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20183965076Cengage 2018. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item900grams ISBN:9781337109697 Cengage paperback
20114325736Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2011. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item600grams ISBN:9781554583270 Wilfrid Laurier University Press paperback
2004007563Auckland NZ: Reed. Trade softcover. Published Auckland NZ: Reed 2004. 8vo. wrappers 87pp. illustrated. As new. . As New. Soft cover. 2004. Reed paperback
2003A0752506 pages. Octavo 9" x 6 1/4" bound in original wrappers. Preface by Agustin Jacinto Zavala. Cronologia. El siglo XVI de Maturino gilberti by J Benedict Warren. Introduction notes and editing by Rosa Lucas Gonzalez. This edition limited to 1000 copies.<br /><br />When the Franciscans arrived in Michoacán in 1525 they found a new challenge the language of the natives of the region whom they came to call Tarascans was different from other native languages of New Spain. Maturino Gilberti a Franciscan friar whose skills in the Tarascan language exceeded those of his peers. When his works were printed it was the first attempt of a systematic analysis of the language and his vocabulary is still the best known Tarascan dictionary. Prior to his arrival in the new world very little is known it is thought that he may have been born in 1498. but it could have been in 1507 or 8 in the city of Poitiers France. He studied arts and theology at the University of Toulouse and came to New Spain in 1531 shortly after his ordination. Fray Alonso de la Rea Michoacán's Franciscan chronicler of the seventeenth century says Gilberti went directly to Michoacán. He quickly learned the language and was held in high admiration by the natives. It seems that his first publication was a Christian doctrine that came out in 1553. In 1556 we find Fray Gilberti in Tzintzuntzan were Quiroga established the episcopal see and where indigenous Tzintzuntzans and other subjected Indians were forced in building the cathedral. Gilberti stood against Bishop Quiroga and the enslavement of the indigenous to build and pay for the cathedral. In the summer of 1558 Gilberti proposed several books to be printed in Mexico. He Had obtained approval for them by James Daciano guardian superior of the convent of the Franciscans in Tzintzuntzan in July. He must have acted quickly because on August 10 received letters from Archbishop Alonso and the Franciscan provincial authorizing the publication of his books. Within the same twelve month period the Viceroy Luis de Velasco gave his written approval. In accordance with such approvals he would published four books in Mexico during the course of less than one year. All were published at the press of Juan Pablo. It seems that Gilberti had thought that his grammar Arte and dictionary vocabulary were two parts of the same work. This is probably the reason why the dictionary does not have the usual written approvals because the dictionary is mentioned in the letters to the principle of grammar. Gilberti died in Tzintzuntzan 1585.<br /><br />Condition:<br /><br />Light edge wear else a very good copy. El Colegio de Michoacan paperback
2007010145Prestel. Softcover. Published Prestel 2007. Small 4to. pictorial limp boards 8" x 9 1/2" 287pp. illustrated with one hundred color plates accompanied by in-depth descriptions as well as numerous black-and-white photographs of the masks as they are used in religious and secular ceremonies. Fine. . Fine. Soft cover. 2007. Prestel paperback
2001A0812xvi220 pages with figures maps tables plates appendix bibliography and index. Octavo 9" x 6" bound in original wrappers. Inscribed by the author. First edition.<br /><br />Based on their enormously complex calendars that recorded cycles of many kinds the Aztecs and other ancient Mesoamerican civilizations are generally believed to have had a cyclical rather than linear conception of time and history. This boldly revisionist book challenges the understanding. Ross Hassig offers convincing evidence that for the Aztecs time was predominantly linear that it was manipulated by the state as a means of controlling a dispersed tribute empire and that the Conquest cut off state control and severed the unity of the calendar leaving only the lesser cycles. From these he asserts we have inadequately reconstructed the pre-Columbian calendar and so misunderstood the Aztec conception of time and history. Hassig first presents the tradition explanation of the Aztec calendrical system and its ideological functions and then marshals contrary evidence to argue that the Aztec elite deliberately used calendars and timekeeping to achieve practical political ends. He further traces how the Conquest played out in the temporal realm as Spanish conceptions of time partially displaced the Aztec one. His findings promise to revolutionize our understanding of how the Aztecs and other Mesoamerican societies conceived of time and history.<br /><br />Condition:<br /><br />Inscribed on title. A fine copy. University of Texas Press paperback
