Henning Siverts (17 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. OXCHUC, UNA TRIBU MAYA DE MEXICO (Oxchuc, a Mayan Tribe of Mexico), by Henning Siverts, translated by Vitza Manrique de Langseth from the Norwegian 1965 publication, illustrations, charts, and map. Book Condition: Good. The text block is in near fine condition, with no marks, tears, or dog-ears. Not a library book or remainder. No bookplate or signature of previous owner. Pages and endpapers are age-tanned. The wraps are age-tanned and discolored with chipping along edges. The back wrap also has some spots and the original price tag still affixed. The spine is age-tanned. 8 ½ x 5 ½, 214 pages, 10 ounces XX [From a review by anthropologist Evon Z. Vogt] Oxchuc is another municipio (or "tribe" as Siverts prefers to call it) in those remote and fascinating Highlands of Chiapas in Southeastern Mexico that have been the setting for so much ethnological field research in the past fifteen years. And all with good reason since the Chiapas Highlands contain one of the major populations of contemporary Mayas in Middle America. Not only do these populations of Tzotzil and Tzeltal speakers offer opportunities to study the rich complexities of the traditional ways of life-varying blends of the ancient Maya and the post-Conquest Spanish and Mexican-but they also display significant trends of change as these contemporary Mayas cope with both the perils and the potentials of the modern world, just now reaching into their isolated mountain habitat. The setting provides exciting possibilities for controlled comparisons among the varieties of "tribes" that live contiguously in the zone to the East, North, and West of San Cristobal las Casas. We now have some monographs appearing on the Tzotzil … but the Tzeltal have not yet been as well represented in the roster of ethnographies. Hence, the appearance of Professor Siverts' book on Oxchuc in Spanish translation from its original 1965 publication in Norwegian is a welcome addition to the corpus of knowledge on Highland Chiapas. … we are at last moving toward enough coverage to begin controlled comparisons and to arrive at some general statements concerning uniformities and variations in the cultures, social structures, and ecological adaptations of these more than 200,000 contemporary Maya Indians. Siverts is not the first to work in Oxchuc …. With the advice and assistance of Villa Rojas, Siverts undertook further work in Oxchuc during three field trips-1953-54, 1961-62, and 1964. His work was focused upon the hamlet of Mesbilja' in the eastern part of the municipio. In spite of its general title, Siverts' book does not pretend to present a rounded ethnography of Oxchuc. It contains essentially three parts: 50 pages on Highland Chiapas, including a brief but a useful summary of the history and geography and of the contemporary Ladino-Indian cultural situation, plus a description of San Cristobal las Casas which serves as the political control point and principal market town for the Highlands; 120 pages on the kinship and social structure of Oxchuc, forming the central focus of the book explicitly expressing the principal ethnographic and theoretical interests of Professor Siverts; and finally a brief fifteen-page discussion of what has happened to Oxchuc with the arrival of the Protestant missionaries. XX Henning Siverts (born May 21, 1928 , died December 1, 2001) was a Norwegian social anthropologist.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. A collection of essays, some in English and some in Spanish (without translation). 447pp. Spine creased; sewn binding sound. Text remains very good. Tanning to wraps; light shelfwear. Contributors include Sol Tax, Henning Siverts, and others. NOT ex-lib. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. xv, 214 p. illus., maps. Series Ediciones especiales ; 52. 1. ed. castellana. Traducción de Vitza Manrique de Langseth; Translation of Oxchujk'; en Maya-stamme i Mexico. Binding square, light edgewear, previous owner's name stamp to front panel, sunning to head of rear panel; offsetting to front endpapers from publisher's catalog (laid in), else contents fine. 280 grams.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Text in Spanish. xv, 213pp, b/w illus. Binding sturdy, text very good. Dampstain to top edge of cover (NOT affecting text); else light wear. NOT ex-lib. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. / En español. xv, 213pp, illus en b/n. Encuadernacion y texto en buen estado. Rustica, manchada levemente, con otros señales de vejez. NO ex-biblioteca. Envios internacionales pueden incurrir gastos extra. Se envia desde Dinkytown en Minneapolis, MN, EEUU. …

Paperback. xv, 214p., illustrated with a few b&w site and portrait photographs, charts and line maps; paperbound in 8.5x5.5 inch decorated wraps. Cover-joint has a three-inch split, cover shows mild handling- and dust-soil and a small faint stain, while spine panel bears the hand-lettered category "MEX"; clean and sound within, a good reading copy. Text in Spanish. ediciones especiales : 52.…

1972. South America, Native Americans. International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs. Very good pamphlet 82p.

Condition: Very Good. 214 pp., Paperback, previous owner's name to front free endpaper else very good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.…

1969. Mesoamerica, Native Americans. Instituto Indigenista Interamericano, Ediciones Especiales: 52, 214 p., very good paperback.

PAPERBACK. First edition. 151pp octavo paper. Bergen Occasional Papers in Social Anthropology #4. slight cover wear otherwise very good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Edition. 8vo. pp 187. Large format paperback. ISBN: 8200089134 Very good.

b/w plates, maps, tbls., grphs., illus., bibl., illus. wrps. Cover art and vignettes by Alberto Beltrán. Study of the Oxchuc in Mexico by Norwegian anthropologist Henning Siverts.

Paperback edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xviii, 183p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. Subjects; Mayan; culture. Mayan civilisation. Mexico; culture. Mexican civilisation. Mexico; description and travel. Mexico; culture and customs. 1 Kg.…

Condition: Good. 151 pp., rebound in buckram with original paperback retained, ex library, else text clean and binding tight. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.…

Paperback edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xviii, 183p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. Subjects; Mayan; culture. Mayan civilisation. Mexico; culture. Mexican civilisation. Mexico; description and travel. Mexico; culture and customs. 1 Kg.…

214 Fotos en blanco y negro. Cubierta y viñetas por Alberto Beltrán.

RUSTICA. Condition: Libro nuevo. *Un estudio sobre la tribu Oxchuc, ubicada a sesenta km de San Cristóbal, en Chiapas, México, que aborda una introducción general a la ecología de la región, su composición étnica y culturas como base para comprender los problemas de la sociedad oxchuquera formada por grupos estructurados por el parentesco. 220p.…

Condition: Minor rubbing. VG. orig. wrappers Minor rubbing. VG. Maps, text. tables 20x14cm, 82 pp., Series: IWGIA-Document ; 10.