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The Heart of the Pearl Shell

Author : James F. Weiner
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520336933
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book The Heart of the Pearl Shell written by James F. Weiner and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the Foi people who live on the edge of the central highlands of Papua New Guinea, the flow of pearl shells is the "heart" of their social life. The pearl shell is the exchange item that mediates the creation of their most important sexual and social roles. The Heart of the Pearl Shell analyzes a number of myths of the Foi people, elegantly bringing together significant ethnographic materials in a way that has important implications for the development of social theory in anthropology and in Melanesian studies. Scholars of semiotic-symbolic anthropology and of comparative religion will also share the author's interest in the meaning and role of mythology in Foi culture. Instead of relying on orthodox methods of Freudian or structuralist interpretation, James Weiner assumes there is a dialectical relationship between the images of Foi myth and the images of the Foi's social world. He demonstrates how each set of these images is dependent upon the other for its creation. This innovative study locates Foi social meaning in the re-creation and attempted solution of the moral dilemmas that are crystallized in mythology and other poetic usages. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1988.

The Heart of the Pearl Shell

Author : James F. Weiner
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520367154
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book The Heart of the Pearl Shell written by James F. Weiner and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2022-08-19 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the Foi people who live on the edge of the central highlands of Papua New Guinea, the flow of pearl shells is the "heart" of their social life. The pearl shell is the exchange item that mediates the creation of their most important sexual and social roles. The Heart of the Pearl Shell analyzes a number of myths of the Foi people, elegantly bringing together significant ethnographic materials in a way that has important implications for the development of social theory in anthropology and in Melanesian studies. Scholars of semiotic-symbolic anthropology and of comparative religion will also share the author's interest in the meaning and role of mythology in Foi culture. Instead of relying on orthodox methods of Freudian or structuralist interpretation, James Weiner assumes there is a dialectical relationship between the images of Foi myth and the images of the Foi's social world. He demonstrates how each set of these images is dependent upon the other for its creation. This innovative study locates Foi social meaning in the re-creation and attempted solution of the moral dilemmas that are crystallized in mythology and other poetic usages. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1988.

Another Country

Author : Nicolas Rothwell
Publisher : Black Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1921825464
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book Another Country written by Nicolas Rothwell and published by Black Inc.. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortlisted for the 2008 Colin Roderick Award and the 2008 NSW Premier's Literary Awards. For several years now, Nicolas Rothwell has travelled the length and breadth of Northern and Central Australia. This book collects published and unpublished writing from that time. It contains sundry tales of marvellous places, told in an inimitable style. There are profiles of mystics and artists, explorers and healers, accounts of desert journeys, ground-breaking pieces on art, politics, landscape and much more. Many of the pieces concern WA subjects, such as the Pilbara region, the Jirrawun and Tjulyuru arts movements, the Gibson Desert and more. It is also a book which coheres into a multifaceted unity, forming a literary portrait of places and communities – at once a kind of occasional travelogue and an evocation, a set of stories, an introduction to some recent Aboriginal art and a clear-eyed account of some unfolding catastrophes. "This book represents a substantial journalistic inquiry. It deserves to be read because it goes so far beyond the average Australian’s comprehension of their own country." — Martin Flanagan, the Age "Subtle, elegant and disciplined." — Nicholas Jose, Australian Book Review "Rothwell is a stylist of talent ... His style seems peculiarly suited to the Territory, a place of grand hopes and failures, full of the “sweet bite” of nostalgia. His portraits of Aboriginal artists and elders have this same elegiac, haunting tone. He is acutely sensitive to the sadness in Aboriginal art ..." — Stephen Gray, Sydney Morning Herald "Rothwell writes vividly about characters of the Outback and ... picks his way deftly through the maze of small-town politics to the big picture of 360-degree horizons." — Tim Lloyd, Advertiser "The astonishing thing about Another Country is not how often Rothwell is defeated by the difficulty of reconciling two radically different ways of seeing, it is how tantalisingly close he comes to pulling it off ... To these accounts, Rothwell brings all his considerable descriptive and analytic skills to bear." — Geordie Williamson, the Australian Nicolas Rothwell is the award-winning author of Wings of the Kite-Hawk; The Red Highway, Journeys to the Interior and Another Country. He is the northern correspondent for The Australian.

