Anthropology
NEW DENMARK: NEW BRUNSWICK- CANADA. Udviklingen i en dansk udvandrerkoloni 1872-1914
Author: Palle Bo Bojesen
Country: Denmark
Language: Danish
Year Published: 1992
No. of pages: 292
Illustrations: 71 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 9 1/2”x7”
Weight:
ISBN: 8772884185
Biblio/Bio: Bibl. Bio. Index.
Code: 1610
Price: $34.50
In 1872 28 Danes landed at St. John River in the East Canadian province of New Brunswick. They had to clear the forest and plant their meager crops of potatoes, barley etc. This book is about this new community and how they called it New Denmark.
NO MAD LIVING The Story of the Illuminated Elephants.
Author: Vanbart, Jan Svante
Country: Sweden
Language: English
Year Published: 2019
No. of pages: 386
Illustrations: 35 Color Illustrations. 454 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 8 1/2”x 5 1/2”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 9789188765208
Biblio/Bio: Bio.
Code: 7182
Price: $75.00
This is the story of “The Illuminated Elephants”, a modern rebel tribe and their kaleidoscopic adventures where they meet exciting people and discover amazing places. They learn about arts and crafts, about rituals and traditions. With their avant-garde theater plays, they also — with humor and seriousness — spread the vision that it is possible to live in harmony with nature, a wise alternative to the many, often devastating lifestyle that characterizes Western culture.
NORSE MYTHS, THE.
Author: Crossley-Holland, Kevin
Country: U.S.A.
Language: English
Year Published: 1980
No. of pages: 276
Illustrations: 40 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 9”x 6”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 394748468
Biblio/Bio: Bibl. Index.
Code: 0351
Price: $29.50
Thirty two classic Norse myths that bring the ancient Viking world to life. Beautifully retold by Kevin Crossley-Holland, these tales vividly depict the courage, cruelty, and passions that were the hallmarks of the old Norse world. Very comprehensive.
NORWEGIANS ON THE PRAIRIE. Ethnicity and the Development of the Country Town
Author: Lovoll, Odd S.
Country: St. Paul, MN
Language: English
Year Published: 2006
No. of pages: 321
Illustrations: Some B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 9”x 6”
Weight:
ISBN: 9780873516037
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 6344
Price: $19.95
A pioneering study of Norwegian Americans -- one of Minnesota’s major ethnic groups -- and their social, cultural, political, and religious development in the state’s small towns and agricultural communities.
PARADISE AND THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED THERE / SATUMAA JA SEN ASUKKAAT. Gunnar Landtman in Papua New Guinea 1910-1912 / Gunnar Landtman Papua-Uudessa-Guineassa 1910-1912
Author: Lahdentausta, Heli, Marjatta Parpola, Pilvi Vainonen, Pirjo Varjola
Country: Finland
Language: Finnish/ English
Year Published: 2001
No. of pages: 74
Illustrations: 52 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 9 1/2”x 6 1/2”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 9516160689
Biblio/Bio: Bibl. Cat. of exh.
Code: 4510
Price: $29.50
A fascinating journey into the work of Gunnar Landtman, a Finnish social anthropologist, who studied the Kiwai Papuans of what used to be British New Guinea from 1910-1912. This catalog aptly recounts his travels, while beautifully documenting - in word and image - key aspects of the lives of the Kiwai Papuans, including their various rituals, cultural taboos, dress, economy, ceremonies, food, warfare, and more.