2001000964<p>Los Angeles: Feral House 2001. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. 253pp; Covers clean & bright slight shelfwear text unmarked binding is tight Near Fine condition. Signed by Author. Fascinating exploration of offbeat theories of human origins in-depth look at the influences and development of homespun ideas fantasies and myths of dreamers mystics cult-leaders racists rogues and amateur scientists including: the book that inspired DEVO extraterrestrial intervention eugenics the Aquatic Ape Theory afrocentrism white supremacy Szukalski Heaven's Gate creationists much more. Densely illustrated.</p> Feral House paperback
200813432Salvador Bahia: Edufba 2008. Soft cover. Very Good. 440 pp illustrated. Trade paperback. Mild shelfwear. Binding tight text unmarked. A collection of conference papers on drugs and culture. All text in Portuguese. Edufba paperback
2010A0825485 pages with maps photographs and bibliographies. Octavo 8" x 6" bound in original stiff wrappers. Inscribed by the author. First edition limited to 1000 copies.<br /><br /> For nearly sixty years the core countries Bolivia Peru and Ecuador have been the site of particularly significant efforts to use anthropology to improve the lives of people. This book presents a corpus of data narrative analysis and reviews that the reader will find essential to understand the role of the Andes played in the construction of applied anthropology as it exists today from the experience of anthropological work in Vicos and other communities in Peru.<br /><br />Condition:<br /><br />Inscribed on front end paper else a fine copy. Instituto de Estudios Peruanos paperback
201000083180Cambridge University Press 2010. Second Edition; Reprint. Paperback. Near Fine. Crisp clean pages with no owners' marks; the soft cover shows only light edgewear at corners otherwise as new. xxiii 533pp. incl. index.; Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology Series. Cambridge University Press paperback
2004043829Windhoek Namibia: Gamsberg Macmillan 2004. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Stiff color illus. boards. xii159 pp. color folding timeline chart in rear pocket. Slightly bumped top corners otherwise as issued. Gamsberg Macmillan Hardcover
2003048137WIley 2003. Hardcover. Good Condition. Ex-library copy but apparently unused. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Anthropology; ISBN: 0631225846. ISBN/EAN: 9780631225843. Inventory No: 048137. WIley hardcover
2012DD3180118005University of Hawaii Press 2012-01-31. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Excellent copy; appears unread. Clean crisp text. Binding is tight; cover corners are square. Slight bump at bottom of spine. Jacket is glossy with very light surface and edge wear. No tears. Books that sell for $9 or more ship in a box; under $9 in a bubble mailer. Expedited and international orders may ship in a flat rate envelope rather than a box due to cost constraints. All US-addressed items ship with complimentary delivery confirmation. University of Hawaii Press hardcover
20082323540Canongate Books 2008. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item350grams ISBN:9781847672254 Canongate Books paperback
20082919413Berghahn Books 2008. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item550grams ISBN:9781845453985 Berghahn Books hardcover
20025766383Verlag Peter Lang 2002. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item500grams ISBN:3906766969 Verlag Peter Lang paperback
20048679703Routledge 2004. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item300grams ISBN:9780415235389 Routledge paperback
20088243459Lexington Books 2008. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item500grams ISBN:9780739129029 Lexington Books paperback
20023988999Altamira PressU.S. 2002. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item450grams ISBN:9780759101784 Altamira Press,U.S. paperback
20155756826Peter Lang Ltd 2015. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item600grams ISBN:9781906165512 Peter Lang Ltd paperback
2008DADAX1436556449Kessinger Publishing 2008-06-02. hardcover. New. 6.00x0.69x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Kessinger Publishing hardcover
20122933066Routledge 2012. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item500grams ISBN:9781598745894 Routledge paperback
20128660028Left Coast Press 2012. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item550grams ISBN:9781611320138 Left Coast Press paperback
20109482070Cambridge University Press 2010. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item700grams ISBN:9780521197625 Cambridge University Press hardcover
20164839075Springer 2016. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1150grams ISBN:9784431559955 Springer hardcover
