperback. . . . . .

Paperback. Condition: New. The use of food to negotiate status is found in all human societies. Here, for the first time, a single book brings together contributions from different disciplines to investigate, from ethological and anthropological perspectives, behavior that appears to have biological roots such as the tendency to seek status through the medium of food. It explores the limits that our biological heritage places on cultural expressions of such behavior, as well as the multiplicity of ways in which biologically based tendencies can be transformed by culture. Finally, it addresses the impact of status-seeking on nutritional programs in developing countries.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 1st Printing Thus. Softcover. Signed and inscribed "16-8-98 / With Best Wishes!" by Wiessner. Spine twist. Tips of corners bumped. Single light spine crease. Eles covers clean. Pages clean. ; 30A; 9" x 6"; 494 pages.

Condition: New. 2024. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.