The Lost Drum

Author : James F. Weiner
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN 13 : 9780299148645
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (486 download)

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Download or read book The Lost Drum written by James F. Weiner and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating, sophisticated anthropological/psychoanalytic consideration of certain Papuan myths that deal with lost or detached objects, which, although destined to complete the missing parts of persons, instead elude their control, or incorporate the whole person rather than being reincorporated themselves. "Like sexual organs, they have their own embarrassing powers of extensibility, intrude themselves into people's desire, swallow other objects, organs, persons, and discourses" (Introduction). Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Indigenous Australia and New Guinea

Author : Ian J. McNiven
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190095644
Total Pages : 1169 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Indigenous Australia and New Guinea written by Ian J. McNiven and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023-12-05 with total page 1169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 65,000 years ago, modern humans arrived in Australia, having navigated more than 100 km of sea crossing from southeast Asia. Since then, the large continental islands of Australia and New Guinea, together with smaller islands in between, have been connected by land bridges and severed again as sea levels fell and rose. Along with these fluctuations came changes in the terrestrial and marine environments of both land masses. The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Indigenous Australia and New Guinea reviews and assembles the latest findings and ideas on the archaeology of the Australia-New Guinea region, the world's largest island-continent. In 42 new chapters written by 77 contributors, it presents and explores the archaeological evidence to weave stories of colonisation; megafaunal extinctions; Indigenous architecture; long-distance interactions, sometimes across the seas; eel-based aquaculture and the development of techniques for the mass-trapping of fish; occupation of the High Country, deserts, tropical swamplands and other, diverse land and waterscapes; and rock art and symbolic behaviour. Together with established researchers, a new generation of archaeologists present in this Handbook one, authoritative text where Australia-New Guinea archaeology now lies and where it is heading, promising to shape future directions for years to come.

The Archaeology of People

Author : Alisdair Whittle
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134409818
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book The Archaeology of People written by Alisdair Whittle and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alasdair Whittle's new work argues powerfully for the complexity and fluidity of life in the Neolithic, through a combination of archaeological and anthropological case studies and current theoretical debate. The book ranges from the sixth to the fourth millennium BC, and from the Great Hungarian Plain, central and western Europe and the Alpine foreland to parts of southern Britain. Familiar terms such as individuals, agency, identity and structure are dealt with, but Professor Whittle emphasises that they are too abstract to be truly useful. Instead, he highlights the multiple dimensions which constituted Neolithic existence: the web of daily routines, group and individual identities, relations with animals, and active but varied attitudes to the past. The result is a vivid, original and perceptive understanding of the early Neolithic which will offer insights to readers at every level.

The Fisheries Exhibition Literature

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1164 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Fisheries Exhibition Literature written by and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 1164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Comparative Perspectives on Communal Lands and Individual Ownership

Author : Lee Godden
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136946012
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (369 download)

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Download or read book Comparative Perspectives on Communal Lands and Individual Ownership written by Lee Godden and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-02-26 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comparative Perspectives on Communal Lands and Individual Ownership: Sustainable Futures addresses property and land title as central mechanisms governing access to communally-held land and resources. The collection assesses the effectiveness of property law and tenure models developed around concepts of individual ownership, for achieving long-term environmental and economic sustainability for indigenous peoples and local communities. It explores the momentum for change in the international realm, and then develops a comparative focus across Australia, North America, Africa, Peru, New Zealand and the Pacific region, examining the historical and current impacts of individuation of title on the customary law and practice of indigenous peoples and local communities. Themes of property, privatisation and sustainable communities are developed in theoretical analyses and case studies from these jurisdictions. The case studies throw into sharp relief how questions of land law and resources management should not be separated from wider issues about the long-term viability of communities. Comparative analysis allows consideration of how western models of land tenure and land title might better accommodate the exercise of traditional practices of indigenous peoples and local communities, while still promoting autonomy, choice and economic development. This volume will be of interest to scholars and professionals working in the fields of property law, land reform, policy and planning, indigenous law and customary law, environmental sustainability, development and resource management.

Billboard

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1943-04-10 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

Dealing with Inequality

Author : Marilyn Strathern
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 : 9780521336529
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (365 download)

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Download or read book Dealing with Inequality written by Marilyn Strathern and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1987-12-10 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1987 volume comprises ten essays by anthropologists who interrogate the nature of social inequality between the sexes in societies mostly in Melanesia.

Pearl and Pearl-shell Fisheries of Northern Queensland

Author : William Saville-Kent
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 22 pages
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Download or read book Pearl and Pearl-shell Fisheries of Northern Queensland written by William Saville-Kent and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tree Leaf Talk

Author : James F. Weiner
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Tree Leaf Talk written by James F. Weiner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2001-10 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the relationship between Martin Heidegger's work and modern anthropology.

