Under the Kapok Tree: Identity and Difference in Beng Thought by Alma Gottlieb - 1996-12-15

University of Chicago Press, 1996. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

UsedGood. NO DUST JACKET. Stamps included. Highlighted/annotated text.

University of Chicago Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of Chicago Press, December 1996. Trade . Very Good. Very Good- Softcover. Inscribed and signed by author. Light to mild shelfwear to covers, including curling and a scratch. Textblock has a small bit of soiling. A few pages very lightly soiled. Otherwise, pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.

Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1996. Paperback. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; light wear to inside corners; otherwise minimal wear; Gottlieb explroes ideology and social practices among the Beng people of Côte d'Ivoire. Deploying symbolic and postmodern perspectives, she highlights the dynamically paired notions of identity and difference, two principles fundamental in the Beng worldview and symbolized by the kapok tree planted at the center of every Beng village. Using numerous case studies, she then explores how these contradictory principles suffuse the diverse practice of myth and ritual, arranged marriage, and clan relations.

Near-Fine trade paperback. Covers are nearly perfect, small ownership stamp on endpaper. 184 as-new pages, several diagrams and maps. The author explores ideology and social practices of the Beng people of Cote d'Ivoire, Africa. Includes forest sex and witchcraft, palm wine, male elder, slave lineage, and the ritual planting of kapok trees.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

The University of Chicago Press, 1997. Book. Good. Paperback. Internally in very good condition, corner of half-title page clipped, a little foxing to page edges; cover has some mild shelfwear to edges..

Paperback / softback. New. In this companion volume to "Parallel Worlds," Alma Gottlieb explores ideology and social practices among the Beng people of Cote d'Ivoire.

Univ of Chicago Pr, 1996. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 184 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches.