J a Pitt Rivers (66 results)

Paper Back. Condition: Acceptable. some underlining and markings in the text and margins.

Trade Paperback. Condition: USED Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. The social structure of a rural community in the mountains of Southern Spain. 232 pages. Text is clean. Covers show some wear, including light rubbing to edges.; 5 1/4 x 8".

Soft cover. Condition: Good. PB/ pub.1969/ VG condition/232 pages- An account of a rural township in Andalusia. Determines the nature of the leaders of the society, the mayor, doctor, lawyer, priest and also of the smugglers, ban dits, witches, and gypsies who live on the frin ge. (D12227). Book.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. THE PEOPLE OF THE SIERRA, J.A. Pitt-Rivers, foreword by E. E. Evans-Pritchard, hardcover, 2nd printing, illustrated with a few BW photos, 1955. BOOK CONDITION: good. The text block is in near fine condition, with no tears, dog ears, or marks. Pages are age-toned. Foxing on upper edge. There is no bookplate or signature of a prior owner. Not a library book or remainder. The red cloth boards are in good condition (lightly bumped corners and spine, edgewear). The dust jacket is in poor condition (tears, chipping, faded spine, discolored interior). 8 ½ x 5 3/4, 232 pages, 16 ounces XX [From the dust jacket flaps] This brilliant study of a Mediterranean rural township is the result of several years spent among the people of the Sierra. When the author first went to live in Alcalå, a small white hill-top town in Andalusia, he found it difficult to penetrate the reserve which Spaniards hide behind the affability of their manners. Time and perseverance surmounted this barrier: and J. A. Pitt-Rivers is able to analyse the social structure of Alcalå with real knowledge and understanding. He dissects the passionate local patriotism of the Andalusian pueblo: its suspicion of the central government and distrust of the outside world; its intense rivalries with neighbouring towns and the divided loyalties of its own ruling group. He describes the popular traditions and beliefs: the customs of courtship and marriage; the accepted ethics of begging and bargaining; the local processions and bull-fights; and the practice of magic. He offers an explanation of the nature, not only of the leaders of society, the mayor, doctor, lawyer and priest, but also of those who live upon the fringe, the smugglers, bandits, witches and gypsies. The People of the Sierra is a tour de force of anthropological research in a field which has never before been explored. XX The People of the Sierra is in my opinion one of the best books ever written on Spain and certainly the most exact and reliable. It should be read by everyone seriously interested in that country or in Mediterranean civilisation. The anthropologist's method applied to a modern though closed community has proved so fruitful that one must hope that other experiments of the same sort will be made (GERALD BRENAN: Manchester Guardian). XX Dr. Pitt-Rivers's book is lucid, well-written and modest; he makes no extravagant claims and he avoids technical terminology. From this book emerges the charm of Andalusia (CYRIL CONNOLLY, Sunday Times). …

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. The People Of The Sierra. Book.

Condition: very good. Pbk 232pp illustr photos prev ownerÕs name on front endpaper light shelfwear to covers otherwise a very good clean tight unmarked copy.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1966 Edition. external wear to covers else a clean copy.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket (spain, andalusia, case studies, social conditons ) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.…

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paper Back. Condition: Good.

Hardback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good (+). 1st Edition. nd.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 32 pages. Wilson Harris "The Outlook For Bonn" / B H Garnons Williams "Sex And The School" / Horace Alexander "Unsettled Hyderabad" / H G Daniels "Red Cross Revision" / Frederick S Boas "An Elizabethan Surgeon" / Julian Pitt-Rivers "A Visit To Niguenas" / Owen Tweedy "The First Coney Island" / E J Anderson (LSE) "Night School" (Paprs).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Spine sunned.; A Spanish town from an anthropological point of view; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 232 pages.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (cities and towns, spain, social conditions) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 232 pp.+ Photo Plt at Frontis & 8 Other Photo Plts, Orig Drk Red Hardback, Gilt title, Near Fine, no DJ, 1st Amer Ed.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.