Quarterly Review of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 838 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (488 download)

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Download or read book Quarterly Review of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 838 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Methodist Review Quarterly

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 844 pages
Book Rating : 4.U/5 (183 download)

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Download or read book The Methodist Review Quarterly written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Orange Coast Magazine

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 402 pages
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Download or read book Orange Coast Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1985-12 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Orange Coast Magazine is the oldest continuously published lifestyle magazine in the region, bringing together Orange County¹s most affluent coastal communities through smart, fun, and timely editorial content, as well as compelling photographs and design. Each issue features an award-winning blend of celebrity and newsmaker profiles, service journalism, and authoritative articles on dining, fashion, home design, and travel. As Orange County¹s only paid subscription lifestyle magazine with circulation figures guaranteed by the Audit Bureau of Circulation, Orange Coast is the definitive guidebook into the county¹s luxe lifestyle.

The Complete Novels of Herman Melville - All 10 Novels in One Edition

Author : Herman Melville
Publisher : e-artnow
ISBN 13 : 8027224446
Total Pages : 3930 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Novels of Herman Melville - All 10 Novels in One Edition written by Herman Melville and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2017-10-16 with total page 3930 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Musaicum Books presents to you this carefully created volume of "The Complete Novels of Herman Melville - All 10 Novels in One Edition". This ebook has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Herman Melville (1819-1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. His writing draws on his experience at sea as a common sailor, exploration of literature and philosophy, and engagement in the contradictions of American society in a period of rapid change. His best known works include Typee, an account of his experiences in Polynesian life, its sequel Omoo, and his whaling novel Moby-Dick. Content: Novels Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas Mardi, and a Voyage Thither Redburn: His First Voyage White-Jacket; or, The World in a Man-of-War Moby-Dick; or, The Whale Pierre; or, The Ambiguities Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade Billy Budd, Sailor (An Inside Narrative) Criticism Herman Melville's Moby Dick by D.H. Lawrence Herman Melville's Typee and Omoo by D.H. Lawrence

The Complete Works of Herman Melville: Novels, Short Stories, Poems & Essays

Author : Herman Melville
Publisher : e-artnow
ISBN 13 : 8027224454
Total Pages : 5364 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Works of Herman Melville: Novels, Short Stories, Poems & Essays written by Herman Melville and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2017-10-16 with total page 5364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully edited collection of "The Complete Works of Herman Melville: Novels, Short Stories, Poems & Essays" has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Novels: Typee Omoo Mardi Redburn White-Jacket Moby-Dick Pierre Israel Potter The Confidence-Man Billy Budd, Sailor Short Stories: The Piazza Bartleby, the Scrivener Benito Cereno The Lightning-Rod Man The Encantadas, or Enchanted Isles The Bell-Tower The Apple-Tree Table Jimmy Rose I and My Chimney The Paradise of Bachelors and The Tartarus of Maids Cock-a-Doodle-Doo! The Fiddler Poor Man's Pudding and Rich Man's Crumbs The Happy Failure The 'Gees The Two Temples Daniel Orme Poetry Collections: Clarel – A Poem and Pilgrimage in the Holy Land Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War Timoleon and Other Ventures in Minor Verse Weeds and Wildings, With a Rose or Two John Marr and Other Sailors: Bridgeroom Dick Tom Deadlight Jack Roy The Haglets The Aeolian Harp To the Master of the "Meteor" Far off Shore The Man-of-War Hawk The Figure-Head The Good Craft "Snow Bird" Old Counsel The Tuft of Kelp The Maldive Shark To Ned Crossing the Tropics The Berg The Enviable Isles Pebbles Poems from Mardi We Fish Invocation Dirge Marlena Pipe Song Song of Yoomy Gold The Land of Love Essays: Fragments from a Writing Desk Etchings of a Whaling Cruise Authentic Anecdotes of "Old Zack" Mr. Parkman's Tour Cooper's New Novel A Thought on Book-Binding Hawthorne and His Mosses Criticism: Herman Melville by Virginia Woolf Herman Melville's Moby Dick by D.H. Lawrence Herman Melville's Typee and Omoo by D.H. Lawrence Herman Melville (1819-1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. His writing draws on his experience at sea as a common sailor, exploration of literature and philosophy, and engagement in the contradictions of American society in a period of rapid change.