Evans Pritchard E E Edward Evan 1902 (12 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 215-224 pages. Octavo (9" x 6") bound in original publisher's stapled wrappers. Anthropological Quarterly Volume 43, Number 4 complete issue. First edition. Anthropological Quarterly, also known as AQ, is a peer-reviewed journal published by the George Washington University Institute for Ethnographic Research. AQ was founded in 1921 by the Catholic University of America and was published from 1921 to 1953 under the name Primitive Man. While continuing to publish outstanding, original, data-driven articles that advance ethnography and anthropological theory, AQ also asks intellectuals to contribute to on-going public debates relevant to contemporary experiences and public debates. Topics include: war, racism, poverty, nationalism, globalization, human rights, and the social, legal, and ethical implications of new genetic technologies. Essays on such timely topics are published in our "Social Thought and Commentary" section. Condition: Old institutional stamp to front wrappers, toning to edges, light edge wear else very good.…

Reprint. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xi,183p.,plates : ill., plans. Subject: Sudan Nuer Social conditions. 1 Kg.

First edition (not stated but with matching dates upon title and copyright pages). xii, 240 pages. Hardcover: H 22.25cm x L 14.5cm. Pale green dust jacket lightly soiled; a few nicks at edges; spine lightly sunned; front flap's bottom corner is price-clipped. Black cloth with bright gilt stamping to spine. Ink ownership signature and different owner's ink inscription on front free endpaper. Interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. A very good+ copy in a very good+ dust jacket.…

Reprint. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xi,183p.,plates : ill., plans. Subject: Sudan Nuer Social conditions. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Reprint. 1416817. FP New Rockville Stock.

6th Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; viii, 271 pages, 30 pages of plates : frontispiece, illustrations, maps ; 21 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Introductory -- Interest in cattle -- Oecology -- Time and space -- The political system -- The lineage system -- The age-set system. Subjects; Ethnology Sudan. Nilotic peoples. History. Ethnology. 1 Kg.…

Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xii, 335 pages, xv pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Originally pub. 1956. Contents; God -- Spirits of the above -- Spirits of the below -- Spirit and the social order -- The problem of symbols -- Soul and ghost -- Sin -- Sacrifice -- Spear symbolism -- The sacrificial role of cattle -- The meaning of sacrifice -- Priests and prophets -- Some reflections on nuer religion. Subjects; Nuer (African people) Religious life. Nuer (African people) Religion. Nuer (African people). Religion Sudan. Religion Nuer Africa Traditional societies Social anthropology. Nuer (African people) Social life and customs. 1 Kg.…

6th Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; viii, 271 pages, 30 pages of plates : frontispiece, illustrations, maps ; 21 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Introductory -- Interest in cattle -- Oecology -- Time and space -- The political system -- The lineage system -- The age-set system. Subjects; Ethnology Sudan. Nilotic peoples. History. Ethnology. 1 Kg.…

Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xii, 335 pages, xv pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Originally pub. 1956. Contents; God -- Spirits of the above -- Spirits of the below -- Spirit and the social order -- The problem of symbols -- Soul and ghost -- Sin -- Sacrifice -- Spear symbolism -- The sacrificial role of cattle -- The meaning of sacrifice -- Priests and prophets -- Some reflections on nuer religion. Subjects; Nuer (African people) Religious life. Nuer (African people) Religion. Nuer (African people). Religion Sudan. Religion Nuer Africa Traditional societies Social anthropology. Nuer (African people) Social life and customs. 1 Kg.…

reprint. orig.cloth Rubbed. One page has a small light smudge to margin. Good. Frontis. + 29pp photoplates. 22x14cm, xi,271,(29) pp, Name inked on flyleaf. Some page-edge soil. Contents: Interest in Cattle; Oecology; Time & Space; The Political System;The Lineage System; The Age-Set System. Rubbed. One page has a small light smudge to margin. Good. …

orig.cloth Rubbed. Library bokplate & pastedowns to flyleaves. Good. 3pp photoplates 23x14cm, xi,240,(3) pp., Label to spine. Rubberstamps to top & botom page-edges. Binding corner bumps. Contents: The Social and Cultural Background; Introduction to the Tales; The Tales; Some Different Versions; Appendixes. Bibliography: p. 235-237. Series: Oxford Library of African Literature. Rubbed. Library bokplate & pastedowns to flyleaves. Good. …

orig.cloth. Condition: Rubbed. Spine sloped. Good. Reprint. 22x14cm, v,240,(4) pp., Some fading to spine. Some light stains to binding. Contents: Origin & Expansion of the Sanusiya (1837-1902); The Bedouin of Cyrenaica; The Sanusiya & the Tribes; The Turkish Administration; The First Italo-Sanusi War (1911-17); The Period of the Accords (1917-23); The Second Italo-Sanusi War (1923-32); Italian Rule & Colonization; Appendixes. 4 photoplates, folding map. (illustrator).…