The Garia _ An ethnography of a traditional cosmic system in Papua New Guinea

Bookseller

San Francisco Book Company (FR)

Bookseller's Inventory #

80585

Title

The Garia _ An ethnography of a traditional cosmic system in Papua New Guinea

Author

Lawrence, Peter

Format/Binding

Hardcover

Book Condition

Used - Very Good

Jacket Condition

good

Quantity Available

1

Edition

Cloth/dust jacket Octavo

ISBN 10

0719009804

ISBN 13

9780719009808

Publisher

Manchester University Press

Place of Publication

Manchester

Date Published

1984

Keywords

Papua New Guinea

Bookseller catalogs

Anthropology;

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