Kyoto University Press. Maps and diagrams, xv + 280pp, index, paperback. "This book is an important reference for those concerned with maintaining the sustainability of wet rice agriculture - the foundation for much of human life throughout Asia. Kyuma draws on his long and broad-ranging experience with rice agriculture to..... More
Australia: ANU E Press, 2011. Maps, black and white and colour photography, 204 pages, references, tall quarto, paperback. This volume emerges from a ground-breaking conference held in the Republic of Palau on cultural heritage in the Pacific. It includes bold investigations of the role of cultural heritage in identity-making, and..... More
Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin Press. 1994. Maps, contents, black and white photographic illustrations, black and white line drawings, bibliography, index, + 246pp., a very good copy in paperback. "As he challenges classical semiological accounts of cultural representations in this enthnology of Melanesian religious phenemenology, Maschio shows that ritual and poetic..... More
Canberra. Pandanus Books. 2006. Maps, xiii + 260p, index, paperback. "As a region, the nations of the pacific face continuing challenges to their economic, political, social and cultural survival. In four sections, these essays address issues of governance, human rights and custom, law reform, language and culture loss, the potential..... More
Kew. Kew Publishing. 2021. Profuse colour illustrations, 95pp, index. Hardback. "This stunning series of pocketbooks from Kew offers a snapshot into the diverse and beautiful world of plants. Each book lavishly showcases choice examples from individual plant groups or collections, and this new title showcases Japanese plants, from chrysanthemums, to..... More
Kew. Kew Publishing. 2021. Profuse colour illustrations, 96pp, index. Hardback. "This stunning series of pocketbooks from Kew offers a snapshot into the diverse and beautiful world of plants. Each book lavishly showcases choice examples from individual plant groups or collections, and in this pocketbook a selection of plants are showcased..... More
Tokyo. Tuttle. 2019. Over 750 colour photographic illustrations, 95pp, index, 26 x 20cm. Hardback in dustjacket. Text in English and Japanese. "If a picture is worth a thousand words, students of the Japanese language have everything they need in Tuttle's Japanese Picture Dictionary. Deftly illustrating the use of more than..... More
Sydney. Angus and Robertson. 1970. First Edition. Black and white photographic illustrations, vi + 56pp, prior owner's name front free endpapers, mild shelf wear, some browning, otherwise a good copy. 24.2 x 18.4cm. When referring to this item please quote stockid 177318. More