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Of General InterestWhen ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09Of General InterestThe History of DeathBurial Customs and Funeral Rites,from the Ancient World to Modern Timesby Michael KerriganCovering all periods in history and religions,The History of Death also examines the differingapproaches to funerals, whether solemn,celebratory, drunken or even sexually promiscuous.It illuminates the combination between the earthlyand spiritual in funeral rites, the practices of humansacrifice and ritual killing, as well as the processesof grieving, burial, cremation, remembrance, andthe differing concepts of life after death.192p (The Lyons Press 2007) paperback,9781599212012, $19.95. Reduced to $7.98Urbanism in the Preindustrial WorldCross-Cultural Approachesby Glenn StoreyThe study covers more than population magnitudeand population makeup, the two major frameworksof urban demography. The contributors combinetheir archaeological and historical expertiseto reveal commonalities, as well as theoreticalextrapolations and methodological approaches,at work here and outside the sample. The subjectcities are in Greece, Mesoamerica, the Andes, Italy,Egypt, Africa, United States, Denmark, and China.560p (University of Alabama Press 2006)paperback, 9780817352462, $49.95. Reduced to 9.98The Cookbook That Changed the WorldThe Origins of Modern Cuisineby T Sarah PetersonIn a book full of fresh lore about the historyof cookery, T. Sarah Peterson reconstructs theseventeenth-century revolution in French cookingthat explains why we eat as we do.256p (The History Press 2006) paperback,9780752440262, $35.99. Reduced to $12.98Textiles in Archaeologyby John Peter WildAlthough textiles are not common finds, textileimplements are, and this book shows how bothcontribute to our appreciation of a skilled anduniversal ancient craft. Geographically this bookis concerned with Britain and Europe and in timeranges from the Neolithic to the medieval period.72p (Shire Publications 2003) paperback,9780852639313, $16.00. Reduced to $6.98Fifty Years of Arctic ResearchAnthropological Studies from Greenland to Siberiaedited by Rolf Gilberg and Hans Christian GulløvPresents papers by scholars working across theArctic, gathered to mark the retirement of JørgenMeldgaard from a career of more than 50 years inArctic archaeology.344p, b/w illus, maps (National Museum of Denmark1997, PNM Ethnographical Series) paperback, $29.95.Reduced to $12.98Torquemada and the Inquisitorsby John EdwardsInvestigates the Inquisitors-General, both aspersonalities – psychopaths to soulless bureaucrats– and as actors in the turbulent history of Spainbetween 1480, when the Inquisition started work,and its final abolition in 1834.256p (Tempus 2005) hardback, 9780752435329, $55.00.Reduced to $12.98Human Remains:Dissection and Its Historiesby Helen MacDonaldUntil 1832, when an Act of Parliament began toregulate the use of bodies for anatomy in Britain, publicdissection was regularlyand legally carried out on thebodies of murderers, and a shortage of cadavers gaverise to the infamous murders committed by Burke andHare to supply dissection subjects to Dr. Robert Knox,the anatomist.This book tells the scandalous story of how medical menobtained the corpses upon which they worked before theuse of human remains was regulated. Helen MacDonaldlooks particularly at the activities of British surgeons innineteenth-century Van Diemens Land, a penal colonyin which a ready supply of bodies was available. Notonly convicted murderers, but also Aborigines and theunfortunate poor who died in hospitals were routinelyturned over to the surgeons.This sensitive but searing account shows how abuseshappen even within the conventions adopted by civilizedsocieties. It reveals how, from Burke and Hare to todaystelevised dissections by German anatomist Dr. Gunthervon Hagens, some peoples bodies become other peoplesentertainment.224p (Yale University Press 2006) Hardback $38.00Reduced to $12.98Cannibalism and Human Sacrificeby Garry HoggAn un-updated reprint of a 1958 work, which assemblesthe available evidence for cannibalism and humansacrifice through history and on a global scale.192p (Nonsuch Publishing 2007) paperback,9781845883850, $29.99. Reduced to $12.98Human Bones in Archaeologyby Ann StirlandDiscusses the study and procedures of studyingskeletal remains. Describes in simple terms, theeffects of different burial conditions, disease andrituals on the bones, as well as different methodsof excavation, recording and analysis.64p (Shire publications 1999) paperback,9780747804123, $14.00. Reduced to 5.98PiratesPredators of the Seasby Angus Konstam and Roger Michael KeanThis book guides us on a tour of piracy fromancient times through the present, and dispels thefalse image of pirates created by adventure storiesand Hollywood. The truth is, unbelievably, evenmore intriguing than the fiction.240p (Skyhorse 2007) hardback, 9781602390355,$29.95. Reduced to $12.98Atlantic Connections and AdaptationsEconomies, Environments and Subsistence inLands bordering the North Atlanticedited by Rupert A Housley and Geraint ColesThe aim of this volume is to explore the diversityof human environments and cultural adaptationspresent within the eastern part of the NorthAtlantic Realm, from Scotland and Norway in theEast to Iceland in the West.304p (Oxbow Books 2003, Symposia of the Associationfor Environmental Archaeology) paperback,9781842171066, $140.00.Reduced to $19.98Setting Sail for the UniverseAstronomers and their Discoveriesby Donald FernieThis collection brings together twenty-eight ofnoted astronomer Donald Fernie’s best “Marginalia”columns from American Scientist magazine.Published between 1985 and the present (andupdated as necessary), the articles focus on thehistory of astronomy, bringing to life many of thefinest minds who have sought to explain what weobserve in the night sky. Written in an engagingstyle, these tales of discovery will be of interest tothe general reader as well as those with a sciencebackground.192p (Rutgers University Press 2002) hardback,9780874806915, $25.00. Reduced to $9.98Rubbish!The Archaeology of Garbageby William Rathje and Cullen MurphyUnsavoury as it may be, rubbish is a major partof our civilisation and has been for thousands ofyears. The rubbish tips of bygone socities form averitable archaeologists’paradise, furnishing us witha considerable percentage of our knowledge aboutthem. This book tells the story of the Universityof Atlanta’s Garbage Project, a study of a landfillof contemporary `trash’ which uses archaeologicaltechniques to analyse present society. A fascinatingaccount which will doubtlessprovide much food forthought on the way in which the archaeologicalrecord is created by and deciphered through wasteobjects.263p, 17 illus (Arizona UP 2001) $17.95 PaperbackReduced to $6.98Beadwork A World Guideby Caroline Crabtree and Pam StallebrassAn illustrated, comprehensive reference work andguide to beadwork from all corners of the globe - fromGreenland to Japan, and from the Zulu and Swazi inSouth Africa to the Eskimo-Aleuts people of the Arctic.208p (Thames and Hudson 2002) hardback,9780500510803, $60.00. Reduced to $29.98Shamanismby Mircea EliadeAnalyses the ideology of shamanism and discusses itstechniques, its symbolisms and its mythologies. ForEliade shamanism is, precisely, a technique of ecstasy.640p (Arkana 1989) paperback, 9780140191554,$24.00. Reduced to $6.98The David Brown Book Co. www.oxbowbooks.com — toll-free 1-800-791-9354

When ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09Discovery & ExplorationDiscovery & ExplorationThe Voyage of the MatthewJohn Cabot and the Discovery of Americaby Peter FirstbrookCelebrating the great Age of Discovery in the late15th century, Peter Firstbrook called upon hisknowledge of the sea and his love of sailing toreproduce Englishman John Cabot’s 1497 landingon the North American continent – even down tothe boat itself. His six-week voyage and the yearsof research, building, and practice leading up to itare chronicled in this book.192p, 96 color & 96 b/w photos (McClelland &Stewart 1997) paperback, 9780912333229, $20.00.Reduced to $7.98PiratesTerror on the High Seas from the Caribbeanto the South China Seaby David CordinglyThe popular image of pirates today-the combinedeffect of three centuries of books, plays,operas, films, cartoons, and children’s games-isextraordinarily powerful.Pirates have becomethe mythical equivalent of giants, vampires,wizards, or witches, and they no longer seemquite real. Yet they definitely were real-as thisfirst comprehensive, worldwide historical surveymakes abundantly clear-and considerably morefrightening historically than Long John Silver orCaptain Hook. The barnacled sea dogs featuredin this fascinating volume well deserved theirreputations for bravery, hard drinking, avarice,foul language-and casual violence and cruelty.256p, many color illus (World Publications 1999)hardback, 9781572152649, $39.95.Reduced to $19.98The Voyage of the VizcainaThe Mystery ofChristopher Columbus’s Last Shipby Klaus Brinkbaumer and Clemens HogesCombines investigative journalism, archaeology,and historical re-creation to give us the fascinatingstory-and startling truths-behind Columbus’s finalattempt to reach the East by going west.336p (Harcourt 2006) hardback, 9780151011865,$26.00. Reduced to $9.98Voyages of Discoveryby Lynne WitheyThis is the story of the last great age of Europeansea exploration, when state-supported expeditionsdriven by both scientific and political motives setout to map the remaining unknown parts of theglobe. Focusing on the voyages of the preeminentexplorer, Captain James Cook, who commandedthree round-the-world expeditions between 1768and 1780, Lynne Withey illuminates the Pacificislanders’ views of their “discoverers” as well.512p (University of California Press 1989) paperback,9780520065642, $26.00 Reduced to $7.98Travel Narrativesfrom the Age of DiscoveryAn Anthologyedited by Peter C MancallThe fifteenth and sixteenth centuries ushered ina new era of discovery as explorers traversed theglobe, returning home with vivid tales of distantlands and exotic peoples. Aided by the inventionof the printing press in Europe, travelers wereable to spread their accounts to wider audiencesthan ever before. In Travel Narratives from theAge of Discovery , historian Peter C. Mancallhas compiled some of the most important travelaccounts of this era. Written by authors fromSpain, France, Italy, England, China, and NorthAfrica describing locations that range from Brazilto Canada, China to Virginia, and Angola toVietnam, these accounts provided crucial insightinto unfamiliar cultures and environments, andalso betrayed the prejudices of their own societies,revealing as much about the observers themselvesas they did about faraway lands.432p, 21 illus (Oxford University Press 2006)hardback, 9780195155969, $74.00.Reduced to $14.98EnlightenmentDiscovering the World in the Eighteenth Centuryedited by Kim SloanIn this lavishly illustrated volume the BritishMuseum’s centrality to the Enlightenmententerprise is explored through the stunningbreadth and variety of its early collections. Frompainting and sculpture to scientific instrumentsto fossils, the incredible objects displayed inthese pages testify to the museum’s devotion todiscovering and learning about the natural world,the past, and other civilizations. The story of howthese global collections were amassed is brilliantlytold and includes many accounts of the legendarycollectors and expeditions that have made theBritish Museum one of the world’s premiermuseums.304p, 245 col & 25 b/w photos (Smithsonian InstitutionPress 2003) hardback, 9781588341648, $50.00.Reduced to $19.98The Oxford Encyclopediaof Maritime Historyedited by John B HattendorfIn four volumes and nearly 1,000 signed articlesby an international group of historians and navalofficers, the Encyclopedia offers a uniquelyintegrated approach, emphasizing the connectionsbetween maritime history and many related fields,including naval history, shipbuilding, navigationand scientific instrumentation, maritime art andliterature, commerce and economics, explorationand maritime geography, oceanography andhydrology, and international maritime law. Inso doing, the Encyclopedia provides, in a singlereference work, a wealth of information thatcan otherwise be found only with the help of anextensive library.4 vols, 2912p, 400 illus (Oxford University Press 2007)hardback, 9780195130751, $550.00. Reduced to $149.98Amazons, Savages, and MachiavelsTravel and Colonial Writingin English, 1550–1630 – An Anthologyby Andrew HadfieldAmazons, Savages, and Machiavels is an accessibleand unique anthology of travel and colonialwriting in the English Renaissance, selected torepresent the world-picture of sixteenth- andseventeenth-century readers in England. Itincludes not just the narratives of discovery of theNew World but also accounts of cultures alreadywell known through trade links, such as Turkeyand the Moluccan islands, and of places thatfeatured just as significantly in the early modernEnglish imagination: from Ireland to Russia andthe Far East, from Calais to India and Africa, fromFrance and Italy to the West Indies. Ranging fromRaleigh’s account of the Amazons and CaptainJohn Smith’s story of Pocahontas to Coryat’scheerful encounter with a Venetian courtesan andFlorio’s translation of Montaigne’s famous “Ofthe Cannibals,” the volume also includes helpfulheadnotes, a substantial introduction, chronology,full bibliography, and seventeen originalillustrations.336p (Oxford University Press 2001) paperback,9780198711865, $45. Reduced to $14.98Writing from the Edge of the World:The Memoirs of Darien, 1514-1527by Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo, edited by G.F. DilleGonzalo Fernández de Oviedo is the 16thcenturyauthor of “Historia general y natural delas Indias”, a general and natural history of thepeoples and places he encountered in his travelsto Spanish America. As G. F. Dille points out in hisintroduction, this work earned Oviedo the title ofmany firsts - first historian, first enthographer, firstnaturalist, first anthropologist, and first sociologistof the New World. Dille adds to that list firstautobiographer and first novelist of the Americas.This annotated translation contains the sectionof Oviedo’s work that recounts his experiencein the New World during his service in Panama.Dille includes a brief introduction to Oviedo andprovides general information on the politicalbackground of Spain and on the Spanishcolonial system, the printing history of the text, adescription of the reception of Oviedo’s work, andnotes on the translation.232p (Alabama UP 2006) Paperback $24.75Reduced to $9.98Adventures in Ocean ExplorationFrom the Discovery of the Titanicto the Search for Noah’s Floodby Robert D Ballard and Malcolm McConnellThis generously illustrated chronicle of our ageoldfascination with the sea interweaves Ballard’sexperiences at the heart of modern underseaexploration with a vivid account of thousands ofyears of seafaring and discovery.288p, illus (National Geographic 2001) hardback,9780792279921, $40.00. 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Discovery & ExplorationWhen ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09Ships of Discovery andExplorationby Lincoln P PaineThis book tells the stories of 125 vessels that haveplayed important roles in voyages of geographicalexploration and scientific discovery, from earlyPolynesian double canoes to the most technicallysophisticated submersibles.160p, illus (Mariner Books 2000) paperback,9780395984154, $17.00. Reduced to $6.98The Strange and DangerousVoyage of Capt. Thomas Jamesby Thomas James, edited by W A Kenyon146p (Royal Ontario Museum 1975) hardback,9780888541710, $10.00. Reduced to $2.98New WorldsThe Great Voyages of Discovery 1400–1600by Ronald H FritzeThe period 1400-1600 was a great period ofexploration, of dramatic change and excitementwhere new geographical and cultural horizons werereached. This book retells the story of Europeanexploration and expansion, beginning with theirbiased and inaccurate knowledge of foreignparts, notably Africa and Asia, and the effects ofvoyages of discovery by people such as Henry theNavigator, Columbus, da Gama, Cabot and Drake,had on European society and the economy.285p, col & b/w pls (Sutton 2002) hardback,9780750923460, $36.95. Reduced to $19.98Historic Maritime Mapsby Donald WigalThe selection of maps in this book dates fromthe 12th to the 18th century. While they mayappear quite primitive to our eyes, they reveal thesteady progress of the earliest seafarers in theirdetermination to conquer the sea. What they lackin geographical accuracy, they make up for incharm.255p (Parkstone Press 2007) hardback,9781844843893, $39.95. Reduced to $19.98Hakluyt’s Promise:An Elizabethan’s Obsession for an English Americaby Peter C. MancallRichard Hakluyt the younger, a contemporaryof William Shakespeare, advocated the creationof English colonies in the New World at a timewhen the advantages of this idea were far fromself-evident. This book describes in detail thelife and times of Hakluyt, a trained minister whobecame an editor of travel accounts. “Hakluyt’sPromise” demonstrates his prominent role inthe establishment of English America as well ashis interests in English opportunities in the EastIndies. The volume presents nearly 50 illustrations- many unpublished since the sixteenth century -and offers a fresh view of Hakluyt’s milieu and thecentral concerns of the Elizabethan age.400p (Yale University Press 2007) Hardback. $40.00Reduced to $12.98Repertorium Columbianum10-volume setThe REPERTORIUM COLUMBIANUM is a collectionof contemporary sources relating to Columbuss fourvoyages, and the interpenetration of hitherto separateworlds that resulted from them. This multi-volume seriesprovides in readily accessible form the basic documentsthat are the starting-point for research into this pivotalmoment in world history; they form the indispensabletools for all scholarly enquiry into the encounter. Theseries provides accurate editions of the essential texts intheir original languages for the use of specialists, whileat the same time making them available to students andscholars in related fields through parallel translationsinto modern English. The Repertoriums scope isgenerally limited to sources from the period betweenColumbuss first voyage and the Spanish conquestof Mexico in 1519-1521. The series concludes withpublication of Volume 13 in December 2003.This set is comprised of Volumes 4 - 13. (RepertoriumColumbianum, Brepols Publishers)Hardback. $1,092.00.Reduced to $550.00The Histories of the Life and Deedsof the Admiral Christopher Columbusby Luzzana CaraciThe Histories of the Life and Deeds of theAdmiral Christopher Columbus, attributed tohis son Fernando Colon (1488-1539), is oneof the most important first-hand sources forColumbus’s voyages, and for the intellectualand political context in which they occurred.Originally written in Spanish, it was publishedin Venice in 1571 in an Italian translation byAlfonso de Ulloa. Drawing on different sourcesfrom those used by Las Casas and Oviedo intheir contemporary narratives, it provides acomprehensive view of the entire Columbianenterprise, and forms a fitting conclusion to theRepertorium Columbianum.458p, Repertorium Columbianum 13 (Brepols, 2004)Hardback. 9782503521923. $110.00.Reduced to $60.00Italian Reports on America, 1493-1522:Accounts by Contemporary Observersedited by G Symcox and L FormsianoThis volume brings together 21 contemporarydescriptions of the Americas, written by a varietyof Italian observers in the generation followingColumbus’ first voyage. The authors range fromdiarists recording noteworthy events to merchantsrelating items of news they had heard from theircommercial contacts, to the reflections of prelates,government officials and scholars. Among theseaccounts an early version of the humanist PeterMartyr’s account of America, pirated by a Venetiandiplomat, Angelo Trevisan, figures prominently,along with Michaela de Cuneo’s vivid memoirof Columbus’ second voyage. These documentsillustrate the European reaction to the undreamedof social, political and natural world revealed bythe Columban voyages and the wonder, curiosityand frequent misapprehension that this exotic newreality provoked. This volume forms a companionto Italian Reports on America, 1493-1522: Letters,Dispatches and Papal Bulls292p (Repertorium Columbianum 12, Brepols 2002)Hardback. 9782503514031.$103.00.Reduced to$50.00Las Casas of Columbus:The Third Voyageby J.M. Carillo CastilloThis edition and translation of Las Casas’s narrative,transmitted in his Historia de las Indias, ofColumbus’s third voyage in 1498-1500 to Trinidadand the Gulf of Paria, then on to Hispaniola,completes the coverage of the Columbian voyagescontained in volumes 6 and 7 of the RepertoriumColumbianum. The narrative opens on a highnote with the first European sighting of themainland of South America, Columbus’s lyricalresponse to the beauty of its abundant flora andfauna, friendly encounters with the Indiansof Paria, and intimations that the expeditionmight have stumbled onto the threshold of theearthly paradise. It closes, however, in a sombervein with what Las Casas aptly termed the ‘fall’of the admiral, who had been ousted from hisgovernorship for mismanagement of the youngcolony and shipped home ignominiously to face anuncertain reception at the court of Fernando andIsabel. Las Casas’s commentary is largely centeredon moral and political issues, particularly on thecontradictory implications of Columbus’s actions:on the one hand as the explorer who opened upa new world for Christian evangelization, andon the other as the viceroy whose brutal andineffective administration of this new worldproved so disastrous for its indigenous inhabitants.The former he judges positively and the latternegatively, never mincing his words. Indeed, thisfascinating text can be read as a dialogue betweenLas Casas and Columbus in which Las Casasconstantly quotes the admiral’s letters and thenglosses them with his own observations, guided bymoral and eschatological themes.334p, 4 illus (Brepols 2001) Hardback.9782503511818. $103.00.Reduced to $50.00Italian Reports on America 1493-1520:Letters, Dispatches and Papal Bullsedited by G. Smycox, G. Rabitti & P.D. DiehlIn a volume which opens with reports of informationcontained in the famous ‘Santangel letter’ and closeswith the announcements of Cortes’s conquests inMexico and Magellan’s circumnavigation, historianGeoffrey Symcox presents in chronological order acollection of originaltexts, accompanied by Englishtranslations, detailing the reactions of Italiandiplomats, merchants, and the papacy to the news ofColumbus’s explorations in America and subsequentevents down to the conquest of Mexico. Thesedocuments form part of the process by which the newsof the lands and people of the Americas spread to thecourts, chanceries, and educated public of the Italianstates and reveal that news of the Americas - their floraand fauna, their exotic inhabitants, their fabled wealth- spread swiftly to a public hungry for information.But the collection also suggests that at least until themid-sixteenth century the achievements of Columbusand his successors remained of secondary concernto statesmen and citizens seeking to survive as theirstronger neighbours fought for hegemony in the Italianpeninsula and in the Mediterranean.xiv + 162p (Brepols 2001) Hardback. 9782503511801.$110.00. Reduced to $60.00The David Brown Book Co. www.oxbowbooks.com — toll-free 1-800-791-9354

When ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09Discovery & ExplorationOviedo on Columbusby J.M. Carrillo CastilloFor Bartolome de Las Casas, Columbus was the agentof God in a benign mission of evangelization but endedhis career as a perpetrator of injustice against theindigenous peoples of the Antilles. A contrary image ofColumbus as both the initiator of a new scientific eraand agent of imperial expansion was first suggestedby the author of the writings collected in this volume,Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo. Oviedo was a naturalhistorian who Humboldt states was the first to attempta systematic description of the flora and fauna of theAmericas. But he was also a tireless champion of theSpanish conquest and occupation of the Americas.Oviedo’s work is certainly, as Jes Carrillo demonstrates,one of the earliest in which the objectives of science andempire are yoked together in a way which later becamea feature of botanical, zoological and anthropologicalwriting.256p, Brepols 2001) Hardback. 9782503510309.$81.00. Reduced to $40.00Testimonies fromthe Columbian Lawsuitsedited by W. D. Phillips Jr.The story of the first stage of Europe’s expansion inotthe Americas usually focuses on the personal actionsof Christopher Columbus. Nevertheless, the enterpriseof the Indies was a collective endeavour. BetweenColumbus’s first voyage in 1492 and 1504 when hereturned to Spain for the last time, thousands hadsailed from Spain to the Americas. Their voices havelargely been forgotten, but they have not been lost. Thetestimony those witnesses made, duly recorded andpreserved, is the focus of this volume. The material hasbeen available in the Spanish archives since the sixteenthcentury. Some historians used it in the nineteenth andtwentieth centuries, and begining in the 1960s a group ofSpanish scholars led by Antonio Muro Orejon publisheda definitive Spanish-language version. That is the basisof this edition, the first and only English-langaugeversion available. The dispositions of the individualwitnesses provide evidence that the traditional pictureof Columbus needs re-examination. This volume offersfascinating and unfamiliar information about the firstvoyages.xii + 494p (Brepols 1999) Hardback. 9782503510293.$110.00. Reduced to $60.00Las Casas on Columbus:Background and the 2nd and 4th Voyagesedited by N. GriffinBartolomé de Las Casas is certainly the most controversialfigure in the long and troubled history of Spain’soverseas empire. The fierce ‘defender and apostle tothe Indians’, as he become known, Las Casas dedicatedmost of his adult life to describing the atrocities whichthe Spaniards had perpetrated against the indigenousinhabitants of the Americas. He was also, however,the man who perhaps did most to chronicle the life ofthe ‘discover’ of America, Christopher Columbus. ForLas Casas, Columbus was the key figure in Las Casas’sown prolonged conception of the Spanish presence inAmerica and his interpretation of what had taken placethere since 1492. This volume of the RepertoriumColumbianum presents Las Casas’s accounts, drawnmainly from the Historia de las Indias, of the eventswhich preceded Columbus’s first voyage and whichoccurred during his second and fourth voyages. Thus,it complements volume 6, A Synoptic Edition of the Logof Columbus’s First Voyage, which contains Las Casas’sdescription of the first voyage. Nigel Griffin’s entirelynew transcription of the original material is accompaniedby this graceful and accurate English translation of thetext, which for the most part has not been previouslytranslated. The well-known Lascasian scholar AnthonyPagden introduces the volume, carefully placing LasCasas’s account of the deeds of Christopher Columbuswithin the context of his entire life’s work.xii + 494p (Brepols 1999) Hardback. 9782503508832.$110.00. Reduced to $60.00A Synoptic Edition of the Log ofColumbus’s First Voyageedited by F. Lardicci and V. Bertolucci PizzorussoThe single most crucial document for Columbianscholarship is Christopher Columbus’s log, or dayby-dayaccount, of his first voyage to the New World.The original document has not survived, but threetexts transmit versions of the log: a unique manuscriptsummary of Columbus’s account, written in the hand ofBartolomé de Las Casas; chapters 15-41 of the Historieattributed to Fernando Colón and translated into Italianby Alfonso de Ulloa; and the reports of Columbus’sfirst voyage contained in book 1, chapters 35-75 of LasCasas’s Historia de las Indias. Now, for the first time,Columbian scholars have access to the three texts in asingle volume presented in a form which allows detailedcomparisons among them. Using Las Casas’s summaryof the original log as the text of reference, Dr Lardiccihas carefully identified in the other two texts, using asimple system of numbering, corresponding passages,expansions of the reference text, and completely newmaterial.In addition, this entirely unprecedented synopticedition contains new scholarly editions of the three textsaccompanied by new English translations. Dr Lardicciintroduces her work with a detailed and fascinatingstudy of the histories of the three texts, their individualcharacteristics, and the relationships among them.Useful commentary on unusual terminology and anew edition and transation of the notations, or postils,found in the margins of Las Casas’s summary account,complete this fascinating volumexiv + 684p (Brepols 1999) Hardback. 9782503508733.$145.00. Reduced to $80.00Selections from Peter Martyrby Anghiera, edited by G. EatoughThe first decade, or volume, of Peter Martyr’s reports onthe New World, published in 1511 as De Orbe Novo, wasin fact the first European history of America. For twentyyears after Columbus’s voyages of discovery, Martyr’sletters; in various versions, served as Europe’s primaryprinted source for the Caribbean and the emergingcontinent of South America. Martyr, a wise observer andgreat storyteller, is one of the major informants on thevoyages of Columbus. His work also includes the wholeof the first decade of the De Orbe Novo and the fourthbook of Martyr’s third decade, which tells of Columbus’svoyage to Panama. A new and accurate translationparallels the Latin text, while Eatough’s extensivecommentary contributes significantly to the remarkablydetailed, complex and varied series of narratives.xiv + 544p (Brepols 1998) Hardback. 9782503507903.$110.00. Reduced to $60.00Christopher Columbusand his Family:The Genoese and Ligurian Documentsby J.E. Dotson, edited by A. AgostoAny analysis of the background and youth ofChristopher Columbus is necessarily based on thedocuments gathered in this volume, which includes allthe known records relating to Columbus and his familyin Liguria. All these documents, covering the centuryfrom 1429 to 1531, are preserved in Genoese and otherLigurian archives; more than a third of them have cometo light since the 1896 Raccolta Colombiana. Most arenotarial instruments that record the family’s businessand real estate transactions, wills, and so forth. A few aretaken from the financial records of the city, and severalmore record the settlement of various conflicts, mostlyinvolving business disputes. The colourful exceptioninvolves Christopher Columbus’s cousin GiovanniColombo, who was accused in the death of a fellowworker. Whatever their precise form, these are all officialdocuments. Even the autograph letters of ChristopherColumbus were not written to individuals but to officialsof the Bank of San Giorgio in Genoa. Here are the day-todayactivities of five generations of a family that - exceptfor the man who made the name ‘Columbus’ famous -was entirely ordinary. The appearance in English of thismaterial is of great importance to those interested in theexplorer and the economic, social and cultural context ofhis life. ‘Dotson has done an extraordinary job of puttingthese 188 documents into a readable English that fullyconveys the meaning of the originals.... Simply reading[them] is a marvelous introduction to the daily life ofmen and women in the fifteenth and early sixteenthcenturies.’ - Steven A. Epstein, author of Genoa and theGenoese, 958-1528.xii+ 452p (Brepols 1998) Hardback. 9782503507408.$110.00. Reduced to $60.00Christopher Columbus, engraving by Johann TheodorDe Bry (Théodore de Bry), 16th century.The David Brown Book Co. www.oxbowbooks.com — toll-free 1-800-791-9354

AfricaWhen ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09AfricaDescription and HistoricalAccount of the Gold Kingdom ofGuinea (1602)by Pieter de Marees, translated by A Van DantzigPieter de Marees’ history of Guinea – originallypublished in 1602 – is one of the earliest detailedEuropean descriptions of West African society andan essential reference for anyone interested in thepre-colonial period. De Marees wrote primarilyabout the Gold Coast (Ghana), but his work alsocovers Cape Verde (Senegal), Benin (Nigeria), andCape Lopez (Gabon). This new translation includesfull annotations and the original engravings.276p, illus (British Academy/Oxford UniversityPress 1987, Fontes Historiae Africanae) paperback,9780197260562, $67.50. Reduced to $14.98A Reliable Accountof the Coast of Guinea (1760)by Ludewig Ferdinand Romer, translated bySelena Alexrod WinsnesThis is the first complete English translation ofLudewig Ferdinand Romer’s sensitive account ofGold Coast (modern Ghana) in the mid 1700s. Avital resource on the history of West Africa, Romer’swork offers rich descriptions of African societies,trading practices with Europe, and religion.328p (Oxford University Press for the BritishAcademy 2001, Fontes Historiae Africanae) hardback,9780197262184, $70.00. Reduced to $24.98The Aesthetics of ActionContinuity and Changein a West African Townby Kris L HardinThis study of aesthetics and change among theKono of Sierra Leone addresses the issue ofWestern bias in aesthetic critique. It proposes ananthropology of aesthetics in which the analysis ofvalue and preference can be made in indigenousterms within any particular setting.314p, 8 pls (Smithsonian Institution Press 1993,Smithsonian Series in Ethnographic Inquiry) hardback,9781560982357, $47.00. Reduced to $9.98‘What follows six is more than seven’Understanding African Artby Rowland AbíódúnOnly if art is placed in an African intellectualcontext, argues the author, can we hope to fullyappreciate it. A modern reflection on the ‘sociallife of things’ which will be of interest to manytheoreticians.21p, 20 b/w pls (British Museum Press 1995, BMPResearch Paper) paperback, 9780861591053, $18.00.Reduced to $9.98Memoirs of Giambattista ScalaConsul of his Italian Majesty in Lagos inGuinea (1862)edited by Robert Smith, translated from Italianby Brenda PackmanThis is the first edition of the Memoirs ofGiambattista Scala, who, from 1852 to 1859,was a pioneer in the ‘legitimate’ trade whichwas replacing the Atlantic slave trade. Scalawitnessed the dying years of the slave traffic andthe growth of an export trade from West Africato Europe, notably in palm products. From 1855he also served as Sardinian Consul and observedthe growth of British influence within Lagos andthe surrounding parts of southern Yorubaland.Originally published in 1862, these Memoirsprovide an interesting account of life among theYoruba and of the community of traders andmissionaries who settled in Lagos.156p (Oxford University Press for the BritishAcademy 2000, Fontes Historiae Africanae) hardback,9780197262047, $66.00. Reduced to $19.98The History of the Mazru’iDynasty of Mombasaby Shaykh Al-Amin bin ‘Ali Al Mazru’i,translated and annotated by J McL RitchieThis history of the Mazru’i family, who ruledMombasa for more than 100 years up to 1837, ispublished here in an English translation, togetherwith the original Arabic text.268p (Oxford University Press 1995, Fontes HistoriaeAfricanae) hardback, 9780197261583, $75.00.Reduced to $19.98On Trek in KordofanThe Diaries of a British DistrictOfficer in the Sudan 1931–1933by C A E Lea, edited by M W DalyThe life of the colonial district officer on trek hasseldom been revealed in more detail than in Lea’sjournals from Kordofan, in the Western Sudan.Never intended for publication, these trek notescontain rare candor and informality, and give anunvarnished view of the land and people during aperiod of rapid social change.332p (British Academy 1994) hardback,9780197261286, $60.00. Reduced to $19.98A Thousand Years in East Africaby John SuttonIn reviewing the work of the British Institute inEastern Africa, this volume summarizes the historyand development of Eastern Africa.111p, illus (British Institute in Eastern Africa 1990)paperback, 9781872566009, $15.00.Reduced to $4.98Traditional Metalworking inKenyaby Jean BrownThis is a comprehensive study of metalworkingin Kenya of the recent past, based on over 10years of extensive research. The author writeswith the explicit aim of helping archaeologiststo understand ancient iron-working throughethnographic analogy focusing on material remainsof observed processes.192p, 80 illus, 10 pls (Oxbow Books 1995, CambridgeMonographs in African Archaeology) paperback,9780946897995, $70.00. Reduced to $12.98Codex WitseniiAnnotated Watercolours of Landscapes,Flora and Fauna Observed on the Expeditionto the Copper Mountainsin the Country of the Namaqua Undertakenin 1685–6 by Simon Van Der Stel,Commander at the Cape of Good Hopeby M L Wilson, T van Hove and W J J vanRijssenThis exhibition catalog presents images of historicalmaps and botanical drawings from a 1685Dutch East India Company expedition in SouthAfrica. The flora and fauna are fully identified indescriptive captions, and the significance of theexpedition is chronicled in an accompanying text.190p, 80 col pls (Iziko Museums of Cape Town 2002)hardback, 9780620281379, $100.00.Reduced to $39.98Standing on CeremonyTraditional African Arms from the Donnaand Robert Jackson Collection and theCleveland Museum of Artby Marianne Berardi52p, 39 col illus (Western Reserve Historical Society2004) paperback, 9780911704587, $19.00.Reduced to $9.98Warrior WomenThe Amazons of Dahomeyand the Nature of Warby Robert B EdgertonThis book is both a narrative history of the womenwarriors of Dahomey, a West African kingdom thatreached its heyday during the height of the Africanslave trade as well as a more far-ranging refutationof the argument that warfare has always been aclub “for men only”.196p (Westview Press 2000) hardback,9780813337111, $25.00.Reduced to $9.98The David Brown Book Co. www.oxbowbooks.com — toll-free 1-800-791-9354

When ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09AfricaAfrica in Historyby Basil DavidsonPrior to the original publication of Africa inHistory, the history and development of Africahad been measured by the European concept of“civilization,” applying a Eurocentric approach toAfrican art and literature. Basil Davidson’s landmarkwork presents the inner growth of Africa and itsworldwide significance, the internal dynamic of itsold civilizations and their links with Asia, Europeand America, as well as the development of specificareas, tribes and cultures. From accounts of thedays of the green Sahara and the great iron age,the earliest Portuguese colonization, the coming ofslavery and the subsequent legacy of violence andmistrust, the growth of Islam in the north and thecults of the Congo, the sophistication of art andarchitecture, and the pattern behind social andtribal mores, the entire picture of the continentemerges. This revised edition reflects the recentastonishing changes in South Africa, including therelease of Nelson Mandela.448p (Phoenix Press 2001) paperback,9781842122464, $19.95. Reduced to $7.98The Upper Nile Province HandbookA Report on the People and Governmentin the Southern Sudancompiled by C A Willis, edited by Douglas HJohnsonThis account of one of the Sudan’s remotestprovinces provides the historical context for theearly classics of British social anthropology. Itcontains descriptions of local life by some of thefirst British officials to become conversant in thelanguages of Dinka, Nuer and Shilluk.496p (Oxford University Press for the British Academy1995, Oriental and African Archives) hardback,9780197261460, $90.00. Reduced to $24.98History of Slaveryby Susanne EverettTells the story of the development of slavery andthe trans-Atlantic trade that brought 11 millionAfricans to the New World.256p, 350 col & b/w illus (Chartwell Books 2006)hardback, 9781555217686, $29.95.Reduced to $14.98West Africa During the Atlantic Slave TradeArchaeological Perspectivesedited by Christopher R DeCorseA survey of west African archaeology over the past500 years, the dramatic shifts in social and politicalsystems and the development of the African slavetrade.208p (Continuum 2001, New Approachesto Anthropological Archaeology) hardback,9780718502478, $180.00. Reduced to $34.98Gender in African Prehistoryedited by Susan KentAn examination of gender utilizing the Africanarchaeological record.352p, illus (Altamira 1998) paperback,9780761989684, $32.95. Reduced to $12.98Andalusian MoroccoA Discovery in Living Artedited by Eva SchubertEight independent travel itineraries are containedwithin this guide to the sites and monuments ofAndalusian Morocco, each lasting 1-3 days, andsome with flexible routes. The itineraries take thereader through the Royal City, and recreate a dayin the life of a Taleb, an artisan and a Jew in Fez, aswell as visiting the holy city of the Rif mountains,Tétouan and the ports of the Strait of Gibraltar.265p, 182 col pls, 23 plans (Ministry of CulturalAffairs, Morocco and Museums with No Frontiers2002) paperback, 9781874044383, $24.95.Reduced to $7.98MoroccoFrom Empire to Independenceby C Richard PennellRichard Pennell charts the rich history ofMorocco in this accessible account. Tracing thekey moments, from the Phoenician invasion inthe 12th century BCE to the Saharan conflicts,this narrative examines the many influences thathave shaped Moroccan history, while payingparticular attention to events between the 18thand 21st centuries. Offering insights not onlyinto the country itself, but also into the nature ofcolonialization and identity, this text should beuseful reading to those who wish to deepen theirknowledge of this major destination.224p (Oneworld Publications 2003) paperback,9781851683031, $19.95. Reduced to $7.98Translating the BibleThe Ethiopic Version of the Old Testament(Schweich Lecturesof the British Academy 1995)by Michael KnibbThe author argues that the traditional view of thehistory of the Ethiopic version – translation fromthe Septuagint in the fifth-sixth century, revisionon the basis of the Syriac-based Arabic texts in thefourteenth century, and a further revision in thefifteenth or sixteenth century on the basis of theHebrew – is broadly correct, but that this view isin need of development and refinement in manydetails. The majority of the book is devoted to astudy of the mode of translation, to translationtechnique. There is a discussion of generalaspects of the translation and syntactical issues,and the question of consistency and diversity inthe translation-equivalents that are used is alsoaddressed. Many of these issues are of generalrelevance to other ancient Bible translations.160p (Oxford University Press 2000) hardback,9780197261941, $48.00. Reduced to $14.98The Hunter’s VisionPrehistoric Rock Art of Zimbabweby Peter GarlakeThousands of years ago, the San covered thegranite outcrops which scarred their lands withelaborate paintings. Now these are almost the onlyremains of their society, and the only access routeto an understanding of its beliefs.176p, illus, 36 col pls (British Museum Press 1995)hardback, 9780714125183, $40.00.Reduced to $14.98Imperial Boundary MakingThe Diary of Captain Kellyand the Sudan-UgandaBoundary Commission of 1913edited by G H BlakeCaptain Kelly’s personal account of the Sudan-Uganda Boundary Commission of 1913 providesfresh and important insights into the process ofimperial boundary-making. The Commissionset out with good intentions but their desireto avoid dividing tribes was complicated byinadequate information, shortages of food andwater, and fundamental differences of personalityand outlook between Kelly and the chief UgandaCommissioner, Tunfell.130p (Oxford University Press for the British Academy1997, Oriental and African Archives) hardback,9780197261545, $50.00. Reduced to $19.98From The Far WestCarpets And Textiles Of Moroccoby Patricia L FiskeMoroccan pile and flat-woven rugs display a greatvariety of patterns and structures and dazzle the eyewith their vivid colors. This publication is the firstcomprehensive work on the subject of Moroccanrugs in over half a century. Although great interesthas long been shown in oriental carpets from theMiddle East and China, relatively little study hasbeen made until recently of the equally vigorousweaving traditions of Morocco. Five essays providethe reader with background on the history andculture of the country, placing the weavingsin context, and represent the results of recentscholarly study. In the catalogue section, morethan 90 examples of every known type of pile andflat-woven rug are illustrated and described. Rugswoven by the Berber tribes of the Middle Atlas andHigh Atlas Mountains and those made by ruralArab groups are shown, as well as examples ofthe urban carpets from Rabat and Mediouna. Thisbook offers the reader a stunning introduction tothis very important aspect of Moroccan art andculture and is essential reading for any student,connoisseur or collector of oriental rugs.187p (University of Washington Press 1980) hardback,9780295965949, $35.00. Reduced to $14.98Excavations at Aksumby S C Munro-HayAn account of research undertaken at the ancientEthiopian capital between 1972 and 1974. Majortombs were excavated and shown to be linked withthe famous stelae. Study of the Aksumite coinagehas yielded important revisions of the chronology.Full descriptions of the excavations and accountsof the small finds.359p, illus (British Institute in Eastern Africa 1989,Memoir) hardback, 9781872566061, $54.00.Reduced to $19.98The David Brown Book Co. www.oxbowbooks.com — toll-free 1-800-791-9354

AfricaWhen ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09Legacy on the RocksThe Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers of theMatopo Hills, Zimbabweby Elspeth Parry, illustrated by Janet DuffThe Matopo Hills, an area of rugged and majestichills in Zimbabwe, contain a staggering number ofprehistoric rock paintings. These rock paintingsare a unique record of hunter-gatherer societyand provide insights into the relationship betweenhunter-gatherers and immigrant pastoralists,evidence that is generally lacking in the archaeologyof the area.144p, 16p col pls, 144 b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2000)hardback, 9781842170106, $40.00.Reduced to $12.98The Prehistory of Eastern Zambiaby David PhillipsonResults of three archaeological rock-shelterexcavations and surveys of minor sites conductedin eastern Zambia in 1966, 1970 and 1971revealing an archaeological sequence covering thelater phases of the Middle and the developmentof the Late Stone Age. The author discusses thetechnology and economy of the inhabitants inrelation to the changing environmental conditionsof eastern Zambia, and to contemporary events inother regions of south-central Africa demonstratingthat these industries were an essentially localdevelopment.230p, 1454 illus (British Institute in Eastern Africa1977, Memoir) paperback, 9780500970034, $30.00.Reduced to $12.98The Year of the GhostAn Olduvai Diaryby Derek RoeIn January 1983 Derek Roe embarked on his firstjourney to Tanzania as ghost writer to Mary Leakey,a name synonymous with the famous palaeolithicsite of Olduvai Gorge. This diary covers Roe’sthree trips to visit Mary and also includescorrespondence between them both before andafter 1983, as well as snippets from their earliermeetings. It is an honest, at times intimate andfrank record of their relationship, of Mary’s life andwork in Africa, of the site of Olduvai Gorge andthe impact that the discoveries made there havehad on the archaeological world.186p, illus (Western Academic and Specialist Press2002) hardback, 9780953541850, $35.00.Reduced to $9.98Kalambo Falls Prehistoric SiteVolume IIIby J D ClarkThe local basin in the Kalambo River valley abovethe famous Falls on the boundary between Zambiaand Tanzania provides one of the longest andrichest records of human activity so far recoveredfrom a single site in the African continent.Successive human occupation levels and horizonscover the past 60,000 years from the close of theAcheulian Industrial Complex to the present day.This third, and final, volume of this major sitereport deals with the Middle and Earlier Stone Ageperiod.704p, illus (Cambridge University Press 2001)hardback, 9780521200714, $400.00.Reduced to $49.98The Nok CultureArt in Nigeria 2500 Years Agoby Gert Chesi and Gerhard MerzederThis comprehensive overview of the art of Africa’sancient Nok civilization presents the oldest knownfigurative sculptures south of the Sahara. In 1928,in central Nigeria, tin miners uncovered clayshards which, when reconstructed, were found tobe fragments of terracotta sculptures. The uniquerepresentations of human heads and other figuresdate from 500 BCE and are attributed to a cultureknown today as Nok. One hundred authenticatedpieces, many shown here for the first time, arecollected in this exciting introduction to anenigmatic culture that is thought to be the oldestknown organized civilization in sub-SaharanAfrica. While much about the Nok people remainsunknown, their craftsmanship and attentionto detail speak volumes about their talents,understanding of beauty, and sophistication.Lavishly illustrated throughout and with essaysdiscussing Nok art, this collection offers anintriguing glimpse into an important chapter inthe history of African art.160p, illus (Prestel 2006) hardback, 9783791336466,$110.00. Reduced to $39.98MandaExcavations at an Island Porton the Kenyan Coastby Neville ChittickStructures include early burnt brick buildings;buildings of stone; sea walls built for landreclamation. Chinese ceramics and Islamic potteryand glass provide evidence of trade and date: ninthcentury onwards. Exports would have includedmangrove poles, ivory and iron - for whichevidence of smelting.257p, 167 figs, 47 pls (British Institute in EasternAfrica 1984, Memoir) hardback, 9781872566054,$45.00. Reduced to $14.98The Archaeology of Islamin Sub-Saharan Africaby Timothy InsollThis comprehensive study of the impact ofIslam in sub-Saharan Africa charts the historicalbackground and archaeological evidence attestingto the spread of Islam across the Sudan, Ethiopia,Eastern Africa, Southern Africa and Nigeria.Surveying a time span from the immediate pre-Islamic period through to the present, TimothyInsoll analyzes the processes (jihad, trade,missionary activity, prestige) by which Islamspread. This book is relevant to scholars, studentsand all readers interested in Africa, archaeology,religion and Islam.486p (Cambridge University Press 2003) paperback,9780521657020, $48.00. Reduced to $19.98Soba IArchaeological Researchat a Medieval Capital on the Blue Nileby D A Welsby and C M DanielsSoba was the ‘rich and prosperous’ capital of theMedieval Kingdom of Alwa in Central Sudan.Situated on the Blue Nile, some 20 km aboveKhartoum, its remains today are no more than aheap of mounds. This report records the results ofsurvey and excavation between 1981 and 1986,and provides detailed description of the buildingslocated, as well as sections by specialists on thepottery, small finds, textiles, glass, inscriptions andbotanical remains.363p, 202 illus, 29 pls (British Institute in EasternAfrica 1991, Memoir) hardback, 9781872566023,$72.00. Reduced to $29.98Soba IIRenewed Excavationswithin the Metropolis of the Kingdomby Derek A WelsbyThe second archaeological campaign at Soba Eastbetween 1989 and 1992, of which this volume isthe record, focused on a number of widely-spreadareas around the periphery, targeting those ofspecial interest and including a rescue excavationof a vaulted tomb containing multiple burials.312p, 70 b/w pls (British Institute in Eastern Africa1998) hardback, 9780714119038, $125.00.Reduced to $39.98KibiroThe Salt of Bunyoro, Past and Presentby Graham ConnahArchaeological investigations at Kibiro on theUgandan shore of Lake Albert have revealed atradition of salt making which has lasted for nearly1000 years. Women still exploit the salt-rich soilaround the hot springs of this arid area, using anoriginal technique of preparing and recycling thissoil in what are aptly called ‘Salt Gardens.’ Thispublication includes an ethnographic and historicalstudy of the Kibiro village which, together withthe excavation results, shed fascinating light oneight centuries of a local industry and trade whichonce provided a vital economic resource for theruler of Bunyoro, one of the most powerful inthis interlacustrine region of East Africa. Of vitalimportance to archaeologists working in this region(and including a stratified pottery sequence), thisbook will also be more widely useful as a carefullyworked out account of an industry common tomany areas of the world.224p, 158 illus (British Institute in Eastern Africa1996, Memoir) hardback, 9781872566085, $65.00.Reduced to $24.98The David Brown Book Co. www.oxbowbooks.com — toll-free 1-800-791-9354

When ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09The AmericasThe AmericasThe Oxford Encyclopediaof Food and Drink in Americaedited by Andrew F SmithIn an A-Z format, this two-volume set detailsthe regions, people, ingredients, foods, drinks,publications, advertising, companies, historicalperiods, and political and economic aspectspertinent to American cuisine. With contributionsfrom academia, industry, and the culinary world,the Encyclopedia provides a far-ranging yetcohesive account of American history and culturefrom a gastronomic perspective.2 vols, 1584p, 407 illus (Oxford University Press 2004)hardback, 9780195154375, $295.00.Reduced to $49.98Nuova Raccolta ColombianaEnglish edition. Complete Set of Printed Books,Volumes I–VII, IX, XI–XII in 14 BooksThe highlight of the set is Osvaldo Baldacci. LucioBertolazzi and Luciano F Farina, trans., ColumbianAtlas of the Great Discovery (Nuova RaccoltaColombiana, Volume IX). Pictorial cloth, folio, 202p, all leaves are tipped-in, divided into 42 sections,consisting of 85 illustrations, of which 59 are incolor. The Columbian Atlas is not available as anindividual volume, thus can only be purchased aspart of the set. This is a beautiful set printed oncustom water-marked paper produced by CartiereMiliani Fabriano Papermills.p, 14 vols (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca Dello Stato,Libreria dello Stato 1999, Nuova Raccolta Colombiana)hardback, 9788824036146, $1,695.00.Reduced to $499.98The Real Discovery of AmericaMexico, November 8, 1519by Hugh Thomas58p (Moyer Bell 1994) paperback, 9781559210720,$9.95. Reduced to $3.98The Genoese CartographicTradition and ChristopherColumbusby Gaetano Ferro, translated into English byHann Heck, Luciano F Farina216p, 23 pls & illus, mostly in color (IstitutoPoligrafico e Zecca Dello Stato, Libreria dello Stato1997, Nuova Raccolta Colombiana) hardback,9788824037969, $115.00. Reduced to $24.98Old and New Worldsedited by Geoff Egan and Ronn MichaelThis book reflects the techniques whicharchaeologists have used over the last 30 years totry and unravel, from a mass of material evidence,the lives of early Americans, and their Englishcontemporaries.396p, illus (Oxbow Books 1999) hardback,9781900188920, $90. Reduced to $29.98The Discovery of the New Worldin the Writings of Peter Martyrof Anghieraedited by Ernesto Lunardi, Elisa Magioncaldaand Rosanna Mazzacane, translated by F Azzolaand L FarinoPresents in its Latin original and in translationone of the most important sources of informationabout Christopher Columbus and the discovery ofAmerican lands.507p (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca Dello Stato, Libreriadello Stato 1992, Nuova Raccolta Colombiana)hardback, 9788824002691, $115.00.Reduced to $19.98AmerigoThe Man Who Gave His Name to Americaby Felipe Fernandez-ArmestoWe follow Amerigo Vespucci from the Florence ofLorenzo de’Medici, to the Seville of Ferdinand andIsabella, across the Atlantic of Columbus, to hisencounters with the brave New World beyond theocean. Salesman, sorcerer and ruthless borrowerof others’ experiences, Vespucci emerges from thisbook still elusive but intimately knowable for thefirst time.248p (Weidenfeld and Nicolson 2006) hardback,9780297848028, $34.00. Reduced to $9.98Ancient AmericaContributions to New World Archaeologyedited by Nicholas J SaundersSubjects include the Aztec Cihuateteo, politicalstratification in Classic Maya society, shamanismand sculpture in Ancient West Mexico, underwaterarchaeological research in Bolivia, Inca ceremonialplatforms in central Chile, early Inca architecturein Peru, fabrics of the Atacamba.289p, illus (Oxbow Books 1992, Oxbow Monograph)paperback, 9780946897483, $80.00.Reduced to $14.98Historie Concerning the Lifeand Deeds of the AdmiralDon Christopher Columbusedited by Paolo Emilio Tavianiand Ilaria Luzzana CaraciIn two volumes.758p, 2 vols (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca Dello Stato,Libreria dello Stato 1998, Nuova Raccolta Colombiana)hardback, 9788824035620, $210.00.Reduced to $29.98Public Archaeology in Annapolisby Parker Potter JrAddresses the issues of archaeologicalinterpretation, arguing that archaeologists needto consider current economic, social and politicalrealities in presenting their findings.299p (Smithsonian Institution Press 1994) paperback,9781560984108, $29.95. Reduced to $7.98The New World’s Old WorldPhotographic Views of Ancient Americaby May Castleberry, Georgia de Havenon,Kathleen Stewart, Edward Ranney and Martha ASandweissThis volume showcases the remarkable workof photographers who have captured thearchaeological landscapes of ancient Americancultures from the dawn of photography to thecurrent day. Through essays and descriptiveentries on specific sites, the volume demonstrateshow photography serves science by conservingstructures and masterpieces of the Americas’ past.280p, illus (University of New Mexico Press 2003)hardback, 9780826329714, $29.95.Reduced to $9.98Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de VacaHis Account, His Lifeand the Expedition of Panfilo deNarvaezedited by Rolena Adorno and Patrick CharlesPautzThree-volume edition of Alvar Nuñez Cabeza deVaca’s account of the doomed Narvaez expeditionto the vast unexplored lands beyond the northernfrontier of New Spain, which has long beenheralded as the quintessential tale of the Europeanconfronting the wilderness of North America andits native inhabitants for the first time.3 vols, 1317p, illus & maps (University of NebraskaPress 1999) hardback, 9780803214545, $330.00.Reduced to $99.98Liguria and Genoaat the Time of Columbusby Gaetano FerroAims to provide as complete a picture as possibleof the geographical conditions of Liguria and thecity of Genoa. An essay in historical geography,following the traditional methods of synchronicreconstruction. 2 part set with illustrations.289p, 18 fold-out pls and maps in full color (IstitutoPoligrafico e Zecca Dello Stato, Libreria dello Stato1993, Nuova Raccolta Colombiana) hardback,9788824002684, $125.00. Reduced to $14.98Setting the Agendafor American Archaeologyby Michael J O’BrienThis important collection reveals the key roleplayed by the National Research Council seminars,reports, and pamphlets in setting an agenda for thedevelopment of American archaeology in the 20thcentury. In the 1920s and 1930s, the fascinationthat Americans had for the continent’s prehistoricpast led to a widespread and general destructionof archaeological evidence. In a drive towardthe commercialization of antiquities, amateurcollectors and “pot hunters” pillaged premier andlesser-known sites before the archaeological recordcould be properly investigated and documented.483p (University of Alabama Press 2001) paperback,9780817310844, $34.95. Reduced to $9.98The David Brown Book Co. www.oxbowbooks.com — toll-free 1-800-791-9354

The AmericasWhen ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09Rivers of GoldThe Rise of the Spanish Empireby Hugh ThomasInspired by hopes of both riches and of convertingnative people to Christianity, the Spanishadventurers of the fifteenth century convincedthemselves that an Earthly Paradise existed in theCaribbean. Hundreds set sail on the precariousjourney across the Atlantic. Those conquistadorstook with them wheat, the horse, the guide andthe wheel as well as guns, malaria and black slaves.In return the Indies gave Europe the potato, theturkey and syphilis. Within thirty years, Spain hadcreated an empire that made her the most enviednation in the world764p (Phoenix Press 2003) paperback,9780753817933, $19.99. Reduced to $7.98Assembling the PastStudies in the Professionalizationof Archaeologyedited by Alice B Kehoe and Mary BethEmmerichsThese twelve essays focus on the struggle toprofessionalize Americanist archaeology in thenineteenth and twentieth centuries. Controlledby antiquarian and aristocratic collectors in themid-nineteenth century, the field passed into thehands of professionals practicing a full-fledgedarchaeological science by the early twentiethcentury.288p (University of New Mexico Press 2000) hardback,9780826319395, $59.95. Reduced to $9.98The Man Who Found ThoreauRoland W. Robbins and the Rise of HistoricalArchaeology in Americaby Donald W LinebaughPresents a succinct, articulate examination ofthe work of the pioneering but controversialarchaeologist Roland Wells Robbins (1908-1987)and the development of historical archaeology inAmerica.294p (University of New Hampshire Press 2005)hardback, 9781584654254, $22.95. Reduced to $9.98The American ArchaeologistA Profileby Melinda ZederIn 1994 the Society for American Archaeology, thelargest organization of archaeologists in the world,commissioned a census to see what was going onin archaeology as a discipline. This book presentsthe results, drawing on other reports and surveysfor comparative material.212p (Altamira 1998) paperback, 9780761991946,$36.95. Reduced to $12.98W C McKern andthe Midwestern TaxonomicMethodby R Lee Lyman and Michael J O’BrienThis book studies the 1930s correspondencebetween McKern and his contemporaries as theyhashed out the method’s nuances. It comparesthe several different versions of the method andexamines the Linnaean biological taxonomy asit was understood and used at the time McKernadapted it to archaeological problems.320p (University of Alabama Press 2003) paperback,9780817312220, $39.95. Reduced to $9.98The Ships of ChristopherColumbusby Franco Gay and Cesare Ciano, translated byL Bertolazzi and L FarinaLooks at recent developments in reconstructivenaval archaeology to build up a picture ofColumbus’s ships, and voyages. This volumecontains many useful drawings and figures,including including full color figures of theflags and 2 fold-out illustrations of theoreticalreconstructions.309p, illus troughout (Istituto Poligrafico e ZeccaDello Stato, Libreria dello Stato 1997, Nuova RaccoltaColombiana) hardback, 9788824037686, $125.00.Reduced to $19.98Columbian Iconographyedited by Gaetano Ferro, Luisa Faldini andMarica MilanesiAn iconographic volume, dedicated to Columbianhistoriography and the Columbus himself. Thisvolume contains lots of prints and plates, with fullfacing descriptions. English edition.655p, many col pls (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca DelloStato, Libreria dello Stato 1996, Nuova RaccoltaColombiana) hardback, 9788824002707, $165.00.Reduced to $29.98Columbus and the Conquestof the Impossibleby Felipe Fernandez-ArmestoThis controversial biography of ChristopherColumbus argues that he is best understood as aprimitive celestial navigator, fueled by a progressivereligiosity yet strongly influenced by mysticismand millennarianism.155p, illus (Phoenix Press 2000) paperback,9781842120842, $19.95. Reduced to $7.98Christopher Columbus’sDiscoveries in the Testimonials ofDiego Alvarez Changa and AndresBernáldezintrodution and notes by Anna Unali, translatedby G Triola and L F FarinaPresents together two fundamental works relatingto the Columbian period, composed in 1494 and1513. The two works reflect different historicalperspectives.380p (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca Dello Stato, Libreriadello Stato 1992, Nuova Raccolta Colombiana)hardback, 9788824002677, $115.00.Reduced to $19.98Accounts and Letters of the Second,Third, and Fourth Voyagesby Christopher Columbus, edited by PaoloEmilio Taviani, Consuelo Varela, Juan Gil andMarina ContiA two part set dedicated to the writings ofChristopher Columbus on his voyages of discovery.Contains, letters, accounts, and logs.874p, 2 vols (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca Dello Stato,Libreria dello Stato 1997, Nuova Raccolta Colombiana)hardback, 9788824038072, $235.00.Reduced to $29.98Philadelphia and the Developmentof Americanist Archaeologyby Don D Fowler and David R WilcoxThe ten essays in this volume focus onPhiladelphians who were concerned withAmericanist archaeology, or the “archaeology ofthe New World.”272p (University of Alabama Press 2003) paperback,9780817313128, $34.95. 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When ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09The AmericasThe Chattahoochee Chiefdomsby John Blitz and Karl Gregory LorenzThis book provides a much needed summary ofthe excavations at several important but poorlydocumented mound sites and nicely synthesizesthis data into a phase-by-phase history of chiefdomdevelopment in the Chattahoochee Valley.328p (University of Alabama Press 2006) paperback,9780817352776, $34.95. Reduced to $9.98The Archaeology of Ocmulgee OldFields, Macon, Georgiaby Carol I MasonThis classic study of the Ocmulgee Old Fieldssite has been a model for contact-period Indianarchaeology since the 1960s. The report includes adiscussion of the historic setting and an analysis ofthe archaeological materials with an identificationof the Lower Creek town and possibly of theEnglish trader who lived there. Now, for the firsttime, the reports is widely available in book form.240p (University of Alabama Press 2005) paperback,9780817351670, $29.95. Reduced to $9.98Ancient AmericansRewriting the History of the New Worldby Charles C MannCharles Mann brings together all of the latestresearch, and the results of his own travelsthroughout North and South America, to providea new, fascinating and iconoclastic account of theAmericas before Columbus.576p (Granta Books 2005) hardback, 9781862076174,$40.00. Reduced to $12.98Societies in EclipseArchaeology of the EasternWoodlands Indians, AD 1400–1700edited by David S Brose, C Wesley Cowan andRobert C Mainfort JrHere, archaeologists combine recent research withinsights from anthropology, historiography, andoral tradition to examine the cultural landscapepreceding and immediately following the arrivalof Europeans. The evidence suggests that nativesocieties were in the process of significant culturaltransformation prior to contact.304p (University of Alabama Press 2005) paperback,9780817353520, $29.95. Reduced to $9.98Hunting for HidesDeerskins, Status, and Cultural Change inthe Protohistoric Appalachiansby Heather A LaphamThis volume investigates the use of deer, deerskins,and non-local goods in the period from AD 1400to 1700 to gain a comprehensive understanding ofhistoric-era cultural changes taking place withinNative American communities in the southernAppalachian Highlands.200p (University of Alabama Press 2006) hardback,9780817314934, $60.00. Reduced to $12.98CheranA Sierra Tarascan Villageby Ralph L Beals, foreword by George M FosterReissue of classic study of a Tarascan Indiancommunity in west-central Mexico, remarkable forbeing on the verge of modernization.256p, 32 illus & maps (University of Oklahoma Press1998) paperback, 9780806130248, $24.95.Reduced to $7.98Archaeology of the James Creek Shelterby Robert G Elston and Elizabeth BudyThe James Creek shelter in Nevada is importantas a source of obsidian, but this report also coversartifactual and environmental remains importantfor the reconstruction of the Desert West’sprehistory.321p (University of Utah Press 1991, AnthropologicalPapers) paperback, 9780874803396, $27.50.Reduced to $6.98The Architecture of the Ancient Onesby A Dudley Gardner and Val BrinkerhoffFor more than a hundred years, archaeologistshave worked in the Southwest attempting to learnmore about the Anasazi, now called Ancient Ones,who once lived in the massive stone buildingsat such places as Chaco, Canyon de Chelly, andNavajo National Monument. This book takes uson a quiet walk among the visually stunning ruinsleft behind, through which much has been learnedabout the Ancient Ones of 800 years ago.80p (Gibbs Smith Publishers 2000) paperback,9780879059552, $19.95. Reduced to $6.98Artifacts of the Spanish Coloniesof Florida and the Caribbean,1500–1800Vol 1: Ceramics, Glassware, and Beadsby Kathleen DeeganThis volume is concerned with ceramics, glasswareand beads, describing products found at 26 sitesand wrecks around the Caribbean. It providesa guide to identification and dating, and is ofparticular interest in comparing the importedobjects.222p, 141 figs (Smithsonian Institution Press 2003)paperback, 9780874743937, $34.00.Reduced to $12.98The East Florida Expeditionsof Clarence Bloomfield Mooreby Clarence B Moore, edited by Jeff M MitchemClarence B. Moore (1852–1936), a wealthyPhiladelphia socialite, paper company heir,and photographer made the archaeology of theSoutheast his passion beginning in the 1870s. Thisvolume collects 17 of Moore’s publications on EastFlorida, originally published between 1892 and1903.440p (University of Alabama Press 1999) paperback,9780817309503, $39.95. Reduced to $15.98A Class III Archaeological Surveyof the Phase B Corridor, TusconAqueduct, Central Arizona Projectby Christian E Downum, Adrianne G Rankinand Jon S Czaplicki(Arizona State Museum 1986) paperback,9781889747408, $14.95. Reduced to $4.98The Durango South Projectedited by John D GoodingPublication of archaeological work at two LateBasketmaker III sites in the Durango district,Colorado.200p (University of Arizona Press 1980) paperback,9780816507054, $21.95. Reduced to $6.98The Georgia and South CarolinaCoastal Expeditions of ClarenceBloomfield Mooreby Clarence B Moore, edited by Lewis LarsonThis compilation of Clarence Bloomfield Moore’sinvestigations along the rich coastal and riverdrainages of Georgia and South Carolina makesavailable in a single volume valuable workspublished a century ago.312p (University of Alabama Press 1998) paperback,9780817309411, $39.95. Reduced to $15.98Medicine CreekSeventy Years of Archaeological Investigationedited by Donna C RoperBased on a conference held in 1997, this bookcontains twelve revised papers along with somenew material on the archaeology of a 20-km stretchof Medicine Creek in southwest Nebraska.248p, b/w illus, tbls (University of Alabama Press2002) paperback, 9780817311476, $29.95.Reduced to $9.98The Archaeologyof the Moundville Chiefdomedited by Vernon James Knight and Vincas PSteponaitisAn account of one of the best-preservedMississippian sites. Ceramic, human skeletal,faunal and botanical evidence have been used toprovide a framework for a political, economic anddemographic history of the settlement from AD900 to 1650.248p, 3 col & 28 b/w illus (Smithsonian InstitutionPress 1998) hardback, 9780817315290, $45.00.Reduced to $12.98Bioarchaeological Studiesof Life in the Age of Agricultureedited by Patricia M LambertThis new collection draws on the richbioarchaeological record of the SoutheasternUnited States to explore variability in health andbehavior within the age of agriculture. It offersnew perspectives on human adaptation to variousgeographic and cultural landscapes across theentire Southeast, from Texas to Virginia, andpresents new data from both classic and littleknownsites.280p (University of Alabama Press 2000) paperback,9780817310073, $34.95. Reduced to $9.98The David Brown Book Co. 11 www.oxbowbooks.com — toll-free 1-800-791-9354

The AmericasWhen ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09Native American petroglyph nearSaint George, Utah USARock-Art of Eastern North AmericaCapturing Images and Insightedited by Carol Diaz-Granados and James RDuncanBrings together 20 papers from recent researchat sites in eastern North America. They presentinformation, drawings, and photographs of sitesranging from the Seven Sacred Stones in Iowa tothe Bald Friar Petroglyphs of Maryland and fromthe Lincoln Rise Site in Tennessee to the NisulaSite in Quebec.456p (University of Alabama Press 2004) paperback,9780817350963, $34.95. Reduced to $9.98Pottery and Chronology at Angelby Sherri L HilgemanThis volume, documenting the first in-depthanalysis of Angel site pottery, also provides scholarsof Mississippian culture with an important indepthchronology of this important site.312p (University of Alabama Press 2000) paperback,9780817310356, $34.95. Reduced to $9.98The Tennessee, Green, and LowerOhio Rivers Expeditionsof Clarence Bloomfield Mooreby Clarence B Moore, edited by RichardPolhemusThis oversized reprint volume presents originalmaterials from Moore’s northernmost expeditionsconducted in the early 1900s as he surveyedareas of potential archaeological interest in thesoutheastern United States.408p (University of Alabama Press 2002) paperback,9780817310189, $60.00. Reduced to $15.98Hogup Caveby C Melvin AikensThe result of well-controlled excavation methodsdone under difficult and demanding circumstances,this book includes thorough scientific analysis ofcultural materials and environmental data fromHogup Cave in the Great Salt Lake Desert.300p, illus (University of Utah Press 1999) paperback,9780874806137, $24.50. Reduced to $7.98Blackland Prairiesof the Gulf Coastal PlainNature, Culture and Sustainabilityedited by Evan Peacock and TimothySchauweckerTaking a holistic approach, this compilationgathers ecological, historical, and archaeologicalresearch written on the distinctive region of the USSoutheast called the Gulf coast blackland prairie.Ranging from the last glacial period to the presentday, the case studies provide a broad picture ofhow the area has changed through time and beenmodified by humans.408p (University of Alabama Press 2003) paperback,9780817312152, $39.95. Reduced to $9.98Boundary ConditionsMacrobotanical Remainsand the Oliver Phase of Central Indiana,AD 1200–1450by Leslie L BushThis volume explores the extent to whichfoodways, an important marker of group identity,can be recognized in charred macrobotanicalremains from archaeological sites. From analysis ofmere bits of burned plants we can discern whatancient people chose to eat, and how they cooked,stored, and preserved their food.200p (University of Alabama Press 2004) paperback,9780817351410, $29.95. Reduced to $9.98Caborn-WelbornConstructing a New Societyafter the Angel Chiefdom Collapseby David PollackThis book makes available for the first timedetailed, well-illustrated descriptions of Caborn-Welborn ceramics, identifies ceramic types andattributes that reflect Caborn-Welborn interactionwith Oneota tribal groups and central Mississippivalley Mississippian groups, and offers an internalregional chronology.248p (University of Alabama Press 2004) paperback,9780817351267, $29.95. Reduced to $9.98Touring Gotham’s ArchaeologicalPastby Diana diZerega Wall and Anne-MarieCantwellPresents the archaeological history of New YorkCity to the tourist and armchair traveler by meansof eight self-guided walking tours. Historicaldetails, illustrations of excavations, past andpresent buildings and finds accompany the walkeras they see a whole new side to New York.208p, b/w illus, maps (Yale University Press 2004)paperback, 9780300103885, $18.00. Reduced to $6.98The Marge Site (11-Mo-99)Late Archaic and Emergent MississippianOccupations in the Palmer Creek Localityby Andrew Fortier, with contributions by MarySimon, Tom Berres and Joe PhillippeThis report details Late Archaic and Terminal LateWoodland (Emergent Mississippian) occupations.This site yielded a semi-subterranean house, shorttermhunting/butchering camp, lithic artifacts,and other debitage providing new informationregarding the dynamics of this critical transitionperiod in the American Bottom.396p, 148 illus (Illinois Transportation ArchaeologicalResearch Program 1996, FAI-270 Series) paperback,9780252066078, $29.95. Reduced to $9.98The Holdener SiteLate Woodland, Emergent Mississippian,and Mississippian Occupationsin the American Bottom Uplandsby Warren L Wittry, John C Arnold, Charles OWitty and Timothy R PauketatThis report details the restricted usage, localizedresource utilization, and brief occupation of thissite during the seventh through eleventh centuriesAD.164p, 46 illus (Illinois Transportation ArchaeologicalResearch Program 1994, FAI-270 Series) paperback,9780252064166, $19.95. Reduced to $7.98The Lohmann SiteAn Early Mississippian Centerin the American Bottomby Duane Esarey and Timothy R PauketatOne of the few documented excavations at anAmerican Bottom single-mound Mississippiantemple town that has provided revealing insightsinto town organization as well as evidence ofspecialized celt manufacturing.178p, 85 illus (Illinois Transportation ArchaeologicalResearch Program 1992, FAI-270 Series) paperback,9780252062544, $12.00. Reduced to $4.98Late Woodland Sitesin the American Bottom Uplandsby Charles Bentz, Dale L McElrath, Fred AFinney and Richard B LacampagneThis report details the results of investigations atseven Late Woodland sites located on the bluffoverlooking the American Bottom: these siteshave components representing Rosewood (AD300-450), Mund (AD 450-600), and Patrick (AD600-750) phase occupations.331p, 92 illus (Illinois Transportation ArchaeologicalResearch Program 1988, FAI-270 Series) paperback,9780252010804, $15.00. Reduced to $5.98Archaeology at Shiloh IndianMounds, 1899–1999by Paul D Welch100 years of archaeological excavations at animportant American landmark. Dating between AD1000 and 1450, the archaeological site includes atleast eight mounds and more than 100 houses.328p (University of Alabama Press 2005) paperback,9780817352530, $34.95. Reduced to $9.98The David Brown Book Co. 12 www.oxbowbooks.com — toll-free 1-800-791-9354

When ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09The AmericasThe Sponemann SiteThe Formative Emergent MississippianSponemann Phase Occupationsby Andrew C Fortier, Thomas O Maher andJoyce A WilliamsThis is the type site for the Sponemann phase (A.D.750-800), a settlement created by non-AmericanBottom immigrants, which yielded the firstsignificant evidence for maize, as well as a uniqueassemblage of chert tempered castellated vessels,keyhole structures and multiple communityhousehold clusters. This site presents the firstevidence in late prehistory for the significant influxof non-residents into the area as a prelude to theemergence of Cahokia.557p, 174 illus (Illinois Transportation ArchaeologicalResearch Program 1992, FAI-270 Series) paperback,9780252011139, $24.00. Reduced to $9.98The Sponemann Site 2The Mississippianand Oneota Occupationsby Douglas K Jackson, Andrew C Fortier andJoyce A WilliamsThis report presents evidence for a uniqueMississippian ritual complex located on theoutskirts of Cahokia, complete with householdtemple, sweat house, men’s house, dance ground,food preparation areas, and with specializedartifacts such as stone human figurines, artifactcaches, and exotic plant remains. This site alsoyielded a small Oneota occupation that representsthe type site for the Bold Counselor complex inthis area.587p, 164 illus (Illinois Transportation ArchaeologicalResearch Program 1992, FAI-270 Series) paperback,9780252062551, $26.00. Reduced to $9.98Measuring the Flow of TimeThe Works of James A Ford, 1935–1941by James A Ford, edited by Michael J O’Brienand R Lee LymanThis book traces the development of culturehistory in American archaeology by providinga single reference for all of Ford’s writing onchronology. It chronicles the formation of one ofthe most important tools for understanding theprehistory of North America and shows its lastingrelevance.608p (University of Alabama Press 1999) paperback,9780817309916, $39.95. Reduced to $9.98Fish on FridayFeasting, Fasting and the Discovery of the New Worldby Brian FaganEncompassing ancient mythology, medievalreligion, boat-building and commerce, and cuttingedgeclimate science, this dazzling and widerangingbook shows the intricate tapestry of historyin all its fascinating, astonishing complexity.368p (Basic Books 2006) hardback, 9780465022847,$26.95. Reduced to $9.98Emergent Mississippianand Mississippian CommunitiesNo 1 – The Radic Site.No 2 – The Marcus Siteby Dale L McElrath, Joyce A Williams, ThomasO Maher, Michael C Meinkoth, Thomas EEmerson and Douglas K JacksonThis report details the investigations at twosites; the Marcus site, a Terminal Late Woodland(Emergent Mississippian) farmstead, and the Radicsite, a Terminal Late Woodland and Mississippianhabitation site, both located in the AmericanBottom.391p, 80 illus (Illinois Transportation ArchaeologicalResearch Program 1987, FAI-270 Series) paperback,9780252010798, $17.00. Reduced to $6.98Signs of LifeThe George Reeves Siteby Dale L McElrath and Fred A FinneyThis report details the results of investigations atthe George Reeves site, which is the type site for theTerminal Late Woodland (Emergent Mississippian)George Reeves phase (AD 900-950). Over twohundred features representing seven distinctphases were excavated.454p, 72 illus (Illinois Transportation ArchaeologicalResearch Program 1987, FAI-270 Series) paperback,9780252010774, $19.00. Reduced to $6.98The McLean Siteby Dale L McElrathThis report details the results of investigations atthe McLean site, the type site for the Late ArchaicFalling Springs phase (3500-2300 BC), at whichover one hundred features were excavated.139p, 59 illus (Illinois Transportation ArchaeologicalResearch Program 1986, FAI-270 Series) paperback,9780252010767, $12.00. Reduced to $4.98The Southern and CentralAlabama Expeditions of ClarenceMooreby Craig T SheldonCraig Sheldon’s comprehensive introductionfocuses both on the Moore expeditions and onsubsequent archaeological excavations at sitesinvestigated by Moore. Sheldon places Moore’sarchaeological work in the context of his times andagainst the backdrop of similar investigations inthe Southeast. Sheldon discusses practical matters,such as the various assistants Moore employedand their roles in these historic expeditions.He provides brief vignettes of daily life on theGopher and describes Moore’s work habits,revealing professional and personal biographicaldetails previously unknown about this enigmaticarchaeologist.320p, illus (University of Alabama Press 2001)paperback, 9780817310196, $39.95.Reduced to $15.98Settlement Patterns of the Draperand White Sitesby Brian HaydenCanadian excavation report.186p (Simon Fraser University 1979) paperback,$12.00. Reduced to $4.98Selected Sitesin the Hill Lake Localityby Andrew C Fortierwith a contribution by Sissel JohannessenThe focus of this report is on Early Woodlandand Middle Woodland relationships, settlementstrategies and plant utilization within an isolatedmeander scar locality of the Mississippian Riverfloodplain. The volume makes an importantcontribution to our understanding of the Middleto Late Woodland shift.333p, 84 illus (Illinois Transportation ArchaeologicalResearch Program 1985, FAI-270 Series) paperback,9780252010750, $15.00. Reduced to $5.98Rock Art of the Upper Rio Grandeby Dennis SliferIn sheer number of sites, the rock art of theSouthwest is without equal in North America.Signs of Life takes the reader on a rock art tourof the upper portion of the Rio Grande drainage,that portion from the Colorado/New Mexicoborder southward to just below El Paso, Texas.Sites are discussed in natural geomorphic, culturaland stylistic contexts. One section of the book isdevoted to sites with public access. Altogether,Signs of Life is the most complete compendium ofrock art along the Rio Grande that has ever beenpublished.273p, b/w & color illus (Ancient City Press 1998)paperback, 9781580960052, $16.95. Reduced to $6.98The West and Central FloridaExpeditions of Clarence Mooreby Jeffery MitchemThis compilation of Moore’s thirteen publicationson western and central Florida provides all of hisarchaeological data on the region’s mounds andprehistoric canals in a single volume.411p, illus (University of Alabama Press 1999)paperback, 9780817309510, $39.95.Reduced to $15.98Las Colinas ExcavationsThe 1968 Excavations at Mound 8,Las Colinas Ruins Group, Phoenix, Arizonaby Laurens C Hammack andAlan P Sullivan388p (University of Arizona Press 1981, ArchaeologicalSeries) paperback, 9781889747316, $19.95.Reduced to $4.98Archaeological Investigationsin the Aleutian Islandsby Waldemar JochelsonWell-illustrated summary of Waldmar Jochelson’s1909–1910 Aleut-Kamchatka expedition.192p, illus (University of Utah Press 2002) paperback,9780874807202, $19.95. Reduced to $5.98The David Brown Book Co. 13 www.oxbowbooks.com — toll-free 1-800-791-9354

The AmericasWhen ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09The Robinson’s Lake Siteby George R Milner, assisted by Kelly R Coxand Michael C MeinkothThis small Terminal Late Woodland (EmergentMississippian) hamlet, with 58 structures and pits,represents the only Merrell phase (AD 900-950)community plan excavated to date.225p, 60 illus (Illinois Transportation ArchaeologicalResearch Program 1984, FAI-270 Series) paperback,9780252010729, $12.00. Reduced to $4.98The Dohack Siteby Ann Brower StahlThis report details the results of investigationsat the Dohack site, which is the type site for theTerminal Late Woodland (Emergent Mississippian)Dohack phase (AD 800-850) in the AmericanBottom. Over one hundred features were excavatedrepresenting Late Woodland occupations.360p, 106 illus (Illinois Transportation ArchaeologicalResearch Program 1985, FAI-270 Series) paperback,9780252010743, $17.00. Reduced to $5.98The Carbon Dioxide Siteand The Robert Schneider Siteby Fred A Finney and Andrew C FortierThis analysis provides information about twocompletely excavated Mississippian farmsteadsthat are located at opposite ends of the AmericanBottom, one falling under the influence ofCahokia, the other in the domain of the Pulchermound group.313p, 44 illus (Illinois Transportation ArchaeologicalResearch Program 1985, FAI-270 Series) paperback,9780252010736, $15.00. Reduced to $4.98The Go-Kart North Siteand The Dyroff and Levin Sitesby Andrew C Fortier and Thomas E EmersonGo-Kart North represents the first major LateArchaic, Titterington phase base camp excavatedand dated in the American Bottom and issignificant for its impressive knife and projectilepoint assemblage. The several hundred featuresexcavated at the Dyroff-Levin sites represent partof an important terminal Late Archaic Prairie Lakephase base local.362p, 39 illus (Illinois Transportation ArchaeologicalResearch Program 1984, FAI-270 Series) paperback,9780252010712, $17.00. Reduced to $4.98The Fish Lake Siteby Andrew C Fortier, Richard B Lacampagneand Fred A FinneyA single component Patrick phase village withan early community structure, unique keyholestructures and a diverse material assemblagetypefying the Late woodland period of this area.242p, 73 illus (Illinois Transportation ArchaeologicalResearch Program 1984, FAI-270 Series) paperback,9780252010699, $12.00. Reduced to $4.98The Turner and DeMange Sitesby George R Milner243p, illus (Illinois Transportation ArchaeologicalResearch Program 1983, FAI-270 Series) paperback,9780252010668, $15.00. Reduced to $5.98The Julien Siteby George R Milner, assisted by Joyce AWilliamsOne of the premier examples of an excavatedMississippian dispersed village with a rural nodalcenter and its associated farmsteads.281p, 94 illus (Illinois Transportation ArchaeologicalResearch Program 1984, FAI-270 Series) paperback,9780252010705, $13.00. Reduced to $4.98The BBB Motor Siteby Thomas E EmersonA multi-component site containing a Terminal LateWoodland (Emergent Mississippian) linear hamletthat provided the type site for the Lindeman Phase(AD 950-1000) and the first excavated exampleof an early Mississippian temple, charnel house,and mortuary area with exotic materials includingspectacular stone figurines.413p, 106 illus (Illinois Transportation ArchaeologicalResearch Program 1984, FAI-270 Series) paperback,9780252010682, $19.00. Reduced to $5.98The Mund Siteby Andrew C Fortier, Fred A Finney and RichardB LacampagneThis is the type site in the American Bottom forboth the Late Woodland, Mund phase (AD 450-600) and the Middle Woodland Cement Hollowphase (150 BC-150 AD) This volume is a musthave for those interested in the detailed historyof the Middle to Late Woodland transition in theAmerican Bottom.431p, 128 illus (Illinois Transportation ArchaeologicalResearch Program 1983, FAI-270 Series) paperback,9780252010675, $19.00. Reduced to $7.98The Joyce Well SiteOn the Frontier of the Casas Grandes Worldedited by James SkiboContains Eugene McCluney’s 1963 report of hisexcavation of the pueblo at the remote Joyce Wellsite, plus all subsequent work done at the site.220p, 19 illus, 35 photos (University of Utah Press2002) paperback, 9780874807288, $35.00.Reduced to $9.98The Missouri Pacific #2 Siteby Dale L McElrath and Andrew C FortierThis analysis details the results of investigationsat the Missouri Pacific No. 2 site, one of the typesites for the American Bottom Late Archaic PrairieLake phase (1200-600 BC). Excavators discoverednearly nine hundred features associated with along-term Terminal Archaic occupation. In theAmerican Bottom such base locales appear tocluster around large meander lakes and suggestincreased populations and longer settlement useduring this period.255p, 74 illus (Illinois Transportation ArchaeologicalResearch Program 1983, FAI-270 Series) paperback,9780252010651, $13.00. Reduced to $5.98The Levee Site and the Knoll Siteby Gary F FryThe Fremont complex site reveals new forms ofmaterial culture and a more stable settlementbase than preceding Late Prehistoric and ArchaicHunter-Gatherer occupation in Utah.50p (University of Utah Press 1979) paperback,9780874801538, $15.00. Reduced to $4.98The Lower Mississippi ValleyExpeditions of Clarence BloomfieldMooreby Clarence B Moore, edited by Dan F Morseand Phyllis A MorseClarence Bloomfield Moore, a Victorian naturalscientist and adventurer, spent 25 yearsdocumenting archaeological sites along thewaterways in the southeastern United States.This volume is a collection of works that describedata from Moore’s investigations of the LowerMississippi valley.472p, illus (University of Alabama Press 1998)paperback, 9780817309497, $39.95.Reduced to $15.98Changing Perspectiveson the Archaeologyof the Central Mississippi Valleyedited by Michael J O’Brien and Robert CDunnellThe Mississippi Valley region has long playeda critical role in the development of Americanarchaeology and continues to be widely knownfor the major research of the early 1950s. To bringthe archaeological record up to date, fourteenCentral Valley experts address diverse topicsincluding the distribution of artifacts across thelandscape, internal configurations of large fortifiedsettlements, human-bone chemistry, and ceramictechnology.385p (University of Alabama Press 1998) paperback,9780817309091, $34.95. Reduced to $9.98Behind Painted WallsIncidents in Southwestern Archaeologyby Florence C ListerThis intriguing book tells the stories of theexcavation, restoration, and in some cases,destruction of some of the most interestingarchaeological sites in the Southwest. The five sitesdiscussed all contain Kiva wall paintings made byprehistoric peoples of the Colorado Plateau.168p (University of New Mexico Press 2000)paperback, 9780826321893, $19.95. Reduced to$7.98Looking Beneath the SurfaceThe Story of Archaeology in New Jerseyby R Alan MounierCombining facts with anecdotes, Mounier exploresthe history of archaeological investigations in thestate of New Jersey, what they have found andthose involved, both amateur and professional.261p, 80 b/w illus (Rutgers University Press 2003)paperback, 9780813531465, $22.00. Reduced to $7.98The David Brown Book Co. 14 www.oxbowbooks.com — toll-free 1-800-791-9354

When ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09The AmericasFrom Quarry to CornfieldThe Political Economy ofMississippian Hoe Productionby Charles R CobbExamines the political economy in Mississippiancommunities through a case study of raw materialprocurement and hoe production and usage atthe Mill Creek site on Dillow Ridge in southwestIllinois.257p (University of Alabama Press 2000) paperback,9780817310509, $34.95. Reduced to $9.98Inuit Artby Inge HesselA well illustrated exploration of the historicaland cultural context of Inuit art, and its place inInuit society right up to the present day. It looksat the themes and subjects depicted, techniques,material and regional styles in sculpture, drawing,printmaking and textiles, and at the work of theindividual artists.198p, 120 col & 25 b/w illus (British Museum Press1998) hardback, 9780714125459, $60.00.Reduced to $29.98Plants from the Pastby Leonard W Blake and Hugh C CutterTracing the development of the study of plantremains from archaeological sites, the volume givesarchaeologists access to previously unavailabledata and interpretations. It features the extensiveinventory “Plants from Archaeological SitesEast of the Rockies,” which serves as a referenceto archaeobotanical collections curated at theIllinois State Museum, and chapters dealing withprotohistory and early historic foodways and tradein the upper Midwest.200p (University of Alabama Press 2001) paperback,9780817310875, $29.95. Reduced to $9.98The Archaeology of Libertyin a American CapitalExcavations in Annapolisby Mark LeoneConsidering artifacts such as ceramics, spiritbundles, printer’s type, and landscapes, thisengaging, generously illustrated, and originalstudy illuminates the lives of the city’s residents– walking, seeing, reading, talking, eating, andliving together in freedom and in oppression formore than three hundred years.320p (University of California Press 2005) hardback,9780520244504, $41.95. Reduced to $12.98Dialogues in Cuban Archaeologyedited by L. Antonio Curet, Shanon Lee Dawdyand Gabino La Rosa CorzoProvides a politically and historically informedreview of Cuban archaeology, from both Americanand Cuban perspectives.264p (Alabama UP 2005) Hardback $55.00Reduced to $12.98Main Ridge Community at Lost CityVirgin Anasazi Architecture, Ceramics and Burialsby Margaret M LyneisFocuses on one of the sites investigated by MR Harrington in the 1920s, to carve out fromthe misleading connotations of “Lost City” aconcept of a site that was a community, MainRidge, and examines it for indications of its sizeand its organization, as well as evidence of socialdifferentiation among the buried population, andits involvement in production and exchange.96p, illus (University of Utah Press 1992) paperback,9780874804119, $25.00. Reduced to $12.98Beauty from the Earth:Pueblo Indian Pottery from the UniversityMuseum of Archaeology and Anthropologyby J.J. BrodyWell-illustrated catalogue of traveling exhibit.96p (University of Pennsylvania Museum Publication1990). Paperback $19.95 Reduced to $5.98Picture RocksAmerican Indian Rock Artin the Northeast Woodlandsby Edward J LenikThis study looks at examples of pictographs andpetroglyphs in the Canadian provinces of NovaScotia and New Brunswick as well as in NewEngland, New York and New Jersey.280p, 200 b/w illus (University Press of New England2003) paperback, 9781584651970, $24.95.Reduced to $9.98Objects of ChangeThe Archaeology and Historyof Arikara Contact with Europeansby J Daniel RogersThe author compares changes in Arikara artifactassemblages with known events and strategic socialshifts. This allows a series of artifact processes to beidentified, creating a linkage that may have wideapplication to the basic archaeological problem ofinterpreting material culture.317p (Smithsonian Institution Press 1990) hardback,9780874748406, $37.00. Reduced to $9.98Analysis of PrehistoricCoprolites from Utahby Gary F FryPrehistoric diet at sites like Danger Cave, an Archaicdwelling, is discussed in this environmental casestudy; a good example of ‘small things forgotten’.50p (University of Utah Press 1976, Utah AnthropologyPapers) paperback, 9780874801422, $10.00.Reduced to $3.98The Wolfe Creek site, AcHm-3A Prehistoric Neutral Frontier Community inSouthwestern Ontarioby Gary A M Foster85p (Ontario Archaeological Society 1990, Monographsin Ontario Archaeology) paperback, , $9.95.Reduced to $3.98Multidisciplinary Researchat Grasshopper Pueblo, Arizonaedited by William Longacre, Sally Holbrook andMichael GravesInterdisciplinary work on the reasons forMogollon aggregation c. 1250 AD, and subsequentabandonment of Grasshopper Pueblo c. 1400 AD.138p (University of Arizona Press 1982) paperback,9780816504251, $22.95. Reduced to $5.98The Survival of the Bark Canoeby John McPheeThis delightful book explores the mysteries of theconstruction of birch-bark canoes and the truecraftsmanship of the few individuals who carry onthe old tradition of Native American technology.144p (House of Lochar 2000) paperback,9781899863587, $20.00. Reduced to $7.98Lost WorldRewriting Prehistory: How NewScience Is Tracing America’s IceAge Marinersby Tom KoppelIn a captivating blend of extreme science andhistorical sleuthing, veteran journalist Tom Koppeltells the inside story of the quest to discover whofirst settled in the New World – and how andwhen they did it.320p, illus (Atria 2003) hardback, 9780743453578,$26.00. Reduced to $9.98Central California Coastal PrehistoryA View from Little Pico Creekby Terry L Jones and Georgie WaughReport on two sites in northern coastal SanLuis Obispo County, California, provides botha baseline for a synthesis of past data and adirection for future research into the prehistoryof the central coast. Effort is made to refine datingfor the site and to isolate temporal componentsby employing radiocarbon data, contemporaryshell-bead typological analysis, and an enhancedobsidian source and hydration sample. Torelate site findings to research issues of culturalchronology, subsistence, mobility, social structure,and exchange, faunal remains, human osteology,flaked stone residues, and formal artifacts werestudies intensively.192p (Cotsen Institute of Archaeology 1995)paperback, 9780917956836, $30.00. 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The AmericasWhen ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09The Florence Street Siteby Thomas E. Emerson, George R. Milner, andDouglas K JacksonThis was a multi-component site that included a13th century Mississippian charnel house andcemetery and a catastrophically-buried EarlyWoodland component. The total excavation thiscemetery provided additional information on13th century Mississippian burial practices, healthand social organization. The Early Woodlandoccupation contained extensive midden depositsas well as hearths and pits. These cultural features,along with the grog-tempered ceramics andcontracting stem points, formed the basis forthe definition of the Florence phase (300-500BC). This phase has its closest connections tocontemporaneous cultures in the Mid-south.353p, 117 illus (Illinois Transportation ArchaeologicalResearch Program 1983, FAI-270 Series) paperback,9780252010644, $17.00. Reduced to $5.98Ancient Southwestern CommunityModels and Methods for the Studyof Prehistoric Social Organizationedited by W H Wills and Robert D LeonardCollection of papers from the “PrehistoricCommunity Dynamics” symposium held inAlbuquerque (NM) in 1990.272p (University of New Mexico Press 1994) hardback,9780826314765, $45.00. Reduced to $9.98The Serpent and the Sacred FireFertility Images in Southwestern Rock Artby Dennis SliferExploring and illustrating many examples of bothpetroglyphs and pictographs, Dennis Slifer looksat some of the major themes within the rock arttraditions, focusing primarily on fertility, sexuality,death and regeneration, of humans, animals andthe natural world.208p, 20 col pls, 308 b/w illus (University of NewMexico Press 2000) paperback, 9780890133477,$16.95. Reduced to $7.98Cahokia Moundsby Timothy R Pauketat and Nancy Stone BernardJust a few miles west of Collinsville, Illinois liesthe remains of the most sophisticated prehistoricnative civilization north of Mexico. CahokiaMounds explores the history behind this buriedAmerican city inhabited from about AD 700 to1400.48p, 34 col & 11 b/w illus (Oxford University Press2004) paperback, 9780195158106, $22.95.Reduced to $7.98American MonsterHow the Nation’s First PrehistoricCreature Became a Symbol ofNational Identityby Paul SemoninIn 1801, the first complete mastodon skeletonwas excavated in the Hudson River Valley. PaulSemonin’s lively history of this icon of Americannationalism focuses on the link between patriotismand prehistoric nature.502p (New York University Press 2000) hardback,9780814781203, $55.00. Reduced to $9.98The Great Rift Valleys of Pangea inEastern North AmericaVolume II: Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, andPaleontologyby Peter M LeTourneau and Paul E OlsenThe breakup of the Pangean supercontinentin the Triassic-Jurassic age left great rift basinscontaining an extraordinary record of the physicaland biological conditions which precipitated amajor extinction event at the time. These basinscollectively form a rift province called the CentralAtlantic Margin (CAM), which spans more than45 degrees of paleolatitude and records over 35million years of Earth history. Leading expertsLeTourneau and Olsen present a detailed reviewof the rift province’s geology, paleobiology, andgeophysics. This data is very important for currentinvestigators interested in climate and biotic changeand important to topics as diverse as extensionaltectonics, astronomical forcing of climate, theevolution of early mammals, and the appearanceand diversification of dinosaurs. Volume 2 coversthe sedimentary rocks, stratigraphic architecture,early dinosaur and reptile footprints, andvertebrate fossils of CAM.248p (Columbia University Press 2003) hardback,9780231126762, $112.00. Reduced to $19.98The Prehistory of Coloradoand Adjacent Areasby Tammy StoneBased on the archaeological record, this bookreconstructs past lifeways using current theory andexplanations. Using a regional, rather than sitespecificapproach, it presents current explanationsof what prehistoric Coloradans did at variouspoints in time and why they changed.224p (University of Utah Press 1999) paperback,9780874805789, $17.50. Reduced to $6.98Prehistoric Peoples of SouthFloridaby William E McGounSouth Florida’s peoples were distinct from those tothe north and were less studied by scholars. Thisvolume assembles the available knowledge anddiscusses competing theories, and does so in termsthat are understandable to the general reader.152p (University of Alabama Press 2003) paperback,9780817306861, $19.95. Reduced to $7.98Prehistoric Occupation Patterns inSouthwest Wyoming and CulturalRelationships with the Great Basinand Plains Cultural Areasby Floyd W Sharrock215p, 97 illus (University of Utah Press 1994)paperback, 9780874801446, $17.50. Reduced to $6.98Newberry CraterA Ten-Thousand-Year Record of HumanOccupation and Environmental Changein the Basin-Plateau Borderlandsby Thomas J Connolly287p (University of Utah Press 1999, AnthropologicalPapers) paperback, 9780874805741, $34.50.Reduced to $9.98Photo of an engraved shell gorget with S.E.C.C.imagery from Spiro Mounds OklahomaThe Westo IndiansSlave Traders of the Early Colonial Southby Eric E BowneThis volume reproduces excerpts from all 19documents that indisputably reference the Westos,although the Europeans referred to them by avariety of names. Most of the information waswritten by Lords Proprietors who never met theWestos or by a handful of Carolinians who did.But the author is able to chart a highly plausiblehistory of this Native group who, for a period,thrived on the southern frontier.160p (University of Alabama Press 2005) paperback,9780817351786, $24.95. Reduced to $9.98Biocultural Histories in La FloridaA Bioarchaeological Perspectiveby Christopher StojanowskiThis book examines the effects of the Spanishmission system on population structure andgenetic variability in indigenous communitiesliving in northern Florida and southern Georgiaduring the 16th and 17th centuries.256p (University of Alabama Press 2005) paperback,9780817352677, $29.95. Reduced to $9.98Household Choresand Household ChoicesTheorizing the Domestic Sphere in HistoricalArchaeologyby Kerri S Barile and Jamie C BrandonThis volume examines a broad range of households– a Spanish colonial rancho along the Rio Grande,Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage in Tennessee,plantations in South Carolina and the Bahamas,a Colorado coal camp, a frontier Arkansas farm, aFreedman’s Town eventually swallowed by Dallas,and plantations across the South – to define andtheorize domestic space.328p (University of Alabama Press 2004) paperback,9780817350987, $34.95. 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When ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09The AmericasHutterite Age Differencesin Body Measurementsby W W HowellsContents: Introduction; Stature and Limb Lengths;Weight and Skinfolds; Trunk Measures; Leg andFoot; Arm and Hand; Head and Face; Summary;Discussion; Bibliography.123p (Peabody Museum of Natural History 1970)paperback, $15.00. Reduced to $4.98Down by the StationLos Angeles Chinatown 1880-1993by Roberta S GreenwoodExcavation of the Chinatown that was destroyedin the building of Union Station provides a richpicture of the people and life in nineteenth and earlytwentieth century Los Angeles. Intensive historicalresearch, oral history, and laboratory analyseshave been synthesized into a comprehensivereconstruction of a community that was isolatedsocially, economically, and geographically.232p (Cotsen Institute of Archaeology 1996) hardback,9780917956874, $40.00. Reduced to $14.98Neither Plain nor SimpleNew Perspectives on the Canterbury Shakersby David R StarbuckThe Canterbury Shakers of New Hampshireare the most studied Shaker group in Americaand provide an excellent text case for historicalarchaeology. Survey work carried out from 1978until 1982, followed by excavations from 1994onwards, investigated and mapped 600 acresaround the village. Evidence from these, alongwith documentary evidence and interviews, isused here to build a picture of the built and naturalenvironment of the Shakers whilst also evaluatingthe Shakers’ own self-image. What studying thematerial culture from the Canterbury Shakervillage has revealed is that the ‘strict, somber imageof the early years was gradually replaced by a lessrigid lifestyle that allowed for more individualexpression and more consumer choices.’190p, b/w illus (New England University Press 2004)paperback, 9781584652106, $29.95.Reduced to $12.98Another’s CountryArchaeological and Historical Perspectiveson Colonial Interactions in the SouthernColoniesedited by J W Joseph and Martha ZierdenIn the essays collected here, some of the South’sleading historical archaeologists examine variousaspects of the colonial experience, attempting tounderstand how cultural identity was expressed,why cultural diversity was eventually replaced bya common identity, and how the various culturesintermeshed.282p (University of Alabama Press 2002) paperback,9780817311292, $29.95. Reduced to $9.98Treasures Revealed FromThe Paul Mellon Library ofAmericanaby Robert F StrohmIn his bequest to the Virginia Historical Society,collector Paul Mellon provided a stunningly rarecollection of items from American and Virginiahistory. Among the treasures are a 1603 orderfrom James I “Banishing Rogues to the New FoundLands;” a 1755 map of Virginia by Joshua Fry andPeter Jefferson; a 1772 petition from the VirginiaHouse of Burgesses to King George III regardingabolition of the Atlantic slave trade; the onlyknown copy of a broadside announcing the victoryat Yorktown in 1781; William Birch’s rare folio,“Country Seats of the United States” (1808), oneof the first books published in America, WinslowHomer’s Civil War “Campaign Sketches” printed in1865; and much, much more.224p (Howell Press 2001) hardback, 9781574271225,$60.00. Reduced to $19.98Distant RelationsHow My Ancestors Colonized North Americaby Victoria FreemanAfter seven years of research into her own family’sinvolvement in the colonization of North America,the author uncovered a story that begins inEngland, in 1588, and concludes in Ontario, inthe 1920s.568p (McClelland & Stewart 2000) hardback,9780771031922, $39.99. Reduced to $9.98Grave UndertakingsAn Archaeology of Roger Williams and theNarangasett Indiansby Patricia E RubertoneFocuses on seventeenth-century NarragansettIndians, whose languages and lifeways weredescribed by Roger Williams in 1643, and havebeen long considered an objective, thorough, andauthoritative account. By weaving textual andarchaeological evidence with community memory,Patricia Rubertone challenges the canonical statusof his work, imagining a more complicated anddynamic history of Native cultural survival andpersistence in New England.248p (Smithsonian Institution Press 2001) hardback,9781560989752, $40.00. Reduced to $12.98La Harpe’s PostTales of French-Wichita Contacton the Eastern Plainsby George H OdellIn a well-written narrative report, employingcareful study and innovative analysis supported byappendixes containing the excavation data, Odellcombines documentary history and archaeologicalevidence to pinpoint the probable site of the firstEuropean contact with North American PlainsIndians.392p (University of Alabama Press 2002) paperback,9780817311629, $29.95. Reduced to $9.98Indian Assimilation in theFranciscan Area of Nueva Vizcayaby William GriffenExamines the processes of disappearance duringthe late 16th and 17th centuries – throughassimilation or extermination – of the nativeIndians encountered by Spaniards in present-dayChihuahua, Mexico.122p (University of Arizona Press 1979) paperback,9780816505845, $17.95. Reduced to $5.98Some Sex Beliefs and Practicesin a Navaho Communityby Flora L BaileyContents: The Ramah Project; Puberty,Menstruation, and Marriage; Conception;Contraception; Pregnancy; Childbirth; Post-NatalCare of Infant; Care of Post-Parturient Women.111p (Peabody Museum of Natural History 1950)paperback, $15.00. Reduced to $4.98Source Material for the Socialand Ceremonial Lifeof the Choctaw Indiansby John R SwantonReprint of the 1931 original edition. Swanton’sdescriptions are drawn from earlier records– including those of DuPratz and Romans – andfrom Choctaw informants. His long associationwith the Choctaws is evident in the thoroughdetailing of their customs and way of life and inhis sensitivity to the presentation of their nativeculture.304p (University of Alabama Press 2001) paperback,9780817311094, $34.95. Reduced to $9.98Cultural PersistenceContinuity in Meaningand Moral ResponsibilityAmong the Bearlake Athapaskansby Scott Rushforth and James Chrisholm187p (University of Arizona Press 1991) hardback,9780816512416, $42.00. Reduced to $9.98North American Explorationby Michael Golay and John S BowmanThis is an authoritative, one-stop resource foressential information on the exploration of NorthAmerica, from alleged pre-Columbian explorersto polar expeditions in the twentieth century.Completely up-to-date in content and historicalapproach, the book is divided into seven sections,each covering a major area of exploration.528p (John Wiley & Sons 2003) hardback,9780471391487, $40.00. Reduced to $19.98Alexandria, VirginiaDigging for the Pastby Pamela J Cressey and Margaret J AndersonExplores not only the history of Alexandria,but also how it changed from a city rescuing itsartifacts to a community preserving its past.48p (Oxford University Press 2006) hardback,9780195173345, $22.95. 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The AmericasWhen ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09Captive PassageThe Transatlantic Slave Tradeand the Making of the Americasedited by Beverly C McMillanThis important book considers a number ofdifferent aspects of the slave trade: its socialand economic basis, why many African leadersfacilitated the slave trade, and how enslavedAfrican Americans forged their own cultures andforever changed the Americas. The physical, social,and enduring emotional meaning of the MiddlePassage is explored, as is the history and legacyof the abolitionist movement and the struggle forracial justice.208p (Smithsonian Institution Press 2002) paperback,9781588340177, $21.95. Reduced to $9.98Brutal JourneyThe Epic Story of the First Crossing of NorthAmericaby Paul SchneiderThe journey of the Narvez expedition is oneof the greatest survival epics in the history ofAmerican exploration. By combining the accountsof the explorers with the most recent findingsof archaeologists and academic historians, thisvolume offers an authentic narrative to replace alegend of North American exploration.384p (Henry Holt 2006) hardback, 9780805068351,$26.00. Reduced to $9.98North American ExplorationVol 1: A New World Disclosededited by John Logan AllenThis book deals with the expansion of knowledgefrom the world of the pre-Columbian explorersthrough the end of the sixteenth century, witheach topic addressed by an expert, and all fittinginto a coherent whole. The volume is enhanced bya discussion of the geographical knowledge andbeliefs of the native peoples of the North Americancontinent, and how this knowledge influenced theefforts and understanding of the Europeans.540p (University of Nebraska Press 1997) hardback,9780803210158, $110.00. Reduced to $24.98North American ExplorationVol 2: A Continent Definedby John Logan AllenThis volume consists of six chapters dealingchronologically with Spanish exploration in the16th century to Russian and British explorationsof the Pacific coast in the late 18th century. Otheressays deal with aspects of French and Britishactivities in the interior of North America. As theeditor notes in his excellent introduction, what tiesthese chapters together is that the initial periodof discovery was now replaced by a scientificunderstanding of North America derived from theEuropean Enlightenment.480p (University of Nebraska Press 1997) hardback,9780803210233, $110.00. Reduced to $24.98Across Time and TundraThe Inuvialuit of the Western Arcticby Ishmael Alunik, Eddie D Kolausok and DavidMorrisonThis is the definitive, illustrated history of one ofNorth America’s most interesting and least knownNative peoples: the Inuvialuit, the Inuit of theMackenzie Delta.256p, illus (University of Washington Press 2003)hardback, 9780295983349, $40.00. Reduced to $15.98The Gilbert Collectionof Gold and Silverby Timothy B SchroderThe Gilberts’ earliest acquisitions of silver in thelate 1960s were made with essentially decorativepurposes in mind. By about 1970, however,they had begun to develop a serious interest inthe craftsmanship of the finest goldsmiths work.Typical of their first purchases are the replica ofthe Warwick Vase, a pair of entree dishes from theNorfolk Service, and the magnificent candelabrumcenterpiece, all by the English goldsmith Paul Storr(1771 - 1844). These and other early acquisitionsestablished the criteria that guided the formationof the collection through the state documentsby William Ezelle Jones 1977 catalogue, theworks being generally of outstanding qualityand possessing, in Arthur Gilbert’s express, amonumentality that reflected the grandeur of thestyle of life for which they were made. That this hascontinued to be a major element in the collectionis illustrated by certain subsequent acquisitions,such as the astonishing Russian gates, the Lafayettevase, and the Indian howdah.687p, many color illus (Los Angeles County Museum ofArt 1988) hardback, 9780500014523, $125.00.Reduced to $29.98The Potter’s ArtA Complete History of Pottery in Britainby Garth ClarkThe first book to provide a comprehensiveoverview of British pottery, The Potters Art tracesthis remarkable history from the rudimentary potsof the Middle Ages to the intellectually ambitiousart of todays studio potters. Beginning with thepeasant potter, Garth Clark moves on to describethe development of style and fashion under JosiahWedgwood. He also examines the work of theartist-potters William De Morgan and the Martinbrothers, and the studio potters Bernard Leachand Lucie Rie. Focusing particularly on the humanangle, the author brings the potters to life bydescribing their working conditions, lifestyles andcharacters.240p, 219 col & 100 b/w illus (Phaidon 1995)hardback, 9780714832029, $59.95.Reduced to $29.98The Campbell Collectionof Soup Tureens at Winterthurby Donald L Fennimore and Patricia AHalfpennyWritten for collectors and the general public alike,this full-color catalogue highlights 121 importanttureens and related items from the outstandingcollection given to Winterthur by the CampbellMuseum in 1996. Comprising both metal andceramic tureens, as well as ladles, soup plates,bowls, and spoons, the collection illustrates thebroader history of dining practices, particularlyin the 18th and 19th centuries, when many itemswere commissioned by royal and aristocraticpatrons for use in elaborate dining ceremonies.New research by the authors adds considerably tothe body of knowledge about makers, fabrication,and provenance -- subjects addressed in eachentry. An appendix describes the XRF analysiscarried out on metalwork items in the collectionand interprets data derived from the analysis.A glossary and extensive bibliography providefurther explanation and resources.272p, 204 color & b/w illus (Winterthur 2000)paperback, 9780912724553, $39.95.Reduced to $14.98The Art of the BasketTraditional Basketry from Around the Worldby Bryan SentanceWhile basketmaking as a living art and craft has anextensive modern literature, this is the first bookto provide a worldwide survey, revealing commonsolutions to design and construction within adazzling range of styles. The book is organizedinto five principal sections, containing over eightyindividual topics, each richly illustrated.216p, illus (Thames and Hudson 2001) hardback,9780500510483, $45. Reduced to $19.98Colonial MassachusettsSilversmiths and Jewelersby Patricia E KaneThis massive biographical dictionary offers themost thorough study of a group of early Americancraftsmen published to date. It contains biographiesof 296 silversmiths and jewelers who worked inMassachusetts prior to the American Revolution,records of more than 6000 examples of their work,and illustrations of 424 of their marks.1265p, illus (Yale University Art Gallery 1998)hardback, 9780894670770, $150.00.Reduced to $59.98A Revolution In EatingHow the Quest for FoodShaped Americaby James E McWilliamsThe ways Americans cultivated and preparedfood and the values they attributed to it playedan important role in shaping the identity of thenewborn nation. This book presents a colorfuland spirited tour of culinary attitudes, tastes, andtechniques throughout colonial America.400p (Columbia University Press 2005) hardback,9780231129923, $29.95. Reduced to $12.98The David Brown Book Co. 18 www.oxbowbooks.com — toll-free 1-800-791-9354

When ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09The AmericasBasketmakersMeaning and Formin Native American Basketsedited by Linda Mowat, Howard Morphy andPenny DransartThis attractive book has been published tocomplement an exhibition of Native AmericanBaskets in the Pitt Rivers Museum at Oxford.Contributions are: Baskets in the Pitt RiversMuseum (Linda Mowat), Basketmaking (LindaMowat), Red Earth People and SoutheasternBasketry (Rayna Green), Meaning, Productionand Identity in the Northeast Woodlands (AnnMcMullen), Northwest Coast Baskets in the PittRivers Collection (Andrea Laforet), CaliforniaBaskets and Basketmakers (Sally McLendon),Southwestern Baskets (Claire Farrer), Mexico andGuatemala (Stuart Carter), Life of a Basketmaker inTerra del Fuego (Penny Dransart), Northern Andesand Intermontane Valleys of Columbia (MarianneCardale Schrimphh), Form and Function inthe Central and South Central Andes (PennyDransart), The Amazon (Peter Rivière), Aestheticsin a Cross-Cultural Perspective (Howard Morphy),and Basketmakers Today and Tomorrow (LindaMowat).180p, 10 col & 175 b/w photos (Pitt Rivers Museum1992) paperback, 9780902793262, $25.00.Reduced to $9.98Ticknall Pots and Pottersby Janet Spavold and Sue BrownThe first comprehensive account of the potteriesof Ticknall, near Derby, England, and the peoplewho worked them. This book includes manydistribution plans, photographs of survivingremnants of ware, and many other illustrations.192p, illus (Landmark 2005) hardback,9781843061724, $55.00. Reduced to $19.98John Dwight’s Fulham PotteryExcavations 1971–79by Chris GreenJohn Dwight (c.1633-1703), the first Englishmaster potter of personal fame, established apottery in Fulham in the 1670s. Stoneware was thestaple product from the beginning, though changesto the kilns in the 18th century and the workshopsin the 19th century demonstrate changes keepingup with time.380p, illus (English Heritage 1999, ArchaeologicalReport) paperback, 9781850745990, $55.00.Reduced to $12.98Pewter at Colonial Williamsburgby John D DavisThe pewter objects amassed by the Foundationat Colonial Williamsburg reflects the popularityand widespread use of pewter in America andit is these objects that form the focus of thisillustrated catalogue. Including descriptions andphotographs of 403 pewter objects, this volumereflects the volume and diversity of wares enteringthe American market.346p, ca. 1000 illus (The Colonial WilliamsburgFoundation/University Press of New England 2003)hardback, 9781584653158, $70.00.Reduced to $29.98Josiah Wedgwoodand the Potter’s Artsby Keith A McLeod, James R Boyle and GayeBlake RobertsThe Staffordshire potters have left their mark onthe history of the world. They developed theirarts and their production continuously so thattheir craft evolved into a worldwide industryand trade. The essays in this volume celebratethe Staffordshire potters and, in particular, JosiahWedgwood, 1730-1795.198p (Wedgwood International Seminar 1996)paperback, 9780968089804, $24.95. Reduced to $9.98Antique Combs and Pursesby Evelyn HaertigThis book is illustrated with nearly 850photographs – half in full color – some so rare theyhave never been previously shown. As a scholarlyreference, it will prove a boon to the collector,school and university, dealer, museum, appraiser,designer, historian, auction house, jeweler, andartist alike.304p, 850 col & b/w illus (Gallery Graphics Press1983) hardback, 9780943294001, $35.00.Reduced to $15.98English Silver in the Museumof the Fine Arts, BostonVol 1: Silver before 1697by Ellenor M Alcorn238p, 362 b/w & 16 col illus (Boston Museum of FineArts 1994) hardback, 9780878463732, $55.00.Reduced to $19.98Silver Nutmeg Gratersby John D DavisThis charming catalogue features a stunningassortment of fashionable English graters fromseventeenth century London and eighteenthand nineteenth century Birmingham, handsometwentieth century American graters designed byGorham and Tiffany & Co., and more.80p (New England University Press 2002) paperback,9781584652762, $19.95. Reduced to $9.98The Art and Character ofNutcrackersby Arlene WagnerThis illustrated album presents nutcrackers andother nutty accessories in hundreds of colorphotographs – most are from Europe and America,made from the 15th century to the present.192p, illus (Collectors Press 2006) hardback,9781933112084, $60.00. Reduced to $19.98Slipwareby Michael and Victoria EdenThis is an informative book on slipware whichnot only traces its history and discusses thetechniques involved but also covers a wide crosssectionof contemporary work. It contains sometraditional pieces but most of the artwork reflectscontemporary work from an international group ofartists.160p (A & C Black 1999) hardback, 9780713645156,$45.00. Reduced to $19.98The Archaeology of Mesoamericaedited by Warwick Bray and Linda ManzanillaSeven papers originally delivered at a conferenceheld in 1995 to celebrate the opening of theBritish Museum’s new Mexican Gallery, reflectingupon fieldwork and historical investigationsconducted in the previous 10 years, with theaim to bring the most recent work of Mexicanscholars to an audience of professionals andserious amateurs. The first urban developmentsin the Central Highlands of Mesoamerica (LindaManzanilla); Archaeology in the capital of theMexica Empire (Leonardo López Luján); Placesigns in Mesoamerican inscriptions and codices(Gordon Brotherston); The indigenous past inthe Mexican present (John Gledhill); Ritual andeconomy of the preclassic Maya: Recent evidencefrom Cuello, Belize (Norman Hammond); TheGulf Coast cultures and the recent archaeologicaldiscoveries at El Manat, Veracruz (Ponciano OrtízCeballos and Ma. del Carmen Rodríguez Martinez);Observations on the Late Classic interregnum atYaxchilán (Nikolai Grube).127p, 53 b/w figs, 28 col pls (British Museum Press1999) paperback, 9780714125299, $45.00.Reduced to $12.98Archaeological Researchesat Teotihuacan, Mexicoby Sigvald LinnéThe publication of this book makes availableonce more the important work carried out by theSwedish archaeologist Sigvald Linné (1899–1986)on the site of Xolalpan, part of the Teotihuacancomplex in Mexico.236p, b/w figs & pls (University of Alabama Press2003) paperback, 9780817350055, $34.95.Reduced to $9.98Caribbean PaleodemographyPopulation, Culture History,and Sociopoligical Processesin Ancient Puerto Ricoby L Antonio CuretArgues that population has been used casuallyby Caribbean archaeologists and proposesmore rigorous and promising ways in whichdemographic factors can be incorporated in ourmodeling of past human behavior.296p (University of Alabama Press 2005) hardback,9780817314613, $55.00.Reduced to $14.98On Land and SeaNative American Usesof Biological Resources in the West Indiesby Lee A Newsom and Elizabeth S WingThis volume examines the condition of biosystemson Caribbean islands at the time of colonization,human interactions with those systems throughtime, and the current state of biological resourcesin the West Indies.344p (University of Alabama Press 2003) paperback,9780817313159, $29.95. 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The AmericasWhen ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09The Mayaby Michael D CoeAn enlarged and revised sixth edition of thisaccessible, illustrated introduction to the Mayapeople, with the focus on the magnificent Classicperiod with its fabulous art and architecture.256p, illus (Thames and Hudson 1999) paperback,9780500277164, $19.95. Reduced to $7.98The Sport of Life and DeathThe Mesoamerican Ballgameedited by E Michael WhittingtonThe Olmec began playing ballgames around 1800BC, an activity that soon became an important partof Mesoamerican life. This book accompanies anexhibition at the Mint Museum of Art in NorthCarolina and includes 11 essays from the world’sleading authorities on Mesoamerican art andculture. The contributors consider all aspectsof ballgames, enactment, gender and symbolicaspects, the regalia worn, `performance’, the courtsetting, and the legacy of the game. The cataloguecontains many superb colour photographs offigurines, painted and sculpted vessels and reliefpanels.288p, 171 color & 152 b/w illus (Thames and Hudson2001) hardback, 9780500051085, $50.00.Reduced to $14.98Pathways to Prismatic BladesA Study in MesoamericanObsidian Core-Blade Technologyby Kenneth Hirth and Bradford AndrewsExplores the social and economic processesinvolved in the manufacture of obsidian prismaticblades, one of the sharpest cutting instrumentsever produced in the prehistoric world. Focusingon ancient Mesoamerica, contributors examine thevariation in the way the blades were manufacturedand the causes behind their variation.145p (Cotsen Institute of Archaeology 2002)paperback, 9780917956997, $32.00.Reduced to $9.98Early Scholars’ Visitsto Central Americaby Marilyn Beaudry-Corbett and Ellen T HardyTranslations of articles by three scholars whowere preeminent in the social and natural sciencestudy of Central America in the early twentiethcentury. Their research areas included ethnology,archaeology, geography, linguistics, and epigraphy,and their detailed observations of traditionalcultures and archaeological remains provideimportant primary data. These writings supplycrucial historical background for contemporaryscholars.119p (Cotsen Institute of Archaeology 1995) paperback,9780917956959, $28.00. Reduced to $9.98The Human Skeletal Remainsof Altar de SacrificiosAn Osteobiographic Analysisby Frank P Saul122p (Peabody Museum of Natural History 1972)paperback, $20.00. Reduced to $6.98The Aztec Calendarand Other Solar Monumentsby Eduardo Matos Moctezuma and Felipe SolisA unique book that brings together two of the mostimportant expressions of the pre-Hispanic era: theAztec Calendar and the solar symbol Nahui Ollin.Time has transformed the Aztec Calendar into asymbol associated with ruthless human sacrificesperformed by the Mexicans. Well-documentedstudies by these two talented scholars uncoverthe true purpose of the stone and the historicalevents which resulted in the creation of thismarvelous monolith. This is the only book thatbrings together photographs of other importantsolar monuments from multiple private collectionsand various museums around the world. To date,there is no other book that provides such a preciseand fascinating description of the meaning of theAztec Calendar and of Nahui Ollin. The bookincludes a unique booklet with six transparencieswhich highlight each of the six concentric circlesof the Aztec Calendar in full color. Also availablein Spanish.164p, 201 color and b/w illus (Grupo Azabache 2005)hardback, 9789706780096, $60.00. Reduced to$19.98Settlement Archaeologyand Political Economyat Tres Zapotes, Veracruz, Mexicoedited by Christopher A PoolThis volume presents new information from aprogram of intensive archaeological survey andsurface collection at an important Olmec andEpi-Olmec center.A dual strategy of systematicinterval transect sampling and full-coverage surveyof architectural features and artifact concentrationspermits an evaluation of the relative effectivenessof these commonly employed methods. Augertesting in floodplain areas yielded evidence ofextensive buried deposits. Distributional analysisof the surface and subsurface data documentsthe site’s growth and decline from 900 BC toAD 900 in radiocarbon years and confirm thatTres Zapotes achieved its apogee during theLate and Terminal Formative periods (400 BCto AD 300). An attribute analysis of burnedearthen artifacts discriminates between daub andprobable kiln remains, helping to define ceramicproduction loci. Interpretive chapters discussthe organization of ceramic and obsidian craftproduction, concluding that craft activities weremainly household based with little elite controlover production. The concluding synthesis arguesfor weak centralization of authority of Tres Zapotesand highlights variability in the political andeconomic processes affecting forms of urbanism inthe lowlands of Mesoamerica.106p, b/w illus (Cotsen Institute of Archaeology 2003)paperback, 9781931745079, $28.00. Reduced to $9.98Themes of IndigenousAcculturation in North West Mexicoby T B Hinton76p (University of Arizona Press 1981) paperback,9780816503247, $10.95. Reduced to $3.98Archaeological Researchat Xochicalpo, 1Ancient Urbanism at XochicalcoThe Evolution and Organizationof a Pre-Hispanic Societyby Kenneth HirthThe ancient site of Xochicalco is located inthe southern reaches of the central Mexicanmountain range. The Xochicalco Mapping Projectwas initiated in 1978. Its specific goals were tolocate the site’s physical boundaries and identifyits residential area; map and establish the sizeof Xochicalco during its major developmentalperiods; analyze the site’s residential and publicarchitecture to provide clues for sociopoliticalorganization; and obtain data for insight intoXochicalco’s role in the regional evolution of social,economic, and political systems.448p (University of Utah Press 2000) hardback,9780874805857, $75.00. Reduced to $19.98Alcohol in Ancient Mexicoby Henry J BurmanThe art of distillation arrived in Mexico with theSpaniards in the sixteenth century. Even beforethat time native skills and available resourceshad contributed to a well-developed tradition ofintoxicating beverages, many of which are stillproduced and consumed. Henry Bruman visitedvarious Mexican and Central American Indiantribes to reconstruct the variety and extent of theseancient traditions.224p, illus (University of Utah Press 2000) hardback,9780874806588, $30.00. Reduced to $9.98An Archaeological Guide toNorthern Central Americaby Joyce KellyA guide book to the archaeological sites andmuseums of Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and ElSalvador. It covers nearly 40 sites and 25 museumswith brief descriptions of the site and gooddirections and useful advice. Lots of site-plans andphotographs to entice and it includes some of therather less well-known and remote sites as well asthe major complexes.340p, 24 col & 170 b/w photos, 21 figs (University ofOklahoma Press 1996) hardback, 9780806128580,$55.00. Reduced to $12.98Aztecs & MayaThe Ancient Peoples of Middle Americaby Nicholas JamesA good historical overview of the people of MiddleAmerica from early times to the present day.Nicholas James traces the rise and fall of societiessuch as the Olmecs, Maya, Zapotecs and Aztecs,and discusses the nature of their language, beliefsystems, culture and especially their art andmonuments.162p, 27 col pls, 74 b/w figs & pls (Tempus 2001)paperback, 9780752414249, $29.99. Reduced to$12.98The David Brown Book Co. 20 www.oxbowbooks.com — toll-free 1-800-791-9354

When ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09The AmericasThe Aztec Templo MayorA Visualizationby Antonio Serrato-CombeThe Templo Mayor precinct at Tenochtitlanin Mexico was an important center in Aztecceremonial life, providing the setting for displaysof highly energized rituals. This book uses thelatest archaeological research and cutting-edgecomputer-generated three-dimensional colorimagery to reconstruct the spaces where theseritual dramas were played out. Through a seriesof isometric drawings and sections cut throughbuildings, the author has created a compellingreconstruction of how the temple looked, andhow it evolved from a scatter of mud and thatchhuts to become one of the most impressive urbancomplexes in the world.224p, 154 col pls (University of Utah Press 2001)hardback, 9780874806908, $45.00. Reduced to $9.98The Flowering of ManA Tzotzil Botany of Zinacantanby Dennis E Breedlove and Robert M LaughlinA monumental work, thirty years in the making,representing twenty-six Zinacantec communities,and containing botanical descriptions andinformation on 2,686 Tzotzil named generics,specifics, and varietals.336p, illus (Smithsonian Institution Press 2000)paperback, 9781560988977, $24.95. Reduced to $9.98Maya Monumentsby Nigel HughesThis beautiful book contains 41 full-color paintingsof Maya buildings complemented by thirty essayson various aspects of the government, religion,economy and culture of the ancient Mayas.160p, illus (Antique Collectors’ Club 2000) hardback,9781851492947, $49.50. Reduced to $19.98The Mayas of the Classic Periodby A Arellano HernándezThis volume focuses on the Classic Maya period,c. AD 250–900. The book opens with studies onthe history of the discovery of the Maya, and anoutline of the major cultural sequences. Thematicsections then follow discussing aspects of Mayanreligion, architectural history and their writingsystem.256p, col & b/w illus (Jaca Books 1999) hardback,9788816690028, $59.50. Reduced to $19.98Contributions to the Archaeologyand Ethnohistory of GreaterMesoamericaedited by William Folan368p (Southern Illinois University Press 1985)hardback, 9780809311231, $36.95. Reduced to $9.98New and Recent MayaHieroglyph ReadingsA Supplement to Understanding MayaInscriptionsby John F Harris39p (University of Pennsylvania Museum 1993)paperback, 9780924171253, $9.95. Reduced to $1.98Reading the Maya Glyphsby Michael ColeA compact, portable guide that enables students,tourists and armchair travelers to read andunderstand commonly encountered Classic Mayatexts.176p (Thames and Hudson 2001) hardback,9780500051108, $21.95. Reduced to $9.98Archaeological Research atXochicalpo, 2The Xochicalpo Mapping Projectby Kenneth HirthVolume 1 offers a specific analysis of Xochicalcourban development plus a synthetic treatmentof culture process in central Mexico. Volume 2includes descriptive and synthetic contributions. Itcontains much of the data referred to in volume 1,though primarily in summary form. Together thevolumes are an important step in documentingcentral Mexican prehistory.448p (University of Utah Press 2000) hardback,9780874805864, $75.00. Reduced to $19.98In The Language Of KingsAn Anthology of Mesoamerican Literature,Pre-Columbian to the Presentby by Miguel Leon-PortillaFrom new interpretations of the glyphic writingsof the Maya through the poetic response to eventsin modern Chiapas, here is a history of Mexico andCentral America from the Indian point of view. Itis a literary journey into the heart of one of theworld’s great civilizations.704p (W W Norton 2001) hardback, 9780393020106,$39.95. Reduced to $9.98National Museum of Anthropology,Mexico Cityby Felipe SolisThe finest museum of archaeology andanthropology in the Western hemisphere, theNational Museum of Anthropology in Mexico Cityowns the world’s most impressive collection ofpre-Columbian Mexican art, including sculpture,painting, pottery, and other works. Published tocelebrate the 40th anniversary of the museum, thisbeautiful and comprehensive survey explores bothits collections and its role as a national institution.436p, 450 illus (Abrams 2004) hardback,9780810956032, $85.00. Reduced to $39.98The Arts and Crafts of Mexicoby Chloe SayerComplete with full-color photography of nativecrafts and vivid portraits of the Mexican peopleand their lifestyles, this volume combines in-depthtext and beautiful images into a treasury of myriadindigenous art forms.160p, col illus (Chronicle Books 1990) paperback,9780500276143, $35.00. Reduced to $14.98Guatemalan Textilesin the British Museumby Ann HechtA catalogue of textiles from the highlands ofGuatemala in the Ethnographic Department ofThe British Museum. This important collection ofover 800 items has not previously been the subjectof systematic study. The material is arrangedgeographically and representative items from eachgroup are described.100p, 24 col & 12 b/w photos, 80 b/w illus (BritishMuseum Press 2001, British Museum OccasionalPaper) paperback, 9780861591343, $20.00.Reduced to $9.98Excavations at Altun Ha, Belize,1964–1970 Volume 1by David M Pendergast240p (Royal Ontario Museum 1990) hardback,9780888542199, $135.00. Reduced to $19.98Excavations at Altun Ha, Belize,1964–1970 Volume 2by David M Pendergast320p, illus, 53 pls, maps (Royal Ontario Museum1990) hardback, 9780888542908, $135.00.Reduced to $29.98Excavations at Altun Ha, Belize,1964–1970 Volume 3by David M Pendergast432p (Royal Ontario Museum 1990) hardback,9780888543554, $135.00. Reduced to $19.98The Cambridge Historyof the Native Peoples of AmericaVolume 2: Mesoamerica (Parts 1 and 2)edited by Richard E W Adams et alAn authoritative and comprehensive overview ofcentral America. Part 1 of this substantial volumesurveys Mesoamerica during the prehistoricperiod. Part 2 continues the story through theSpanish invasion and independence. Drawingon archaeological, anthropological and historicalevidence, the papers seek to present the `culturalinstitutions’ of communities across Mexico,Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, includingthe Aztec and Maya civilizations.2 vols, 1031p, b/w illus (Cambridge University Press2000) hardback, 9780521652056, $310.00.Reduced to $69.98Handbook to Life in the Aztec Worldby Manuel Aguilar-MorenoOrganized in a highly accessible format, thisbook contains in-depth coverage of Aztechistory, geography, foods, trades, arts, games,wars, political systems, class structure, religiouspractices, trading networks, writings, architecture,science, and more. Detailed descriptions and morethan 165 original line drawings pair with highqualityphotographs, maps, and tables to bring theAztec world to life.464p, illus (Oxford University Press 2007) paperback,9780195330830, $25.00. Reduced to $7.98The David Brown Book Co. 21 www.oxbowbooks.com — toll-free 1-800-791-9354

The AmericasWhen ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09TenochtitlanDigging for the Pastby Leonardo Lopez Lujan and Judy LevinArchaeologists typically discover the remains of acity and then try to learn about its culture. WithTenochtitlan, archaeologists were faced with theopposite task. Through thousands of documents,historians knew about the culture, people, andbuildings of Tenochtitlan; they just needed touncover the city. In 1790, workers paving themain plaza of Mexico City found their first clue:a three-ton statue of a goddess wearing a skirt ofrattlesnakes. But it was not until the discovery ofthe Great Temple in 1978 that archaeologists couldstart a true, long-term excavation of Tenochtitlan.Archaeologists have since found more than 9,000artifacts and evidence of numerous buildings. Inthis book, Leonardo Lopez Lujan, who has beenexcavating Tenochtitlan since 1980, and co-authorJudy Levin uncover the culture and history ofTenochtitlan that the Spanish tried so hard todestroy.48p (Oxford University Press 2006) hardback,9780921428008, $22.95. Reduced to $5.98TequilaA Natural and Cultural Historyby Ana Guadalupe Valenzuela-Zapata and GaryPaul NabhanThe leading agronomist in Mexico’s tequilaindustry and one of America’s most respectedethnobotanists plumb the myth of tequila as theyintroduce the natural history, economics, andcultural significance of the plants cultivated for itsproduction.160p, illus (University of Arizona Press 2004)paperback, 9780816519385, $14.95. Reduced to $6.98The Spanish Invasion of Mexico,1519–1521by Charles M RobinsonThis book explains the background both ofthe Aztec Empire and the Spanish presence inMexico. It describes the lives of the Aztecs in theirglittering capital and of the Europeans as theylearned to adapt and survive in an alien and oftendangerous world. The invasion was a war betweencivilizations, pitting the fatalism and obsessiveritual of the Aztecs against soldiers fighting forriches, their lives, and eventually their souls.96p, illus (Osprey 2004) paperback, 9781841765631,$14.95. Reduced to $7.98The Spanish Main 1492–1800by René ChartrandThe Spanish Main – the Spanish possessions inthe West Indies and the Central American andMexican coast – was the envy of Englishmen,Frenchmen and Dutchmen from the 16th to the19th centuries. The Spanish built an outstandingsystem of fortifications; this title covers the threemain periods of development including the first‘castles’ in the Americas.64p (Osprey 2006) paperback, 9781846030055,$16.95. Reduced to $6.98Courtly Art of the Ancient Mayaedited by Mary MillerWritten by leading authorities and includingthirteen personal accounts of the latestgroundbreaking research, this book examinesthe royal courts and their art in their art inunprecedented depth. Color photographsthroughout and specially commissioned drawingsreveal a dazzling array of objects that still have thepower to engage and astonish observers centuriesafter their creation.304p, col illus (Thames and Hudson 2004) paperback,9780500051290, $35.00. Reduced to $14.98Ancient Oaxacaby Richard E Blanton, Gary M Feinman, StephenA Kowalewski & Linda M NicholasSome 2,500 years ago, the first state developed inthe Oaxaca Valley, modern day southern Mexico.It was centerd around the site of Monte Albánand led to significant changes in social, political,cultural and ritual terms. This book discusseshow and why this happened. Based on evidencefrom excavations and regional settlement patternsderived from archaeological surveys, the authorsdraw this information together to form a ‘succinctaccount of the causes and consequences of politicalchange in the region’. Set to become the most upto-dateauthority on the region.153p, b/w illus & pls (Cambridge University Press1999) hardback, 9780521571142, $90.00.Reduced to $14.98The McDougall Collection ofIndian Textiles from Guatemalaand Mexicoby Lara E StartAn illustrated examination of the costume,materials, equipment and accessories of thepeople of Guatemala and Mexico based on ElsieMcDougall’s rich collection from the secondquarter of the 20th century as well as her extensivenotes and photographs.114p, b/w illus, 1 col & 16 b/w pls (Pitt Rivers Museum1980, Occasional Papers on Technology) paperback,9780902793033, $20.00. Reduced to $7.98The Fall of the Ancient MayaSolving the Mysteryof the Maya Collapseby David WebsterThe Classic Maya collapse is one of the greatpuzzles of history, ranking alongside the Fall ofRome as an enigma that has intrigued scholars forgenerations. Drawing upon recent archaeologicalresearch and hieroglyphic decipherments, DavidWebster evaluates the theories and dispels themyths surrounding this contentious topic.368p (Thames and Hudson 2002) hardback,9780500051139, $34.95. Reduced to $14.98The Sowing and the DawningTermination, Dedicationand Transformation in the Archaeologicaland Ethnographic Record of Mesoamericaby Shirley MockThis collection combines archaeology andethnography to explore the Mesoamericanarchaeological record. Contributors focus on thelittle-understood material phenomena of ritualdeposits, dedicatory or votive offerings, caches,and termination events. Drawing on contemporaryMaya ethnography, the authors argue that a fewdeep structural principles unify the Mesoamericanworld view, both present and past, and applythese concepts to the deposition of dedicatory andtermination offerings in the archaeological record.320p (University of New Mexico Press 1998) hardback,9780826319838, $75.00. Reduced to $12.98Human Body, Human SpiritA Portrait of Ancient Mexicoedited by C TateThe human figure forms the core of the pre-Hispanic art of Mexico. In 1993 an exhibition inMexico city collected together ancient Mexicanfigurines representing a wide spectrum of humanexperience. Presented here in splendid color plates,this volume is a useful, beautiful and provocativedemonstration of the representation of the humanform in ancient Mexican art. With brief captionsand introductory essays.130p, 92 col pls (Michael C Carlos Museum 1993)paperback, 9780963816900, $29.95.Reduced to $9.98Languages of the Pre-ColumbianAntillesby Julian Granberry and Gary VesceliusThis work formulates a testable hypothesis of theorigins and migration patterns of the aboriginalpeoples of the Greater Antilles, the LucayanIslands, the Virgin Islands, and the northernmostof the Leeward Islands, prior to European contact.Using archaeological data as corroboration,the authors synthesize evidence that has beenavailable in scattered locales for more than 500years but which has never before been correlatedand critically examined.176p (University of Alabama Press 2004) paperback,9780817351236, $19.95. Reduced to $7.98Mexican Textile Techniquesby Chloe SayerThis book considers the principal fibers usedin modern Mexico and weaving techniques aredescribed in detail, together with methods forembellishing finished cloth such as embroideryand appliqué. The final chapter concentrates onthe wide range of garments which are still worn incontemporary Indian Mexico.64p, 41 b/w illus (Shire Publications 1988) paperback,9780852639702, $14.00. Reduced to $5.98The David Brown Book Co. 22 www.oxbowbooks.com — toll-free 1-800-791-9354

When ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09The AmericasArchaeological Investigationson St Martin (Lesser Antilles)edited by Corinne L Hofman and Menno L PHooglandThe Leeward islands constitute one of the lastremaining gaps in our knowledge of the WestIndies. This book describes archaeological researchat three sites: the Norman Estate, Anse des Peresand the Hope Estate.328p (University of Leiden 1999, ArchaeologicalStudies) paperback, 9789076368047, $85.00.Reduced to $19.98The Art and Architectureof Ancient AmericaThe Mexican, Maya and Andean PeoplesThird Editionby George KublerExamines the development of the principal stylesof ancient American architecture, sculpture,and painting until the end of the Aztec and Incaempires in the 16th century. The arrangement isby geographical regions in three main divisions:Mexico, Central America and western SouthAmerica.576p (Yale University Press 1992) paperback,9780300053258, $37.00. Reduced to $12.98Sanuq and ToltecatlPre-Columbian Artsof Middle and South Americaby George Bankes and Elizabeth BaquedanoCatalogue of 74 Maya and Inka objects from theManchester Museum (UK) with a discussion ofhow they came to arrive in England, together witha number of short essays examining the collectionand the art and culture of the Aztec and Mayapeople.72p, 74 b/w & col illus (Manchester Museum 1992)paperback, 9780904630107, $16.00.Reduced to $5.98A Sacred LandscapeThe Search for Ancient Peruby Hugh ThomsonThis volume takes us from the great Mochepyramids to remote sites in the Central highlandsthat date back to the first millennium BCE– ancient Incan sites of the Andes that remaincloaked in mystery.376p (Overlook Press 2007) hardback,9781585679010, $27.95. Reduced to $9.98Last Rites for the Tipu MayaGenetic Structuringof a Colonial Cemeteryby Keith P JacobiCombining historical documentation with theresults of an archaeological exploration of a Tipucemetery, Keith Jacobi provides an account ofthe meshing of the native Maya and the Spanishmissionaries and the assimilation of Catholicpractices by the Tipu.295p (University of Alabama Press 2000) paperback,9780817310257, $36.50. Reduced to $9.98Unknown AmazonCulture in Nature in Ancient Braziledited by Colin McEwan, Cristiana Barreto andEduardo NevesOver thousands of years, a range of culturaltraditions developed within the Amazonian rainforest. This richly illustrated collection of twelvepapers, accompanying an exhibition of the samename at the British Museum, looks at the evidencefor these native populations whilst exploringthe inevitable link between nature and cultureand stressing the need to preserve this uniqueenvironment.304p, illus (British Museum Press 2001) paperback,9780714125589, $45.00. Reduced to $19.98Life on the AmazonThe Anthropology of a Brazilian Peasant Villageby Mark HarrisInnovative contribution to anthropology’s interestin how identity is created and defined, usingtwo forms of ethnographic writing to explorethe historical and social identity of a village ofcoboclo fisherpeople who live on the banks of theAmazon.236p, b/w pls, maps, illus (Oxford University Press forthe British Academy 2000) hardback, 9780197262399,$72.00. Reduced to $24.98Orinoco-ParimaIndian Societies in Venezuela:The Cisneros Collectionby Luiz Bogler, Gabriele Herzog-Schröder andLeila DelgadoThe collection contains masks, ritual objects,ornaments, feather decorations in magnificent colors,cooking utensils and weapons from the VenezuelanFederal States of Amazonas and Bolivar.264p, col illus (Hatje Cantz 2000) hardback,9783775708739, $55.00. Reduced to $14.98MexicoFrom the Beginningto the Spanish Conquestby Alan KnightThis book is the first in a three-volume history ofMexico, a major work that conveys the full sweepof Mexican history in all its social, economic, andpolitical diversity, from the first human settlementof Mesoamerica down to the post-PRI politics ofour day.274p (Cambridge University Press 2002) paperback,9780521891950, $22.99. Reduced to $9.98The Coming of the SunA Prologue to Ika Sacred Narrativeby Donald Taylor214p (Pitt Rivers Museum 1997) paperback,9780902793385, $30.00. Reduced to $7.98EmbarkationsEthnography and Shamanismof the Chocó Indians of Colombiaby Donald Taylor237p (Pitt Rivers Museum 1996) paperback,9780902793354, $30.00. Reduced to $9.98Fortifications of the Incasby H W and J E KaufmannFrom the mountain stronghold of Cuzco, theIncas subjugated the surrounding kingdomsand territories, absorbing their civilizations andtheir peoples. By 1525, they dominated muchof the west of the continent, relying on fortifiedstrongholds, an extensive system of roads anbridges, and obligatory military service to controllocal populations. This title takes a detailed look atthe development of Incan fortification techniques,and examines how they came to be overrun by theSpanish conquistadors.64p (Osprey 2006) paperback, 9781841769394,$16.95. Reduced to $6.98PizarroConqueror of the Incaby Stuart StirlingStuart Stirling’s researches in the Archives of theIndies in Seville enable him to present an accurateportrait of Pizarro as a man of his time, and toplace even his most infamous act - the killing ofthe Inca king Atahualpa - within context.256p (The History Press 2006) hardback,9780750936828, $24.95. Reduced to $9.98Pre-Columbian AmericaRitual Arts of the New Worldby Jean Paul BarbierA complete catalogue of the pre-Columbian artcollection of the Barbier-Mueller Museum and alsoa reference work for pre-Columbian studies.400p, 16 b/w & 261 col illus (Skira 1998) hardback,9788881183265, $67.50. Reduced to $29.98Ecology and Ceramic Productionin an Andean Communityby Dean E ArnoldAn ethnoarchaeological study exploring therelationships of ceramic production to societyand its environment in the Peruvian Andes. Thebook traces contemporary linkages through theproduction, decoration and use of pottery andrelates them to the analysis and interpretation ofancient ceramic production.278p, illus (Cambridge University Press 1993, NewStudies in Archaeology) hardback, 9780521432894,$74.95. Reduced to $19.98Cities of the Ancient Andesby Adriana von HagenFrom the acoustics of Chavin de Huantar to thesacred geography of Tiwanaku, this book offersintriguing insights to what life in the urbancivilizations of the Andes was like.224p, 150 pls (Thames and Hudson 1998) hardback,9780500050866, $35.00. Reduced to $14.98The David Brown Book Co. 23 www.oxbowbooks.com — toll-free 1-800-791-9354

