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Furer Haimendorf, Christoph Von

Himalayan Barbary

1956

46.06 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1956
Place of printing
New York. Abelard-Schuman Inc.
Author
Furer Haimendorf, Christoph Von
Edition
First American edition.
Keyword
Travel - Asia Native Peoples Anthropology
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; xiv, 241 pp, 35 illustrations from photos, including full-page, double-page map of Suansiri area in Assam with inset, index. original cloth with gilt title lettering on spine, dj (not price clipped, chip at spine end), clean and fine in very good dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The anthropologist author explored the area west of the Subansiri River to gather information on the Daflas and Apa Tanis tribes in the eastern Himalayas. The author describes their codes of honour, the strategy of raiding, bartering of slaves, system of hostages, their techniques of peace negotiations, justice, execution of criminals, social etiquette, customs of these peoples.
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