Lepowsky (251 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Challenging the portrayal of sexual inequality as a universal condition, Lepowsky presents a vivid account of Vanatinai, a matrilineal society in New Guinea. Contradticting scholars who consider sexual inequality a universal condition, Fruit of the Motherland reveals an exceptional society in which women have equivalent access to power and prestige and significant control over the means of production. Lepowsky presents an ethnography of Vanatinai, a matrilineal, decentralized society in New Guinea where there is no ideology of male dominance and women and men are considered fundamentally equal. tracing the life cycle of islanders of both sexes, she examines the role of gender in thye Vanatinai's: social life and history, religious philosophy and worldview, practice of ceremonial exchange and ritual. In addition, Fruit of the Motherland includes useful cross-cultural analysis of gender roles, ideologies, and power.…

paperback. Condizione: Fair.

Condizione: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Challenging the portrayal of sexual inequality as a universal condition, Lepowsky presents a vivid account of Vanatinai, a matrilineal society in New Guinea. Contradticting scholars who consider sexual inequality a universal condition, Fruit of the Motherland reveals an exceptional society in which women have equivalent access to power and prestige and significant control over the means of production. Lepowsky presents an ethnography of Vanatinai, a matrilineal, decentralized society in New Guinea where there is no ideology of male dominance and women and men are considered fundamentally equal. tracing the life cycle of islanders of both sexes, she examines the role of gender in thye Vanatinai's: social life and history, religious philosophy and worldview, practice of ceremonial exchange and ritual. In addition, Fruit of the Motherland includes useful cross-cultural analysis of gender roles, ideologies, and power.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

paperback. Condizione: Very Good+. VERY GOOD+. Spine shows light creasing, binding tight and square -- appears gently read. Cover and interior bright and clean all around. Very mild shelf wear. UNMARKED on inspection.

Condizione: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Pamphlet. Condizione: Very Good. Vol 29, No 1, pp. 35-50, Illus, Extracted from orig vol, thus begins with title page, trimmed & stapled pamphlet, else VG.

Pamphlet. Condizione: Very Good. Vol 30, No 3, pp. 217-235, Illus, Extracted from orig vol, then Recased in Orig Journal Covers, else VG.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. 217-223 pages with map and bibliography. Royal octavo (10" x 6 3/4") bound in original publisher's wrappers. Ethnology Volume XXX Number 3 complete issue. First edition. Professor Lepowky's areas of interest include Cultural anthropology, gender, historical anthropology, environmental anthropology, exchange, ritual, medical/nutritional, psychological anthropology, history of anthropology; Oceania, New Guinea, Native California, California and the American West. Condition: Light edge wear with bumped corners, head page ends soiled else very good. …

Condizione: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

1993. South Pacific, New Guinea. Columbia University Press. Highlighted, working copy in wrappers/paperback 383p.

Softcover. Condizione: Fine. First Edition. A near-pristine copy (of a fine ethnography set in Papua New Guinea among the Vanatinai) of a matrilineal, decentralized island culture. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy, negligible wear of covers, less to text-block, with neither underlining nor highlighting. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xviii [4], 2-383 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…

Softcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. But for three dog-eared pages, a near-pristine copy (of a fine ethnography set in Papua New Guinea among the Vanatinai of a matrilineal, decentralized island culture. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy, minor wear of covers, less to text-block, but with neither underlining nor highlighting. Perfectly readable, usable copy. Previous owner's inscription at first free endpaper. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xviii [4], 2-383 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Octavo in white & blue cloth binding. Condition: minor soiling to binding; book has a slight lean; upper corners slight bumped; else good+ condition. 482 pages.

4°. XIV, 482 S., 37 graph. Darst., Pp. 2, kl. Stempel. (Mathematical Sciences Research Institute publications, Vol. 3).

1993. South Pacific, New Guinea. Columbia University Press. Very good - fine wrappers/paperback 383p.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: Very Good. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, Nov. 9 (weekend SALE item)* 482 pp., Hardcover, 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.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. about very good condition with some damage at the top of the spine - no dust jacket.

Condizione: Near Fine. Softcover. 383 pp. Study of " . an exceptional society in which women have equivalent access to power and prestige and significant control over the means of production." Bright clean copy.

Softcover. Condizione: Gut. Ex-library with stamp and library-signature. GOOD condition, some traces of use. Ancien Exemplaire de bibliothèque avec signature et cachet. BON état, quelques traces d'usure. Ehem. Bibliotheksexemplar mit Signatur und Stempel. GUTER Zustand, ein paar Gebrauchsspuren. 17 LEP 9780821850480 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.…

Birkhäuser. Condizione: Wie neu. 615 S. 24 cm sehr gut erh. ISBN: 3764338601 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 670.

Condizione: Very Good. 1996th Edition. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.