Search Results: Amazonia by Betty J Meggers

Smithsonian Institution Scholarl, 7/17/1996 12:00:01 A. paperback. Acceptable. 0.4000 in x 8.2000 in x 5.4000 in. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.

Davidson Incorporated, Harlan, 1971. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Arlington Heights, IL: AHM Publishing Corp, 1974. Paperback. Good. 5x0x8. AHM Publishing Corp, 1974 edition. Clean cover. Unmarked clean pages.

Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 1996-07-17. Revised. paperback. Used: Good.

Chicago: Aldine, Atherton, 1971. Trade soft cover. Published Chicago: Aldine, 1971. Second printing. 8vo., viii+182 pp., illus. b/w plates. A very good, clean tight copy. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo..

Harlan Davidson, 1971-06-01. paperback. Very Good. 103x24x152. Slight edge wear

Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 1996-07-17. Paperback. New.

Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 1996-07-17. Paperback. Like New.

Chicago, IL: Aldine-Atherton, 1971. 1st . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 182pp.incl.index; HB gray w/blk.; some rub w/wear on edges&corners; bttm.corners worn; clean,tight pgs. DJ yellow w/blk.-photocover; rubbed w/spine sunned. " ...the patterns of cultural adaptation among the peoples of the two main ecological zones of the Amazon: the terra firma (Amazon basin) and the varzea (floodplain)." photos&maps

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Amazonia: Man and Culture in a Counterfeit Paradise, Revised Edition.

Smithsonian Inst Scholarly Pr, 1996. Paperback. New. revised subsequent edition. 214 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.75 inches.

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

Paperback / softback. New. Provides information on the field of cultural ecology. This book includes biological and climatic data, and ethnographic and archaeological evidence that reemphasize the complexity of the ecosystem. It intends to broaden our understanding of sophisticated adaptations among indigenous groups.

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

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

Chicago, Illinois: Aldine Atherton, 1971. A nice copy of the tough-to-find, hardcover First Edition. Bright, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. No chips or tears. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Illustrated with photos, maps, drawings, and diagrams. Original gray cloth. From the Dust Jacket: "Drawing on more than 20 years of study and field research, the author examines in detail the patterns of cultural adaptation among the peoples of the two main ecological zones of the Amazon: the terra firme (Amazon basin) and the varzea (floodplain). The book shows clearly how human societies develop and survive in what appears to be a luxuriant Garden of Eden but is really a counterfeit paradise. The author analyzes adaptations in technology, social institutions, and ideologies, and the theoretical basis for this analysis is provided in lucid and provocative statement of evolutionary theory applied to culture." Glossary. Selected References. Selected… Read More

Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 1996-07-17. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!