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1964. Journals, South Pacific, New Guinea. American Anthropologist, Part 2, Volume 66, Number 4, Special Publication, 320 pages, good wrappers with minor discoloration along edges and spine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1964. Journals, South Pacific, New Guinea. American Anthropologist, Part 2, Volume 66, Number 4, Special Publication, 320p. Ex-lirary rebound in heavy blue cloth, otherwise very good, tight and clean 11/23 SP.

1964. Journals, South Pacific, New Guinea. American Anthropologist, Part 2, Volume 66, Number 4, Special Publication, 320 pages, good wrappers with minor discoloration along edges and spine.

Maps, xvi + 319pp, glossary, index, references, 23.6 x 16cm. From ancient times the ties based on patrilineal descent were matters of ethical concern and practical politics in China. During the late imperial period, descent groups with as many as hundreds of members became a common feature of the social landscape. This volume, which will be of interest to both historians and anthropologists, concludes that these groups were far more varied and complex than anthropologists, concludes that these groups were far more varied and complex than anthropologists have assumed. Using case studies from north and central China and covering all periods from the Sung through Ch'ing dynasties, the authors explore the diversity of kinship organization and provide new insights into its relation to ancestral rituals, marriage strategies, adoption practices, settlement patterns, and the political, economic and philosophical concerns of the elite.

Softcover. 329 p. Acceptable condition. The reading pages are marked with a few ballpoint pens. Slight signs of storage and use. Retired library copy with corresponding labelling. Spine slightly foxed. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine condition. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good Dust Jacket. First Edition. Washington, D.C.: American Chemical Society, 1972. Previous owner's name on Dust Jacket else a bright, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bound in the original gray cloth. Pages are fresh and crisp, probably never read. Illustrations. References. Index. From the Dust Jacket: "Eighteen chapters cover a broad range of topics in industrial chemistry and chemical engineering from heat and mass transfer through applied mathematics and process control to plastics and crystallization." With contributions by William L. Bolles, James R. Fair, L. T. Fan, S. J. Chen, C. A. Watson, J. Y. Oldshue, Thomas M. Regan, Albert Gomezplata, Richard J. Nunge, Fadel F. Erian, E. James Davis, C. S. Hung, Leon Lapidus, Lowell B. Koppel, E. P. Stahel, J. K. Ferrell, K. H. Lin, John H. Sinfelt, Morton M. Denn, M. M. Grover, R. Maska, R. B. Seymour, F. C. Weissert, G. D. Botsaris, E. G. Denk, Robert Kunin. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition./Very Good Dust Jacket. 8vo. vii, 370pp.