Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology – serie
Visar alla böcker i serien Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology. Handla med fri frakt och snabb leverans.
47 produkter
Ethnology of A-Kamba and Other East African Tribes
Av C. W. Hobley
Häftad, 2010
445 kr
Lägg i varukorg
C. W. Hobley (1867-1947) was a colonial administrator who was stationed in Kenya between 1894 and 1921. Following the implementation of Indirect Rule in Kenya, indigenous law and custom were followed in political and judicial proceedings, with the colonial administration requiring a working …
Kindred and Clan in the Middle Ages and After
A Study in the Sociology of the Teutonic Races
Häftad, 2010
508 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Bertha S. Phillpotts (1863-1932) was an English historian and linguist of Scandinavia who served as the Director of Scandinavian Studies in the University of Cambridge from 1926 to 1932. First published as part of Cambridge Archaeological and Ethnological Series in 1913, this pioneering and highly …
Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia
Häftad, 2010
406 kr
Lägg i varukorg
N. W. Thomas (1868-1936) was one of the first government anthropologists of the colonial era and published one of the first studies of central African languages. This book, written in the early stages of his career, is a study of kinship structures in indigenous Australian peoples, and was first …
The Duab of Turkestan
a Physiographic Sketch and Account of Some Travels
Häftad, 2010
797 kr
Lägg i varukorg
W. Rickmer Rickmers (1873-1965) was a German explorer and mountaineer who visited and explored central Asia five times between 1894 and 1906. This book provides an account of his travels in the area he calls Turkestan, which incorporates modern Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and south-west Kazakhstan, and …
The Northern Bantu
An Account of Some Central African Tribes of the Uganda Protectorate
Av John Roscoe
Häftad, 2010
585 kr
Lägg i varukorg
John Roscoe (1861-1932) was an ordained Christian missionary who was elected a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Society in 1912 for his contributions to the ethnographic record of Uganda. John Roscoe joined the Uganda mission in 1891 and upon returning to England in 1909 he began to publish the …
The Tribes of Northern and Central Kordofán
Häftad, 2010
569 kr
Lägg i varukorg
H. A. MacMichael (1882-1969) was a member of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan government between 1905 and 1933 and was the deputy Inspector of Kordofan province in Sudan between 1906 and 1912. After combining his administrative duties with ethnographic research, he published this volume as part of the …
The Veddas
Av Charles Gabriel Seligmann, Brenda Zara Seligmann
Häftad, 2010
764 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Dr C. G. Seligmann (1873-1940) was a renowned anthropologist who was President of the Royal Anthropological Institute between 1923 and 1925. After joining the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to the Torres Strait in Melanesia in 1898, he changed his career from medicine to anthropology and …
Desert and Water Gardens of the Red Sea
Being an Account of the Natives and the Shore Formations of the Coast
Häftad, 2010
439 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Cyril Crossland (1878-1943) was Director of the Sudan Pearl Fishery between 1905 and 1922. At this time, the British colonial government had taken charge of running the fishery, with local fishermen as employees. A marine biologist and zoologist, Crossland was praised in his obituary in the journal …
Primitive Culture
Researches into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Art, and Custom
Häftad, 2010
700 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Edward Burnett Tylor (1832-1917) was an English anthropologist who is widely considered the founder of anthropology as a scientific discipline. He was the first Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oxford from 1896 to 1909, and developed a broad definition of culture which is still used …
Primitive Culture
Researches into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Art, and Custom
Häftad, 2010
716 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Edward Burnett Tylor (1832-1917) was an English anthropologist who is widely considered the founder of anthropology as a scientific discipline. He was the first Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oxford from 1896 to 1909, and developed a broad definition of culture which is still used …
Primitive Culture 2 Volume Set
Researches into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Art, and Custom
2010
2156 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Edward Burnett Tylor (1832-1917) was an English anthropologist who is widely considered the founder of anthropology as a scientific discipline. He was the first Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oxford from 1896 to 1909, and developed a broad definition of culture which is still used …
Primitive Civilizations
Or, Outlines of the History of Ownership in Archaic Communities
Häftad, 2010
797 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Edith Simcox (1844-1901) was a prominent British feminist, social critic, and prolific writer. She published many articles and essays advocating support for women's rights to education, improved working conditions and suffrage. Her scholarly works in philosophy and economic history sought to …
Primitive Civilizations
Or, Outlines of the History of Ownership in Archaic Communities
Häftad, 2010
732 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Edith Simcox (1844-1901) was a prominent British feminist, social critic, and prolific writer. She published many articles and essays advocating support for women's rights to education, improved working conditions and suffrage. Her scholarly works in philosophy and economic history sought to …
The Baganda
An Account of their Native Customs and Beliefs
Av John Roscoe
Häftad, 2011
780 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Missionary and amateur anthropologist John Roscoe (1861-1932) published this account of the Baganda tribe of Buganda in 1911, to preserve a record of a sophisticated people before their cultural traditions were undermined as their territory became part of the British Protectorate of Uganda. He had …
The Amusements of Old London
Being a Survey of the Sports and Pastimes, Tea Gardens and Parks, Playhouses and Other Diversions of the People of London from the 17th to the Beginning of the 19th Century
Häftad, 2011