The AmericasWhen ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09The Art of GoldThe Legacy of Pre-Hispanic Colombiaby Roberto Lleras, Clara Isabel Botero, SantiagoLodonoThis richly illustrated volume traces the legacyof gold in pre-Hispanic Colombia in over 250exceptional gold objects, supplemented by maps,diagrams, and illustrations that put in context thepieces that make up this extraordinary collectionfrom the Gold Museum of Bogotà.272p, illus (Skira 2007) hardback, 9788876247767,$60.00. Reduced to $24.98Moche Fineline PaintingIts Evolution and Its Artistsby Christopher B Donnan and DonnaMcClellandThe Moche culture, which flourished on the northcoast of Peru between 100 and 800 BCE, hasbeen known to art historians and archaeologistsfor over a century. Only recently, however, withthe discovery of the fabulous Royal Tombs ofSip·n, have the Moche become as well knownto the public as the Inca, who appeared severalcenturies later. This book traces the finelinepainting tradition from the beginning to the endof the Moche culture. Although the Moche had nowriting system, they left a vivid artistic record oftheir beliefs and activities in beautifully modeledand painted ceramics. Because of their complexityand wide range of subject matter, these paintingsprovide a wealth of information about Mochecivilization.320p (University of California Fowler Museum ofCultural History 1999) paperback, 9780930741792,$45.00. Reduced to $19.98Treasures of the AndesGlories of Incaand Pre-Columbian South Americaby Jeffrey QuilterA unique illustrated companion to the superbartistic legacy that survived the ravages of theConquistadors in the 16th century-and the beliefs,deities, myth making, empire building, and oftenturbulent history that underlie these magnificentworks of art and literature.224p, col illus (Duncan Baird 2005) hardback,9781844832170, $35.00. Reduced to $19.98The White RockAn Exploration of the IncaHeartlandby Hugh ThomsonA clear-sighted history of the Inca people andtheir extraordinary culture. Thomson weaves thestory of his own discoveries and brushes withdanger into a narrative that seamlessly relates theaccounts of the famous explorers who precededhim-including Hiram Bingham, who discoveredMachu Picchu.316p, 42 col pls, 3 maps (Overlook Press 2003)hardback, 9781585673551, $27.95. Reduced to $9.98Royal Tombs of Sípanby W Alva and C B DonnanThis fascinating and very accessible book describesthe excavation of three royal tombs of the Moche,a civilization that flourished on the north coast ofPeru between AD 100 and 800. The tombs, whichcontained extraordinary gold and silver jewelryand ceremonial attire, are the richest ever excavatedarchaeologically in the Western Hemisphere.229p, 248 col pls (Fowler Museum 1994) paperback,9780930741303, $50.00. Reduced to $14.98The Guinea PigHealing, Food, and Ritual in the Andesby Edmundo MoralesThe guinea pig pervades nearly every aspectof Andean life. Traditionally important in folkmedicine, native religion, and as a food source,guinea pig use continues to proliferate. Once awoman’s domestic chore, raising guinea pigs istoday a profitable commercial practice in LatinAmerica.208p (University of Arizona Press 1995) paperback,9780816515585, $21.95. Reduced to $7.98Recent Advances in theArchaeology of the NorthernAndesStudies in Memory of GerardoReichel-Dolmatoffedited by Augusto Oyuela-Caycedo and J ScottRaymondThe northern Andes have had a subdued voicein the literature of American archaeology eventhough it is a pivotal region for understandingmany of the social, economic, political, andideological changes which pre-Columbian culturesexperienced. The eleven chapters cover topicsincluding recent investigations on the first humancolonization of the region, the origins of sedentismand food production, the rise of chiefdoms, andthe importance of symbolism and iconography.173p (Cotsen Institute of Archaeology 1998)paperback, 9780917956904, $32.00.Reduced to $9.98PeruArt from the Chavín to the Incasedited by Patrick LemassonRichly illustrated, this book describes the grandeurand richness of the numerous civilizationspredating the Incas, including the Paracas,Nazca, Recuay, Sicán-Lambayeque, Moche-Sipán,and Chimú cultures, as well as the great Incacivilization.224p, illus (Skira 2006) hardback, 9788876246920,$60.00. Reduced to $24.98Peruvian Prehistoryedited by Richard W KeatingeOffers an authoritative and up-to-date survey ofthe cultural evolution of Peru from the appearanceof the first inhabitants around 10,000 BC to thearrival of the Spanish in 1534.384p (Cambridge University Press 1999) paperback,9780521255608, $48.00. Reduced to $19.98Peruvian Potteryby George BanksThis book traces the development of the mainstyles of Peruvian pottery from earliest times upto the Spanish conquest and sets these withintheir cultural context. It looks at the technologyemployment, using a combination of theexamination of finished pieces, modern pottersworking with a pre-Hispanic technology.72p (Shire Publications 1999) paperback,9780747800132, $14.00. Reduced to $5.98LukurmataHousehold Archaeology in Prehistoric Boliviaby Marc BermannHousehold archaeology, together with communityand regional settlement information, forms thebasis for a unique local perspective of Andeanprehistory in this study of the evolution of the siteof Lukurmata, a pre-Columbian community inhighland Bolivia.307p, illus (Princeton University Press 1994) hardback,9780691033594, $65.00. Reduced to $14.98Pre-Columbian TreasuresThe Harold W Shaw Collectionby Harmer JohnsonThis exhibit catalog from the Dayton Art Institutespotlights 59 objects in gold, jade, stone, pottery,shell, and wood, from Central and South America,all from the time before the first Europeanexplorers arrived.86p, col illus (The Dayton Art Institute 2003)paperback, 9780937809259, $19.95.Reduced to $7.98Traces behindthe Esmeraldas ShorePrehistory of the Santiago-Cayapas Region,Ecuadorby Warren R DeboerUsing evidence obtained in digs during the 1980s,the author documents the prehistory of the areaspanning three millennia, and highlights the reignof La Tolita from 200 BC to AD 350.240p (University of Alabama Press 1996) paperback,9780817307929, $34.95. Reduced to $9.98Beyond DeathThe Chinchorro Mummies of Chileby Bernardo T ArriazaComprehensive study of 282 examples permitsclassification, description, and interpretation ofmummification techniques and of details of health,diet, technology, settlement, and society between5000 and 1700 BC.176p (Smithsonian Institution Press 1995) hardback,9781560985129, $45.00. Reduced to $12.98A Survey of Music in Peruby Peter Cloudsley54p (British Museum Press 1994, British MuseumOccasional Paper) paperback, 9780861590711,$18.00. Reduced to $9.98The David Brown Book Co. 24 www.oxbowbooks.com — toll-free 1-800-791-9354

When ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09AsiaAsiaThe Asian World 600–1500by Roger V Des Forges and John S MajorThis volume takes readers through nine centuriesof history often punctuated by conquests andconflict – from the rise of Yoritomo, Japan’s firstshogun, to the ruthless campaigns of GenghisKhan’s Mongol warriors in China, to the mutinyof Korean general Yi Songgye, who proclaimedhimself founder of a new dynasty.176p (Oxford University Press 2005) hardback,9780195178432, $32.95. Reduced to $5.98BuddhismHistory and Diversity of a Great Traditionby Elizabeth Lyons and Heather Peters64p (University of Pennsylvania Museum 1985)paperback, 9780934718769, $9.95. Reduced to $2.98Aurel Stein on the Silk Roadby Susan WhitfieldBeautifully illustrated account of the adventuresof the great Silk Road explorer and archaeologistSir Aurel Stein, whose expeditions a century agoincluded the discovery of an amazing hoard ofBuddhist paintings, hidden since the 11th centuryinside a secret cave at Dunhuang.143p, col & b/w illus (Serindia Publications 2004)hardback, 9781932476118, $35.00.Reduced to $12.98Forgotten Gods of TibetEarly Buddhist Art in the Western Himalayasby Peter Van Ham and Aglaja Stirn, with apreface by the Dalai LamaBeautifully illustrated in color throughout, thisbook presents little known masterpices of earlyBuddhist art from the Spiti and Kinnaur regionson the Indo-Tibetan border. A well-researched textprovides a history of the region and explains theproduction of the paintings and carvings and theircultural and religious significance.159p, col illus (Editions Menges 1997) hardback,9782856203965, $75.00. Reduced to $24.98Metalcrafts of Central Asiaby Ken TeagueThis book describes the manufacturing techniques,styles and symbolism of the metalcrafts of centralAsia in their historical and contemporary settings.64p (Shire Publications 1999) paperback,9780747800620, $14.00. Reduced to $5.98Medieval Seafarers of Indiaby Lakshmi SubramianThis book explores the dimensions of Indianseafaring from the sixteenth to the eighteenthcenturies, a period of striking change and growthfor the trade and traders of the Indian Ocean.152p (Roli Books 2005) paperback, 9788174364104,$17.95. Reduced to $7.98The Mongolsby Stephen TurnbullThe history of the Mongol armies is a catalogue ofsuperlatives. No armies in history have ever wonso many battles or conquered so much territory.No army has ever provoked such justifiable terrorand loathing in its victims, or slaughtered so manyof its vanquished. What other army in history hasmarched on Russia in the winter and survived, letalone won victories? The stories of these and manyother amazing feats of this ‘barbarian’ people arehere brought vividly to life by Stephen Turnbull,from the birth of Genghis Khan in the wind-sweptsteppes of Mongolia, through the conquest ofChina and beyond.48p (Osprey 1980) paperback, 9780850453720,$17.95. Reduced to $7.98Genghis Khan and the MongolConquests 1190–1400by Stephen TurnbullThe history of the Mongol conquests is a catalogueof superlatives. No army in the world has everconquered so much territory, and few armies haveprovoked such terror as the Mongol hordes. Sovast was the extent of the Mongol Empire thatthe samurai of Japan and the Teutonic Knights ofPrussia had each fought the same enemy whilebeing unaware of each other’s existence. This bookprovides a concise yet thorough account of theMongol conquests, including the rise of GenghisKhan and the unification of the tribes with up todate information on campaign logistics, tactics andhorse breeding.95p (Osprey 2003) paperback, 9781841765235,$17.95. Reduced to $7.98The Legacy of Genghis KhanCourtly Arts and Culturein Western Asia, 1256–1353by Linda Komaroff and Stefano CarboniThis volume, which focuses on the Ilkhans andtheir culture, features some 200 extraordinaryobjects in color, including manuscript paintingsand illuminations, ceramic tiles, metalwork andtextiles. Essays by eight scholars provide thehistorical and political background and addresssuch subjects as the art of the book, religious art,and the transmission of designs across Asia.424p, col illus (Metropolitan Museum of Art 2002)hardback, 9780300096910, $60.00.Reduced to $39.98Guardian of the FlameArt of Sri Lankaby John ListopadThe island nation of Sri Lanka has a rich heritageof Buddhist art that played an important role inthe dissemination of Buddhism from its originin India to countries in Southeast Asia. Imagesof the Buddha Sakyamuni dominate the rarecultural legacy, expressing in bronze, stone, ivory,crystal and wood the timeless message of spiritualenlightenment through wisdom and compassion.183p (Phoenix Art Museum 2003) paperback,9780910407502, $35.00. Reduced to $15.98A Descriptive Catalogueof Oriental Manuscriptsat St John’s College, Oxfordby Emilie Savage-SmithThe 26 Oriental manuscripts (41 treatises) nowat St John’s College, Oxford, reflect the varyingways in which Europeans have sought to makethemselves familiar with the cultures of the East.This catalogue provides a detailed description ofevery item within each manuscript.176p, 16 col & 8 b/w pls (Oxford University Press2005) hardback, 9780199201952, $140.00.Reduced to $39.98Reports on the Campaigns, 1956–1958 in Swat, Pakistan, MingoraSite of Butkara Iby Domenico Faccenna and Giorgio GulliniThe first volume of a series of interestingarchaeological reports on the pre- and proto-historyof the Indo-Pakistani subcontinent.362p, b/w illus, 25 folding pls (Istituto Poligrafico delloStato 1962) hardback, , $125.00.Reduced to $29.98Sculptures from the Sacred Areaof Butkara I (Swat, Pakistan)Part 2 – Platesby Domenico FaccennaThe objects published in this volume of plates arefrom the excavations carried out at Swat between1956-58.435p, b/w pls (Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato 2006)hardback, , $125.00. Reduced to $29.98Sculptures from the Sacred Areaof Butkara I (Swat, Pakistan)Part 3 – Platesby Domenico FaccennaThe objects published in this volume of plates arefrom the excavations carried out at Swat between1956-58.416p, 340 pls (Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato 2006)hardback, , $125.00. Reduced to $29.98The Mughal Emperorsand the Islamic Dynasties ofIndia, Iran, and Central Asiaby Francis RobinsonThis is a well illustrated reign by reign chronicleof the Mughal emperors, from the first Il-KhanHulagu (1256–1265) to the overthrow of AhmadShah in 1921. The clear and accessible narrativeis supplemented by features highlighting social,artistic and architectural developments. Detailedmaps chart the expansion and fragmentation ofthe Mughal Empire and the military campaigns ofthe emperors.240p, col & b/w illus (Thames and Hudson 2007)hardback, 9780500251348, $45.00.Reduced to $14.98The David Brown Book Co. 25 www.oxbowbooks.com — toll-free 1-800-791-9354

AsiaWhen ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09Sculpture of Bhudevi, Mother Earth in Hinduism.Photographed at the British MuseumPottery in Rajasthanby Carol KramerAn intensive enthnoarchaeological study oftraditional potters in Jodhpur and Udaipur, twomajor northwest Indian cities. On one level thisstudy stands on its own as a database of informationon a rapidly disappearing tradition. On anotherlevel the author’s background as an archaeologistof the Middle East comes into play, as she focuseson some major archaeological problems using theRajasthan evidence.264p, illus (Smithsonian Institution Press 1997,Smithsonian Series in Archaeological Inquiry)hardback, 9781560987406, $49.95.Reduced to $19.98Pashminaby Anamika PathakA Four-Thousand-year-old sandstone bust depictsa bearded priest covering his left shoulder witha shawl or mantle. Even today Indian men wearshawls similarly. In Fact, the woolen tradition inIndia spans more than four millennia, right fromthe days of the ancient Indus civilization.144p, col illus (Roli Books 2004) hardback,9788174362391, $12.95. Reduced to $7.98The Carlyle Collection of StoneAge Artefacts from Central Indiaby Jill Cook and Hazel E MatingellArchibald Carlyle developed an importantcollection of stone objects found on prehistoricsites in and around the Central Provinces of Indiaat at time when other 19th-century antiquarianswere focusing their interests on wealthier examplesof the subcontinent’s historical antiquities. Thisvolume catalogues this material for the firsttime, establishing their archaeological interestby providing background on Carlyle’s role in thehistorical development of research into the StoneAge of India and the significance of his finds in thecontext of modern archaeology.123p, 35 illus (British Museum Press 1994,British Museum Occasional Paper) paperback,9780861590957, $21.95. Reduced to $9.98Indian Castles 1206–1526The Rise and Fall of the Delhi Sultanateby Konstantin S NossovThis era is considered to be the defining age ofIndian castle and fortification design. The bookcovers all the major sites of the period, includingthe fabled seven medieval cities on the site ofpresent-day Delhi, as well as the most prominentsieges.64p (Osprey 2006) paperback, 9781846030659,$16.95. Reduced to $6.98Where Kings and Gods MeetThe Royal Centre at Vijayanagara, Indiaby John M Fritz, George Michell and M SNagaraja RaoAn in-depth architectural and archaeologicalreview of the Vijayanagara site.158 p, illus (University of Arizona Press 1985)hardback, 9780816509270, $35.50. Reduced to $9.98Indian PaintingThe Great Mural Traditionby Mira SethThe first complete survey of classical Indian wallpainting. The author has personally visited all ofthe major sites featured in this book, from thetemples of South India, the Deccan, to Rajasthanand Jammu and Kashmir in the north. This bookgives an in-depth analysis of the interconnectionsnot only between different schools of painting butalso the sister arts of sculpture and architecture.464p, illus (Abrams 2006) hardback, 9780810955363,$75.00. Reduced to $39.98Inscriptions of Gopaksetraby Michael D WillisA comprehensive catalogue of inscriptions fromthe Gwalior area of central India. Between the 3rdcentury BC and the turn of the 20th century, over3,000 records were inscribed on hero-stones, thepedestals of religious sculptures, cisterns, rocksand hills as well as copper plates.134p, b/w pls, maps (British Museum Press 1996)hardback, 9780714114750, $72.00.Reduced to $14.98Temples of Gopaksetraby Michael D WillisA regional history of the architecture and sculpturein central India between AD 600 and 900. Willisdraws on archaeological, epigraphic, numismaticand iconographic evidence for his analysis of thenumerous temples, shrines and works of art thatsurvive in the Gwalior region.112p, 142 b/w illus (British Museum Press 1997)hardback, 9780714114774, $72.00.Reduced to $14.98A Dictionary of Old Marathiby S G Tulpule and Anne FeldhausMarathi is the official language of Maharashtrastate in India. Old Marathi is the “classical” writtenform of the language as it appears in the abundantliterature and inscriptions dating from around1000 to 1350 BCE. This dictionary, the only oneof its kind, is based on all known inscriptionsand literary sources from the Old Marathi period.For each word, it offers a transliteration, anabbreviation indicating the grammatical category,an indication of etymology (where known), theattested meaning (with variants), and a citationor citations illustrating the use of the word in OldMarathi sources.856p (Oxford University Press 2000) hardback,9780195126006, $70.00. Reduced to $14.98Art of the Houma Foundryby Li Xiating and Liang ZimingArt of the Houma Foundry is an illustratedrepertory of archaeological finds made at the siteof a sixth-to fifth-century B.C. bronze foundrylocated at modern Houma in Shanxi Province,P.R.C. In the sixth and fifth centuries Houma wasthe capital of the state of Jin, a major power inChina at the time. The excavation of the foundrysite, the largest known in the ancient world, wasimportant above all for the spectacular wealth ofdecorated clay foundry-debris that was recoveredthere. The debris throws valuable light on the verycomplex casting processes used at Houma; stillmore valuable is the evidence it provides for thevarieties of decoration employed at the foundry.Bronzes unearthed at many different places inChina, decorated with an immense variety ofdesigns, can now be connected with Houma on theevidence of the foundry debris. This book presents1,200 of the most notable pieces of decoratedfoundry debris in photographs and drawings.Though unearthed more than thirty years ago,most of this material has never been published.Art of the Houma Foundry makes available to arthistorians, archaeologists, and museum curatorsan archive of unparalleled richness for one of themajor art styles of ancient China.544p, illus (Princeton University Press 1996) hardback,9780691011370, $265.00. Reduced to $49.98Indian Art in the Ashmolean Museumby J C Carle and Andrew TopsfieldThe 106 items illustrated and described in thisvolume demonstrate the range of Oxford’s collectionsof Indian Art from the 2nd cent BC to the last century- particularly sculptures in stone and bronze.108p, b/w illus, 24 col pls (Ashmolean Museum 1987)hardback, 9780907849537, $55.00.Reduced to $12.98The David Brown Book Co. 26 www.oxbowbooks.com — toll-free 1-800-791-9354

When ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09AsiaGift of the ConquerorsHand Papermaking in Indiaby Alexandra SoteriouComprehensive and detailed, this book traces thenearly thousand year history of hand papermakingin India, from the ancient sites in Gilgit and theHimalayas, through heartland Mathura, Agra,Daulatabad to the western sites in Rajasthan andGujarat, to Pondicherry on the Bay of Bengal.Illustrated with numerous color photographs, thestory is revealed through India’s visual art.248p, 218 col illus (Mapin 1998) hardback,9780944142561, $125.00. Reduced to $59.98Feet and Footwear in IndianCultureby Jutta Jain-NeubauerIllustrates the religious and erotic significanceof feet and footwear through the richness anddiversity of ancient footwear.176p (Mapin 2006) hardback, 9781890206208,$55.00. Reduced to $29.98Silk Brocadesby Yashodhara AgrawalA fascinating history of brocades from their originin ancient China and India, their spread to othercountries and the evolution of design and pattern.144p, col illus (Roli Books 2004) hardback,9788174362582, $12.95. Reduced to $7.98Monks and MerchantsSilk Road Treasures From Chinaby Judith A LernerThe northwest region of China comprising themodern provinces of Gansu and Ningxia formed anatural geographical corridor to China’s heartlandfor foreign traders and missionaries traveling theSilk Road from regions as far west and India, Rome,and Byzantium. Monks and Merchants is the firstbook to focus on this region and the crucial role itplayed in the transformation of Chinese civilizationfrom the fourth through the seventh century.352p (Abrams 2001) hardback, 9780810934788,$65.00. Reduced to $29.98Bronze Vessels of Ancient Chinain the Avery Brundage Collectionby René-Yvon d’ArgenceA well-illustrated catalogue of Chinese bronzeworkfrom the incomparable Asian Art Museum of SanFrancisco.144p, illus (Asian Art Museum 1977) paperback,9780295966489, $19.95. Reduced to $9.98Fire and WaterThe Art of Incendiary Aquatic Warfare in Chinaby Ralph D SawyerAn expert in Chinese Warfare, best-selling authorRalph Sawyer, offers a compelling account of thedevelopment of incendiary and aquatic warfaretactics in ancient China as pivotal elements inturning the tides of battle.352p (Westview Press 2003) hardback,9780813340654, $26.00. Reduced to $9.98The Search for Ancient Chinaby Corinne Debaine-FrancfortThis pocketbook provides a well illustratedintroduction to the history and culture of Chinafrom the Chinese Neolithic until the Han Dynasty(206 BC – AD 220).160p (Thames and Hudson 1999, New Horizons)paperback, 9780500300954, $12.95.Reduced to $5.98A Journey into China’s AntiquityVolume 1: Palaeolithic Age –Spring Autumn Periodby the National Museum of Chinese HistoryCompiled and written by experts from the NationalMuseum of Chinese History, Beijing, which housesthe most recent and important archaeologicalartifacts, this series of 4 volumes takes the readerthrough the development of Chinese culturethrough its rich collection of artifacts. Well-editedand illustrated with excellent photographs, theseries aims to give a faithful and reliable guide toChinese cultural history. Featuring some of themost spectacular items ever discovered, it tellsa story through a well-balanced presentation ofexcellent text, material and illustrations.This first volume covers the period from China’searliest ape-man (Homo erectus), YuanmouMan, who lived 1.7 million years ago to the lateSpring and Autumn Period. It details early humansettlement in China, especially the Neolithic age,and reveals the first dynastic ages of Xia and Shang,the development of bronze and iron usage, andthe turbulance in the Spring and Autumn periodthat gave rise to the most important Chinesephilosophers and military strategist such as Kongzi(Confucius) and Sunzi.271p, 274 col illus (Art Media Resources 1997)hardback, 9787505404762, $80.00.Reduced to $39.98A Journey into China’s AntiquityVolume 2: Warring States Period – Northernand Southern Dynastiesby the National Museum of Chinese HistoryThis second volume covers the Warring Statesperiod (4th century BC) to the Northern andSouthern Dynasties (6th century BC). Herewe learn about the Warring States period, itsaccomplishment in fostering new ideas and schoolsof thoughts, the unification of China, socially andeconomically, by the First Emperor of Qin, thenits decline and the rise and splendor of the Handynasty, and later came the first major contactbetween China and foreigners through CentralAsia and the arrival of Buddhism.271p, 274 col illus (Art Media Resources 1997)hardback, 9787505404830, $80.00. Reduced to$39.98A Journey into China’s AntiquityVolume 3: Sui & Tang Dynasties,Five Dynasties & Ten Kingdom Period,Northern & Southern Song Dynastiesby the National Museum of Chinese HistoryCovering the period from the end of the sixthcentury to the late 13th century, this volumewitnesses the zenith of international contact inthe Tang dynasty as manifested in all art forms:ceramics, painting, sculpture, and literature. AfterTang declined and the country fragmented, theSong dynasty rose and became one of the mostvital dynasties famous for its finest ceramics andpaintings.323p, 321 col illus (Art Media Resources 1998)hardback, 9787505405073, $80.00. Reduced to$39.98A Journey into China’s AntiquityVolume 4: Yuan Dynasty – Qing Dynastyby the National Museum of Chinese HistoryThis volume covers the period from the Yuan tothe Qing dynasty. In this volume we witness theMongolian achievements, the Manchu conquest,and the rise of foreign power that saw the endof Chinese dynastic empires. Illustrated withexquisite paintings and artifacts, including tributesfrom other countries to the Qing court.302p, 274 col illus (Art Media Resources 1998)hardback, 9787505405141, $80.00.Reduced to $39.98ChinaDawn of a Golden Age, 200–750 ADby James C WattThis book is the first comprehensive survey ofChinese art during this complex era. Lavishlyillustrated and produced, the volume presentsmore than three hundred recent archaeologicalfinds: including gold artifacts made by thenomadic peoples from Mongolia, luxury articlesof glass and precious metals from Western andCentral Asia, early Chinese Buddhist sculptures,and spectacular works in every medium fromthe Tang period. Essays by distinguished scholarsprovide a historical background, discuss thevarious media, and trace the changes in art stylesover a period that saw a radical modification ofChinese civilization.416p, illus (Metropolitan Museum of Art 2004)paperback, 9780300104875, $75.00.Reduced to $14.98The Lost Books of Medieval Chinaby Glen DudbridgeThese lectures discuss the dynamics of lossand survival; the role of the imperial state inmanipulating book culture through classificationand selective preservation; the significance oflost books as an index of superseded knowledgeand values. An analysis of two specific casesdemonstrates the insights to be gained throughtextual reconstruction, and the inadequacies ofstandard classification in times past and present.Medieval Chinese literature emerges as a richer,more problematic, less docile body of work thanthe orthodoxies of the last millennium would wish.80p (The British Library 2000) paperback,9780712346887, $32.00. Reduced to $9.98The David Brown Book Co. 27 www.oxbowbooks.com — toll-free 1-800-791-9354

