The Place of Scraps by Jordan Abel - 2013-09-10

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Talonbooks, October 2013. Trade . Very Good. Very Good Softcover. Light shelfwear to covers. Pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.

Vancover, B.C.: Talonbooks, 2013. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Canadian First. First Printing stated on verso of title page; minimal wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition.

Talonbooks Ltd, 2013. Paperback. New. 233 pages. 9.00x6.75x0.75 inches.

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Vancouver, BC, Canada: Talonbooks, 2013. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The book is in very good condition, little shelf rubbing apparent. Text and images inside appear clean and clear throughout. 'The Place of Scraps revolves around Marius Barbeau, an early-twentieth-century ethnographer, who studied many of the First Nations cultures in the Pacific Northwest, including Jordan Abel's ancestral Nisga'a Nation. Barbeau, in keeping with the popular thinking of the time, believed First Nations cultures were about to disappear completely, and that it was up to him to preserve what was left of these dying cultures while he could. Unfortunately, his methods of preserving First Nations cultures included purchasing totem poles and potlatch items from struggling communities in order to sell them to museums. While Barbeau strove to protect First Nations cultures from vanishing, he ended up playing an active role in dismantling the very same… Read More