Joffe Alexander H (13 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 297-322 pages with figures and cited references. Quarto (11" x 8 1/4") bound in original publisher's wrappers. Current Anthropology Volume 39, Volume 3 complete issue. First edition. An underappreciated feature of complex societies is the production and consumption of alcoholic beverages, in particular wines and beers. A variety of data are reviewed which suggest significant expansion of alcoholic beverage production and consumption in many areas of Western Asia during the 4th and 3d millennia B.C. Production of beverages formed part of the processes by which emerging elites expanded control over craft production, established symbols, created manipulable surpluses, and renegotiated gender roles. Consumption of beverages was an important element of nutrition, ritual, and political economy in the early societies of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Syria, and the Levant. Review of evidence from the Aegean indicates similar processes at work but with emphasis on competitive feasting and hospitality. These different uses of alcoholic beverages represent significant regularities in the emergence of social complexity and the rise of the state. Condition: Corners bumped, rubbed and creased, light edge wear else very good.…

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Condition: New. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; JPA; JPS; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. . . 2013. 1st ed. 2013. Paperback. . . . .

Condition: New. This book examines the leading role of the Quaker American Friends Service Committee in the United Nations relief program for Palestine Arab refugees in 1948-1950 in the Gaza Strip. Using archival data, oral histories, and biographical accounts, it provides a detailed look at internal decision-making in an early non-governmental organization. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JPS; JPW; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446. . 2013. Hardback. . . . .…

Condition: New. pp. 268.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 256 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; JPA; JPS; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. . . 2013. 1st ed. 2013. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: New. This book examines the leading role of the Quaker American Friends Service Committee in the United Nations relief program for Palestine Arab refugees in 1948-1950 in the Gaza Strip. Using archival data, oral histories, and biographical accounts, it provides a detailed look at internal decision-making in an early non-governmental organization. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JPS; JPW; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446. . 2013. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 268.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 268.