|Listed in category:
Have one to sell?

Edward L. Schieffelin Robert Cri Like People You See in (Paperback) (US IMPORT)

Another great item from Rarewaves USA | Free delivery!
Condition:
Brand new
8 available
Postage:
Doesn't post to United States. See detailsfor delivery
Located in: 60502, United States
Delivery:
Varies
Returns:
30-day returns. Buyer pays for return postage. See details- for more information about returns

Shop with confidence

eBay Money Back Guarantee
Get the item you ordered or your money back. 

Seller information

Registered as a business seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:404808248564
Last updated on 25 May, 2024 08:43:14 AESTView all revisionsView all revisions

Item specifics

Condition
Brand new: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See the ...
Book Title
Like People You See in a Dream
Title
Like People You See in a Dream
Subtitle
First Contact in Six Papuan Societies
ISBN-10
0804718997
EAN
9780804718998
ISBN
9780804718998
Genre
Society & Culture
Subject
Social Sciences
Release Date
01/01/1991
Release Year
1991
Country/Region of Manufacture
US
Item Length
152mm
Publication Year
1991
Type
Textbook
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Name
Like People You See in a Dream: First Contact in Six Papuan Societies
Item Height
229mm
Author
Edward L. Schieffelin, Robert Crittenden
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
490g
Number of Pages
328 Pages

About this product

Product Information

This book is at once a detailed ethnographic and historical analysis of one of the final modern-day experiences of first-culture contact, a classic example of historical geography, and an extraordinary tale of exploration, imperialist arrogance, blood-shed, suffering, courage, and near disaster. By the 1930's, the interior of the island of New Guinea, protected from outside penetration over the centuries by its rugged mountains and unruly rivers, remained one of the few places outsiders had never seen. In early January of 1935, the Papuan colonial administration dispatched patrol officers including 40 Papuan carriers and police, to explore the vast unknown country between the Strickland and Purari rivers. The expedition moved inland along the river systems by steam launch and canoe until, in mid-February, they abandoned their boats and proceeded on foot through the tropical forest and into the mountains. Along the way, the party encountered hitherto unsuspected populations - peoples of six tribes, numbering in the tens of thousands - who had never before seen white men and who were still using Stone Age tools. As the patrol proceeded, the local people became increasingly unfriendly, the expedition members increasingly edgy. The patrol ran out of food, and the locals refused their offers of barter. Starving, racked by dysentery, and beleaguered by bands of warriors, the expedition did eventually find its way back to the coast, but left in its wake more than 50 Papuans dead. The day-by-day account of the patrol forms the central thread of this book, but the story is told in many voices. One of the expedition's two leaders speaks through his patrol report, his letters, and the book he wrote about the expedition. Patrol carriers and police speak through their depositions at the official inquiry that followed the patrol. Most important, the Papuan people who experienced the patrol at first hand speak through the ethnographers who in recent years sought them out. The ethnographers themselves provide detailed accounts of the cultural context and historical conditions of their informants. F inally, the voices of the principal authors emerge in the way the material is woven into chapters of a story rather than a series of academic papers, and in their discussions of context and implications, showing why the papuan tribes and the Western explorers perceived events and responded to each other in the way they did. The book is richly illustrated with 46 photographs and includes 14 maps that for the first time accurately trace the patrol's route.<

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Stanford University Press
ISBN-13
9780804718998
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96739704

Product Key Features

Author
Edward L. Schieffelin, Robert Crittenden
Publication Name
Like People You See in a Dream: First Contact in Six Papuan Societies
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
1991
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
328 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
490g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Edward L. Schieffelin, Robert Crittenden
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States

Item description from the seller

Business seller information

Value Added Tax number:
  • GB 864 1548 11
rarewaves-united

rarewaves-united

98.4% positive Feedback
1.2M items sold
Joined Mar 2016

Detailed seller ratings

Average for the last 12 months

Accurate description
4.9
Reasonable postage costs
5.0
Postage speed
4.8
Communication
4.9

Seller Feedback (430,462)

2***7 (88)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
The CD was well packaged.The CD is new and still shrink-wrapped.As described in the Pictures.Top.The Order arrived quicker than expected.Excellent.Great Service too.( Free shipping ) The prices for the CDs we're also great.I'm very satisfied.Thank You.I'm Happy to Order Here again.
h***h (808)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past 6 months
Verified purchase
💯Excellent transaction💯 🚚Fast and safe delivery🚚 🛡Package sealed safely and with great accuracy against accidental damages🛡 🆕Item in mint condition same as described🆕 🗨️Quick and good communication🗨️ 🔝Highly recommended seller🔝 🥇A+++🥇
7***e (1634)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past 6 months
Verified purchase
An excellent overall service provided! Competitively well-priced, the item arrived within the prescribed timescale and came exactly as described i.e. brand new and sealed! The seller was prompt and politely informative when responding to an order update. I'd be more than happy to shop here again and can confidently recommend using this vendor!

Product ratings and reviews

No ratings or reviews yet.
Be the first to write the review.