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An Ethnographic Study of Traditional Money; a Definition of Money and Descriptions of Traditional Money
by Opitz, Charles J
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- first
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Ocala, Florida(2000): First Impressions Printing. First Edition. Quarto. 411 pages, bibliography, index. The range of what constitutes money from wampum of the American Indian to the mamulis used as the bride price on the Island of Sumba, what is used for money covers the earliest definitions, the comprehensive listing of the forms of money, with 1200 photographs of which 150 are in color. It is the most definitive encyclopedia of what we mean by money from the Yap stone money to the beaver skins in early 19th century America. There was cartridge money in Ethiopia and a multitude of other forms. Fascinating and essential for both those interested with money and the anthropologist historian who wonders at the varieites of what people exchange for survival. A nar fine copy bound in green cloth, spine letterig gilt, in near fine pictorial dust jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025890
- Title
- An Ethnographic Study of Traditional Money; a Definition of Money and Descriptions of Traditional Money
- Author
- Opitz, Charles J
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- First Impressions Printing
- Place of Publication
- Ocala, Florida(2000)
- Keywords
- Survival Money; Money as Beaver Skins, Yap Stone Money; Argonite Money; Fathers, Shells, Beads, Axes, Spears as Money
- Bookseller catalogs
- Anthropology;
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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