Entangled objects exchange material von thomas nicholas (7 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Hardcover without dust jacket, in very good condition. Board spine ends are bumped, and page block is lightly tanned. Label remnant to front pastedown. Boards are clean, binding is sound and pages are clear. Used.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 276 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

paperback. Zustand: Sehr gut. 276 Seiten; 9780674257313.2 Gewicht in Gramm: 500.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The author takes up issues central to modern anthropology. In so doing he raises doubts about any simple 'us / them' dichotomy between Westerners and Pacific Islanders, challenging the preoccupation of anthropology with cultural differences by stressing the shared history of colonial entanglement.…

orig.wrappers Minor rubbing. Some light page-edge soil. VG. Textual illustrations. 23x15cm, xiii,259 pp., PAPERBACK. "Drawing on his work on contemporary postcolonial Pacific societies, Nicholas Thomas takes up three issues central to anthropology: the cultural and political dynamics of colonial encounters, the nature of Western and non-Western transactions (such as the gift and the commodity), and the significance of material objects in social life. Along the way, he raises doubts about any simple "us / them" dichotomy between Westerners and Pacific Islanders, challenging the preoccupation of anthropology with cultural difference by stressing the shared history of colonial entanglement. Thomas integrates general issues into a historical discussion of the uses Pacific Islanders and Europeans have made of each other's material artifacts. He explores how 19th-century and 20th-century islanders, and visitors from the time of the Cook voyages up to the 1990s have fashioned identities for themselves and each other by appropriating and exchanging goods. Previous writers have explored museums and the tribal art market.." - Publisher's description. Minor rubbing. Some light page-edge soil. VG.…