Palms, Wine and Witnesses: Public Spirit and Private Gain in an African Farming Community
by Parkin, David J
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Not Issued
- ISBN 10
- 0881338028
- ISBN 13
- 9780881338027
- Seller
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Lukeville , Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Prospect Heights IL, Waveland Press, 1994, trade paperback, xiv-113 pp, Second Edition, First Printing by numberline, Near Fine condition in pictorial card covers. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light corner bumps. A look at the economic development of the Giriama of Kenya where traditional customs are sometimes at odds with the needs and desires of the individual, enterprising farmers. Illustrated with statistical tables, reproductions of black-&-white photographs, and a map. Appended: Bibliography, Index. ISBN 9780881338027
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- Bookseller
- West of Eden Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8008
- Title
- Palms, Wine and Witnesses: Public Spirit and Private Gain in an African Farming Community
- Author
- Parkin, David J
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Not Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition, First Printing by numberline
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0881338028
- ISBN 13
- 9780881338027
- Publisher
- Waveland Press
- Place of Publication
- Prospect Heights, Il, U.s.a.
- This edition first published
- May 1994
- Keywords
- Africa; General; Giryama (Bantu tribe); Kenya; Social Science; Sociology; Travel
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