Black Bonanza: a landslide of gold
by Peter Ryan
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About This Item
Yarra, Victoria, Australia: Hyland House, 1995. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A fine ethnography of the Panguna Mine-site in Papua New Guinea. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy, minor to moderate wear of covers and text-block, but with neither underlining nor highlighting. Perfectly readable, usable copy. From the personal library of Dan Jorgensen, noted Papua New Guinea scholar and major ethnographer of the Telefol peoples of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. Previous owner's inscription, neatly rendered, and short penned note at book's end. A range of black-and-white and full-color photographs and illustrations. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. 140 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355944
- Title
- Black Bonanza: a landslide of gold
- Author
- Peter Ryan
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Hyland House
- Place of Publication
- Yarra, Victoria, Australia
- Date Published
- 1995
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- gold mining Bougainville urban anthropology mental illness public health ethnography ethnology New Guinea Papua New Guinea anthropology Melanesia ethnographic fieldwork
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