ISBN: 9780521416917 - payback: the logic of retribution in melanesian religions (8 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: good. Dents to boards, shelf wear to d/w. Book label on flyleaf.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1994. South Pacific, Oceania. Cambridge University Press. Very good - near fine boards and very good - near fine dust jacket 545p. 3/25.

Hardcover with dust jacket. Ex-library. Dust jacket has been sliced so library markings show. Edges of dust jacket are curling worn and creased. Boards are slightly edge worn with some curling at spine edges. 545 pages. This item is at our location in Eugene, Oregon. 545 pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover. One crease on jacket's front inner flap, otherwise excellent throughout. Content is clear; pages are sound and clean. TS. Used.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In this study Garry Trompf shows how various aspects of 'payback', both negative and positive, provide the best indices to an understanding of Melanesian views of life. Num Pages: 568 pages, 23 b/w illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: HRQ; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 970. . 1994. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Near to the heart of the human predicament are impulses to avenge - what most of us will recognize to be negative, counterproductive reactions against others who pose a threat. By contrast, nothing re-establishes our faith in humanity more than extraordinary acts of concession, such as peace-making, generosity and sacrifice. In this study Garry Trompf shows how various aspects of 'payback', both negative and positive, provide the best indices to an understanding of Melanesian views of life. The book explores the reasons why people 'pay back' and opens up a whole dimension in the cross-cultural study of human consciousness. The author conducts his readers through the most complex anthropological pageant on earth, illustrating his arguments from western New Guinea to Fiji.…