475 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Little is known about the life of William B. Boulton, who was active as an author in the 1900s. This illustrated two-volume set, published first in 1901 is perhaps the most famous of his works, though he also wrote biographies of Sir Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough. The work examines how …
Observations on Popular Antiquities
Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of our Vulgar Customs, Ceremonies and Superstitions
Häftad, 2011
780 kr
Lägg i varukorg
John Brand (1744-1806), secretary of the Society of Antiquaries, first published his widely popular Observations on Popular Antiquities in 1777. This fascinating two-volume almanac of British superstitions and customs was in fact a heavily revised and annotated version of Henry Bourne's …
Observations on Popular Antiquities
Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of our Vulgar Customs, Ceremonies and Superstitions
Häftad, 2011
987 kr
Lägg i varukorg
John Brand (1744-1806), secretary of the Society of Antiquaries, first published his widely popular Observations on Popular Antiquities in 1777. This fascinating two-volume almanac of British superstitions and customs was in fact a heavily revised and annotated version of Henry Bourne's …
The Ancient History of the Maori, his Mythology and Traditions
Av John White
Häftad, 2011
618 kr
Lägg i varukorg
First published between 1887 and 1890, this six-volume work, containing Maori texts with English translations and commentary, and engraved illustrations, was one of the first printed records of the oral traditions of the Maori. The project was commissioned by the New Zealand government in 1879 when …
The Ancient History of the Maori, his Mythology and Traditions
Av John White
Häftad, 2011
621 kr
Lägg i varukorg
First published between 1887 and 1890, this six-volume work, containing Maori texts with English translations and commentary, and engraved illustrations, was one of the first printed records of the oral traditions of the Maori. The project was commissioned by the New Zealand government in 1879 when …
The Ancient History of the Maori, his Mythology and Traditions
Av John White
Häftad, 2011
700 kr
Lägg i varukorg
First published between 1887 and 1890, this six-volume work, containing Maori texts with English translations and commentary, and engraved illustrations, was one of the first printed records of the oral traditions of the Maori. The project was commissioned by the New Zealand government in 1879 when …
The Ancient History of the Maori, his Mythology and Traditions
Av John White
Häftad, 2011
813 kr
Lägg i varukorg
First published between 1887 and 1890, this six-volume work, containing Maori texts with English translations and commentary, and engraved illustrations, was one of the first printed records of the oral traditions of the Maori. The project was commissioned by the New Zealand government in 1879 when …
The Ancient History of the Maori, his Mythology and Traditions
Av John White
Häftad, 2011
716 kr
Lägg i varukorg
First published between 1887 and 1890, this six-volume work, containing Maori texts with English translations and commentary, and engraved illustrations, was one of the first printed records of the oral traditions of the Maori. The project was commissioned by the New Zealand government in 1879 when …
The Ancient History of the Maori, his Mythology and Traditions
Av John White
Häftad, 2011
618 kr
Lägg i varukorg
First published between 1887 and 1890, this multi-volume chronicle of Maori history and culture was one of the first books to record the oral narratives of the indigenous people of New Zealand. The project were commissioned by the New Zealand government in 1879 when it was observed that, due to the …
Traditions and Superstitions of the New Zealanders
With Illustrations of their Manners and Customs
Häftad, 2011
504 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This historical and anthropological account of the Maori of New Zealand was published in 1854 by the English physician and colonial administrator Edward Shortland (1812-93). Shortland was deeply interested in Maori culture, learned the language, and wrote ethnographic studies including The Southern …
Hawaiki: The Original Home of the Maori
With a Sketch of Polynesian History
Häftad, 2011
504 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Stephenson Percy Smith (1840-1922) was a New Zealand ethnologist and surveyor. As a young man, he travelled six hundred miles exploring the volcanic interior of North Island, and had many interactions with the Maori population, whose language, history and traditions fascinated him throughout his …
The Lore of the Whare-wānanga
Or Teachings of the Maori College on Religion, Cosmogony, and History
Häftad, 2011
455 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Stephenson Percy Smith (1840-1922) arrived in New Zealand as a boy, and soon became fascinated by Maori culture. After retiring in 1900 from his career as a government surveyor, Smith devoted himself to the study of the Maori and co-founded the Polynesian Society, which published this two-volume …
The Lore of the Whare-wānanga
Or Teachings of the Maori College on Religion, Cosmogony, and History
Häftad, 2011
471 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Stephenson Percy Smith (1840-1922) arrived in New Zealand as a boy, and soon became fascinated by Maori culture. After retiring in 1900 from his career as a government surveyor, Smith devoted himself to the study of the Maori and co-founded the Polynesian Society, which published this two-volume …
Episodes in the Lives of Men, Women, and Lovers
Häftad, 2011
487 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Edith Simcox (1844-1901) was a prominent British feminist, social critic and prolific writer. She published many articles and essays advocating support for women's right to education, improved working conditions and suffrage. Her scholarly works in philosophy and economic history sought to …
Maori Religion and Mythology
Illustrated by Translations of Traditions, Karakia, etc
Häftad, 2011
366 kr
Lägg i varukorg
First published in 1882, Edward Shortland's study is an important account of Maori mythology, religion and concepts of authority. Shortland (1812-93), an English-born physician and ethnographer, first arrived in New Zealand in 1841 to work for the newly formed colonial government. He later served …
The Southern Districts of New Zealand
A Journal, with Passing Notices of the Customs of the Aborigines
Häftad, 2011
574 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The physician and ethnographer Edward Shortland (1812-93) first travelled to New Zealand in 1841, a year after the Treaty of Waitangi. He became private secretary to Governor William Hobson, and quickly learned the Maori language. First published in 1851, this book describes Shortland's experiences …
