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Cheran: A Sierra Tarascan Village
Beals, Ralph Leon (1901-1985) signed by Thomas R Hester and Richard E Adams
Verlag: Government Printing Office, Washington DC 1946
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Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. x+225 pages with 8 plates, drawings, figures, maps, tables and graphs. Quarto (10 1/4" x 8") bound in original publisher's wrappers. Smithsonian Institution Institute of Social Anthropology Publication 2. From the libraries of . First edition. This present monograph is a community stu…dy of Cheran, a Tarascan village. It is a basic document for understanding native American communities from the point of view both of their individuality and their gradual assimilation to national life through economic and ideological acculturation. Thomas R Hester is professor emeritus of the University of Texas at Austin and is the author of a number of works on anthropology and archaeology. He is still active in the Texas Archaeological Society and is often a frequent speaker. Richard E Adams His professional career spanned the evolution of modern field archaeology from its rough beginnings to the somewhat more sophisticated present. When he began his life's work as an archaeologist, travel to remote ruins was often on foot with the mule-train, or via dugout canoes. This later evolved into the use of trucks and jeeps, and later still to the use of planes and helicopters. He was a passionate advocate throughout his career against the looting of archaeological sites worldwide. Condition: Thomas R Hester and Richard E Adams signatures on front wrapper. Edge wear, lightly soiled, corners bumped else very good.
