About this title: This is a remarkable work which captures the reader's imagination as only few books do. From a description of the counting system of Iqwaye people of Papua New Guinea, the author develops a deeper and broader interpretation of the Iqwaye kinship system and cosmology, culminating in a powerful critique of western assumptions about the development ...
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Description: Oxford, Berg, (1992). Reprint. Wrappers, map, figures, pp. vii, 188. Fine. ISBN 0 85496 854 7. "...a remarkable work which captures the reader's imagination as only a few books do: from a description of the counting system of the Iqwaye people of Papua New Guinea, the author develops a deeper and broader interpretation of the Iqwaye kinship system and cosmology, culminating in a powerful critique of western assumptions about the development of rational thought" (cover blurb). read more
Edition: 2 NEW ED
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: A & C BLACK PUBLISHERS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780854968541ISBN:0854968547
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 188 pages. This book is printed on demand (allow 1-2 weeks for printing) from a description of the counting system of iqwaye people of papua new guinea, the author develops an interpretation of the iqwaye kinsh1p system and cosmology, culminating in a critique of western assumptions about the development of rational thought. illustrations, bibliography, index part v. 1 edition 2 new ed (Paperback) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Berg Publishers
Date Published: 1988-07-01
ISBN-13:9780854968541ISBN:0854968547
Description: New. Remainder mark. Near fine in publisher's slightly rubbed decorated wrappers. Available in our UK premises for prompt dispatch worldwide. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Berg, (1988)
Date Published: 1992
Description: The Cultural Meanings of the Iqwaye Counting and Number System. Wrappers. Condition vg. B/W photos & illus. An in-depth examination of the cultural implications of the Iqwaye people of Papua New Guinea's counting system. Fascinating. 188pp. 29382. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Berg Publishers Ltd
Date Published: 01/07/1988
ISBN-13:9780854968541ISBN:0854968547
Description: Near fine. Near fine in publisher's slightly rubbed decorated wrappers. Available in our UK premises for prompt dispatch worldwide. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Berg Publishers
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780854968541ISBN:0854968547
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780854968541ISBN:0854968547
Description: From a description of the counting system of Iqwaye people of Papua New Guinea, the author develops an interpretation of the Iqwaye kinship system and cosmology, culminating in a critique of western assumptions about the development of rational thought. read more
Description: This is a remarkable work which captures the reader's imagination as only few books do. From a description of the counting system of Iqwaye people of Papua New Guinea, the author develops a deeper and broader interpretation of the Iqwaye kinship syst... read more
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