AsiaWhen ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09Summit of TreasuresBuddhist Cave Art of Dazu, Chinaby Angela Falco HowardThe monumental cave complexes of the Baodigshansite at Dazu, in Sichuan province, and their vasttreasure trove of Buddhist sculpture and paintinghave been little studied relative to other Buddhistcave art in China. This is the first English-languagepublication to reveal and explain the incredibleartworks hidden in this remote site, dating fromthe Song dynasty and inspired by the profoundtenets of Esoteric Buddhism. Using brilliantcolor photographs and detailed line drawings,Professor Angela Falco Howard presents the cavesin the didactic order intended by their creators,explaining their iconography, symbolism, and thehidden meanings in both the individual elementsand overall design. Finally, the author places thismagnificent construction within the context ofan indigenous style of Buddhist sculpture thatflourished in Sichuan province between the 11thand 13th centuries.148p (Weatherhill 2001) hardback, 9780834804272,$60.00. Reduced to $19.98Dark JewelsChinese Black and Brown CeramicsFrom the Shatzman CollectionContents: Director’s Foreword; Collector’sForeword; Introduction; Looking at Pottery; Map;Transformations in the Glaze; Bibliography.80p, col illus (Ackland Art Museum, University ofNorth Carolina at Chapel Hill 2001) paperback,9780965380584, $34.95. Reduced to $17.98The Collector’s Book of Snuff Bottlesby Bob C StevensThis important limited edition reprint fulfills thegrowing need of new collectors for reliable anduseful reference on the subject. It covers Chinesesnuff bottles made of all the various preciousmaterials and discusses the fundamentals ofcollecting and details of the symbolism, motifs,reign marks, and seals.250p, col illus (Weatherhill 1976) hardback,9780834801196, $150.00. Reduced to $69.98The Qin Terracotta ArmyTreasures of Lintongby Wen-Li Chang and Zhang WenliA fascinating study of this amazing archaeologicaldiscovery.96p (Antique Collectors Club 1998) paperback,9787501009169, $24.95. Reduced to $12.98Kiln Sites Of Ancient ChinaRecent Finds of Pottery and Porcelainby Penelope Hughes-Stanton and Rose KerrCatalogue of an exhibition lent by the People’sRepublic of China, organized in association withthe Oriental Ceramic Society and presented at theBritish Museum in 1980.164p, col & b/w illus (Oriental Ceramic Society 1981)paperback, 9780903421195, $34.95.Reduced to $12.98Heian TemplesByodo-In and Chuson-Jiby Toshio FukuyamaThe Heian period (794–1185) saw the advanceof Buddhism in Japan generate more splendidtemples and works of art for their adornmentdominated by the rise of the powerful and affluentFujiwara clan.168p, 11 illus, 43 col & 113 b/w photos (Weatherhill1976, Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art) hardback,9780834810235, $20.00. Reduced to $7.98Japanese Nineteenth-CenturyCopperplate Printsby John Clark190p (British Museum Press 1987, British MuseumOccasional Paper) paperback, 9780861590841,$36.00. Reduced to $9.98Imperial SilksCh’ing Dynasty Textilesin The Minneapolis Institute of Artsby Robert D JacobsenAn indispensable reference for libraries, scholars,collectors, dealers, and interested individualsalike, this catalogue will further promote ourunderstanding of Chinese silk textiles, one of thatnation’s great accomplishments and one of theworld’s foremost artistic legacies.2 vols, 1184p, illus (Art Media Resources 2000)hardback, 9781878529725, $195.00.Reduced to $99.98Chinese SilkA Cultural Historyby Shelagh VainkerThe organization and techniques of Chinese silkproduction, the uses of the silk produced – bothbolts and made-up pieces – and the types andstyles of its ornament are celebrated in this richlyillustrated and accessible book.224p (Rutgers University Press 2004) hardback,9780813534466, $39.95. Reduced to $14.98Korean Art and Designby Beth McKillop192p, illus (V & A Publications 1997) paperback,9781851771042, $34.95. Reduced to $14.98The Art of Champaby Jean-François HubertCatalogue of an exhibition at the Musée Guimet in Paristitled “Treasures of Vietnamese Art – Champa Sculpture.”231p, illus (Parkstone Press 2005) hardback,9781859959756, $39.95. Reduced to $19.98The Torajan Ricebarnby Nigel Barley and Stanislaus Sandaruppa37p (British Museum Press 1991, British MuseumOccasional Paper) paperback, 9780861590728,$22.50. Reduced to $9.98The World Turned Upside DownMedieval Japanese Societyby Pierre François Souyri and Kathe RothThis remarkable portrait of a complex period in theevolution of Japan uses a wide variety of sources– ranging from legal and historical texts to artisticand literary examples – to form a magisterialoverview of medieval Japanese society.336p (Columbia University Press 2001) hardback,9780231118422, $83.50. Reduced to $12.98The Archaeology of Seafaringin Ancient South Asiaby Himanshu Prabha RayThis volume looks at the maritime orientationof communities of the Indian subcontinent priorto European expansion. It uses archaeologicaldata to reveal the connections between the earlyhistory of peninsular South Asia and its Asianand Mediterranean partners in the Indian Oceanregion. Differing from traditional works on thesubject, the book discusses maritime history in thebroader sense of ancient seafaring activity, religioustravel and political economy rather than focusingspecifically on maritime trade and shipping.350p (Cambridge University Press 2003) paperback,9780521011099, $45.00.Reduced to $19.98Japanese Warrior MonksAD 949–1603by Stephen TurnbullFrom the 10th to the mid-17th century, religiousorganisations played an important part in thesocial, political and military life in Japan. Known assohei (‘monk warriors’) or yamabushi (‘mountainwarriors’), the warrior monks were anything butpeaceful and meditative, and were a formidableenemy, armed with their distinctive, long-bladednaginata. The fortified cathedrals of the Ikkoikkirivalled Samurai castles, and withstood longsieges. This title follows the daily life, training,motivation and combat experiences of the warriormonks from their first mention in AD 949 throughto their suppression by the Shogunate in the yearsfollowing the Sengoku-jidai period.64p (Osprey 2003) paperback, 9781841765730,$17.95. Reduced to $7.98Transmitting the Forms of DivinityEarly Buddhist Art from Korea and Japanby Hiromitsu Washizuka, Kang Woo-Bang,Tanabe Saburosuke and Kim LenaComparing Korean and Japanese Buddhist art,this volume explores the cultural, ideological andartistic exchange between the two countries duringthe 6th-9th centuries, when Buddhism took holdthroughout northeast Asia. Buddhist sculpturesin gilt bronze, wood and stone are the main focusof this work, which contains essays by Korean,Japanese and American scholars.384p (Abrams 2003) hardback, 9780913304549,$49.95. Reduced to $29.98The David Brown Book Co. 28 www.oxbowbooks.com — toll-free 1-800-791-9354

When ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09AsiaNorth Korean Culture and SocietyPapers from the British Museum/BritishAssociation for Korean Studies Study Day 2001and BAKS Study Day 2002edited by Jane Portal and Beth McKillopThis volume presents aspects of North Koreanculture, including papers on art, tombs, cinema,dance, literature, and politics by experts in thefield.72p, col illus, maps (British Museum Press 2004)paperback, 9780861591510, $40.00.Reduced to $9.98The Ceramics of Southeast AsiaTheir Dating and Identificationby Roxanna M BrownThis is a reprint of the 1988 second edition ofthe standard work on Southeast Asian ceramics.In this second edition, the author takes into fullaccount the developments in the last decade tobring her original study up to date, and also takesthe opportunity to revise the text where necessary.In addition, a large number of new illustrations,both in color and black and white, have beenincluded together with drawings and maps. Theoutcome is virtually a new book, completely resetand re-illustrated.272p, illus (Art Media Resources 2000) paperback,9781878529701, $49.95. Reduced to $19.98The Excavation of Khok Phanom DiVol 3: The Material Culture (part 1)edited by C F W Higham and R ThosaratThe prehistoric site of Khok Phanom Di incentral Thailand, occupied c.2000-1500 BC, wasparticularly rich in material culture. This volumefocuses on the non-ceramic objects, all of whichare discussed, catalogued and illustrated. The findsinclude objects made from bone, antler and turtleshell, worked stone, burnishing stones, shell, ivoryand bone ornaments, shell knives and other shellitems.283p, 107 illus (Society of Antiquaries of London 1993)hardback, 9780854312627, $75.00.Reduced to $34.98The Excavation of Khok Phanom DiVol 4: Subsistence and Environment –the Botanical Evidenceby G B ThompsonThis is the fourth in a series of volumes reportingon the material recovered from the excavationof the prehistoric site of Khok Phanom Di. Theauthor worked throughout on the recovery ofbotanical remains. Most came from the flotation ofsoil samples taken from all cultural contexts, butsuch were the conditions for preservation, thatwood, charcoal, rice and possible fabric remainswere also found.327p, illus (Society of Antiquaries of London 1996)hardback, 9780854312658, $75.00.Reduced to $39.98Vietnamese CeramicsA Separate Traditionby John Stevenson, John Guyand Louise Allison CortVietnamese potters combined their own nativegenius with elements derived from neighboringcultures. Yet their decorative motifs, glaze types,production methods, and perhaps even attitudestoward potting differed distinctly from thoseelsewhere. Using the excellent clay of the RedRiver valley, they created the most sophisticatedceramic tradition of Southeast Asia.432p, illus (Art Media Resources 1997) hardback,9781878529220, $125.00. Reduced to $59.98BurmaArt and Archaeologyedited by Alexandra Green and T RichardBlurtonFifteen papers are presented here, coveringBurmese architecture, religion, manuscripts,Burmese lacquer ware, wall paintings, sculpture,textiles and archives of photographs taken in the1890s.180p, col & b/w illus (British Museum Press 2002)paperback, 9781588860248, $49.95.Reduced to $24.98Forager-Traders in South& Southeast Asiaedited by Kathleen D Morrison and Laura LJunkerSpecialized forager-traders have lived alongside andin exchange relationships with agriculturalists formany thousands of years in South and SoutheastAsia. Here is a series of representative case-studiesthat pertain to a current archaeological debate.The issue concerns the extent to which historicalforaging populations are to be understood asspecialized adaptations to a complex economicallydiverse environment, rather than as throwbacks toa Paleolithic way of life.310p (Cambridge University Press 2003) paperback,9780521016360, $37.99. Reduced to $14.98Art and Architecture of Cambodiaby Helen Ibbitson JessupThis chronological tour around the artistic andarchitectural traditions of Cambodia looks at thehistory of different styles and influences, and theimpact of religion, war and power struggles onits culture. The book is full of illustrations, manypublished for the first time, and includes somesites which have been overlooked or impossible tosee until now.224p, 96 col & 99 b/w illus (Thames and Hudson 2004,World of Art) paperback, 9780500203750, $16.95.Reduced to $7.98The Nest Gatherers of Tiger Caveby Eric Valli and Diane SummersA photographic documentation of the way of lifeof the nest gatherers on the south-western coast ofThailand.105p, col illus (Thames and Hudson 1990) paperback,9780500276099, $35.00. Reduced to $9.98LaosA Country Between Yesterday and Tomorrowby Ann Helen Unger and Walter UngerOver the course of several trips, the authors havejourneyed into the farthest reaches of Laos, fromthe isolated mountain villages in the north to theruins of the former Khmer Empire in the south,and from the still war-scarred Plain of Jars in theeast to the lowland rice fields along the Mekong inthe west. Their photographs show a breathtakingand, at the same time, enchanted beauty, the richheritage of the minorities still alive today, and thefirst steps towards the future. Their text describesclearly and concisely the country’s history rightup to the issues of today. In this book, for thefirst time, Laos is presented in its entire colorfuldiversity.191p, col illus (Hirmer Verlag 1999) hardback,9783777484709, $60.00. Reduced to $19.98The Archive of YogyakartaVol 1: Documents Relatingto Politics and Internal Court Affairsedited by Peter B R CareyThe Archive of Yogyakarta was produced bythe Sultan of Yogyakarta’s government between1786 and 1812, and deals with the allocation ofthe realm’s resources of men and materials. Thisvolume includes Javanese transliterations withEnglish synopses and notes.p (Oxford University Press for the BritishAcademy 1981, Oriental Documents) paperback,9780197259979, $60.00. Reduced to $12.98The Archive of YogyakartaVol 2: Documents Relating to Economic andAgrarian Affairsedited by Peter B R Carey and Mason C HoadleyThe Archive of Yogyakarta was produced bythe Sultan of Yogyakarta’s government between1786 and 1812, and deals with the allocation ofthe realm’s resources of men and materials. Thisvolume includes Javanese transliterations withEnglish synopses and notes.566p (Oxford University Press for the British Academy2000, Oriental Documents) hardback, 9780197261859,$156.00. Reduced to $29.98Thai Art and CultureHistoric Manuscriptsfrom Western Collectionsby Henry GinsburgIn his lavishly illustrated new study, HenryGinsburg describes a wide range of Thaimanuscripts and other documents in Europeanand North American collections, discussingeach in its religious and historical context. Thishighly informative book contains an impressivecompilation of maps, letters, photographs, andmanuscripts that will make it a valuable referencetool for the Southeast Asia scholar, while its colorfulillustrations and readable captions will appeal to awider audience interested in Thai culture.138p, illus (University of Hawaii Press 2000)hardback, 9780824823672, $47.00.Reduced to $14.98The David Brown Book Co. 29 www.oxbowbooks.com — toll-free 1-800-791-9354

Asia ‐‐ Oceania and the PacificWhen ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09The Sculptureof Early Medieval Rajasthanby Cynthia Packert AthertonDuring the early medieval period, from theseventh to the ninth centuries, the area of esternIndia now known as Rajasthan was transformedfrom a politically and artistically minor regionto one of relative importance. Rajasthan was thehomeland of the Gurjara Pratiharas, one of themost powerful dynasties in northern India, andmany important temples were produced duringtheir brief tenure there. While these monumentsprovide rich sources of information abouticonographic preferences and artistic styles, thisbook argues that they further provide important,and overlooked, clues to Rajasthan’s chargedearly political history. In analyzing sculpturalstyle and iconographic programs withinchronological and regional parameters, the bookproposes that the Gurjara Pratihara presencein Rajasthan was energizing but disruptive,particularly to dominant religious and stylisticpatterns in the region.238p ( Brill Academic Publishers 1997) Hardback$189.00 Reduced to $69.98Of Gold and Grass:Nomads of Kazakhstan, Treasures of theKazakh Steppesby Dr. Claudia Chang and Katherine S. GuroffA great selection of articles examining ancientcultures and traditions of the peoples populatingthe territory of Kazakhstan throughout theages. The handsome edition also features a greatselection of artifacts, including the details of thefamous Golden warrior costume and the newdiscoveries of Berel.180p (Mosaic 2006) Hardback $40.00Reduced to $14.98Asia’s Maritime Bead Trade300 BC to the Presentby Peter FrancisThis fascinating study is the first detaileddescription of the ancient and enduring trade inbeads that spans more than two millennia andonce stretched from the Middle East to East Asiaand affected areas as far apart as West Africa andthe American Pacific coast. Beads are universaland among the earliest art forms. Made of glass,semiprecious stone, or precious organic materialssuch as amber and coral, they were ubiquitousin the ancient world, serving as decorations,magical charms, mnemonic and counting devices,symbols of wealth and status. Much of the ancientbead trade was incorporated in Asian maritimecommerce, and many of the beads involved haveAsian origins.305p, illus (University of Hawaii Press 2002)hardback, 9780824823320, $54.00.Reduced to $14.98The Art of RiceSpirit and Sustenance in Asiaby Aurora AmmayaoOceania and the PacificA History of Sanskrit GrammaticalLiterature in Tibet Volume 2:Assimilation into Indigenous Scholarshipby Pieter C. VerhagenA systematic survey of the Tibetan noncanonicalliterature dealing with Sanskritgrammar, partly consisting of translations ofIndic works and partly of original Tibetanworks. The book then goes on to address theinfluence of Indic models of linguistic escriptionon Tibetan indigenous grammar. This particularassimilation of an Indic technical discipline intoTibetan scholarship is examined in detail, and itis shown that other segments of Indic Buddhismwere sources of inspiration and derivation forthe Tibetan grammarians as well.454p (Brill Academic Publishers 2000) Hardback$122.00 Reduced to $59.98The thirty-five lavishly illustrated essays describerice-related rituals and beliefs in parts of Thailand,Nepal, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam,Japan, China, and Korea. Throughout, thejuxtaposition of magnificent photographs of worksof art – paintings, prints, ceramics, textiles, lacquerware, and sculpture – with objects of a morehumble nature – agricultural implements,ricestrawornaments, cooking utensils, baskets,puppets, votive plaques, and more – serves toindicate the striking pervasiveness of rice in allaspects and all walks of life.552p (University of California Press 2003) paperback,9780930741983, $60.00. Reduced to $29.98 Early 17th century Chinese woodblock print, thoughtto represent Zheng He’s ships.SigatokaShifting Sands of Fijian Prehistoryby Yvonne Marshall, Andrew Crosby, SepetiMatararaba and Shannon WoodAssesses the archaeological evidence from Sigatokasand dunes on the southwest shore of Fiji’s largestisland and presents a dynamic, interactive pictureof island life, with constant contacts with otherislands to the east and west. The information fromthis site is not only placed within the broadercontext of this group of islands, but also withinother theoretical migrationist and evolutionarymodels of island groups.129p, b/w illus & pls (Oxbow Books 2000) paperback,9781842170113, $60.00. Reduced to $14.98Confronting the Margaret MeadLegacyScholarship, Empire and the South Pacificby Lenora Foerstel302p (Temple University Press 1994) paperback,9781566392617, $19.95. Reduced to $6.98New IrelandRitual Arts of Oceania in the Collection of theBarbier-Mueller Museumby Michael GunnThis exhibition catalogue offers a general presentationof the cultures found in New Ireland’s differentregions, before going on to explain the symbolismand function of each of the pieces on display.164p, illus (Skira 1998) hardback, 9788881182077,$60.00. Reduced to $29.98The Kukukuku of the Upper Watutby Beatrice Blackwood,edited by C R HallpikeEdited from Beatrice Blackwood’s published articlesand unpublished field notes, this is an extensiveand well-illustrated study of the ecology, materialculture, social organization, rituals and cosmologyof the Kukukuku people, most of whom live in theMorobe Province of Papua New Guinea.204p, 38 b/w pls (Pitt Rivers Museum 1978, Pitt RiversMonograph Series) paperback, 9780902793132,$20.00. Reduced to $4.98Australia in Oxfordedited by Howard Morphy and ElizabethEdwardsThe museums, libraries and colleges of Oxfordcontain some of the greatest collections of recordsand objects from Australia’s recent past. This richlyillustrated guide looks at how Oxford perceivedAustralia as the city’s collections grew during the18th and 19th centuries and how Australia foughtagainst its perceived image. Eight contributionsexamine, for example, the botanical collection ofWilliam Dampier, the papers of Captain CharlesSturt (1795-1869), the evolution of anthropologyand the Australian universities of the 19th century.96p, 114 col & b/w illus (Pitt Rivers Museum 1988, PittRivers Monograph Series) paperback, 9780902793224,$20.00. Reduced to $6.98The David Brown Book Co. 30 www.oxbowbooks.com — toll-free 1-800-791-9354

When ordering, please quote the reference number 344 - 09Oceania and the PacificHawaiki, Ancestral PolynesiaAn Essay in Historical Anthropologyby Patrick Vinton Kirch and Roger C GreenIn this innovative book, Kirch and Green developthe theory and method of an anthropologicalapproach to long-term history. Combiningarchaeology, comparative ethnography, andhistorical linguistics, they advance a phylogeneticmodel for cultural diversification, and apply atriangulation method for historical reconstruction.Through an analysis of the history of Polynesiancultures they present a first-time detailedreconstruction of Hawaiki, the AncestralPolynesian culture that flourished some 2,500years ago. This book will be essential readingfor any anthropologist, prehistorian, linguist, orcultural historian concerned with the study oflong-term history.400p (Cambridge University Press 2001) hardback,9780521783095, $99.00. Reduced to $14.98Cook Islands Artby Dale IdiensThe author describes the range and diversity ofCook Islands Art, including both ceremonialand function of the objects within the contextof traditional island society are outlined. TodayCook Islands life is changing rapidly, but theskills of the past are still alive, needing only a littleencouragement to flourish as before.64p (Shire Publications 1999) paperback,9780747800613, $14.00. Reduced to $5.98Hawaiian Adze Production andDistributionImplications forthe Development of Chiefdomsby Barbara LassUsing a study of stone adzes of the precontactperiod on the island of Hawai’i, Lass examines therole of a material resource in the development ofcultural complexity. Archaeological evidence isused to analyze the hypotheses that embrace theadaptationist and political approaches to increasedcomplexity. Chapters on craft specialization,production, centralized redistribution, and useof stone adzes suggest that such tools, made andused independently by commoners for chieflyprojects, provide a link between the subsistenceand political sections of the Hawaiian chiefdomeconomy.96p (Cotsen Institute of Archaeology 1994) paperback,9780917956812, $17.00. Reduced to $7.98Landscapes, Rock Artand the Dreamingby Bruno DavidThe apparent timelessness of the Dreaming ofAboriginal Australia has long intrigued Europeanobservers, conjuring images of an ancient peoplemuch akin to Europe’s own ancestral past, apeople in harmony with their surroundings. In thisbook, Bruno David examines the archaeologicalevidence for Dreaming-mediated places, ritualsand symbolism.352p (Continuum 2001) hardback, 9780718502430,$180.00. Reduced to $39.98Prehistory in the Pacific Islandsby John TerrellTraditionally, scholars have recognized a simpleracial division between Polynesians, Micronesians,Melanesians, Australians, and Southeast Asians:peoples allegedly differing in physical appearance,temperament, achievements, and perhaps evenintelligence. Terrell shows that such simpledivisions do not fit the known facts and providelittle more than a crude, static picture of humandiversity.320p (Cambridge University Press 1990) paperback,9780521369565, $45.00. Reduced to $19.98Among Stone GiantsThe Life of Katherine Routledge and HerRemarkable Expedition to Easter Islandby Jo Anne van TilburgKatherine Routledge is a central figure in thehistory of Easter Island, one of the world’s mostremote and mysterious locales. Born to a wealthyand prestigious English Quaker family in 1866,Katherine rebelled against her strict Victorianvalues, becoming one of the first female graduatesof Oxford University and the first womanarchaeologist to work in Polynesia. From 1913to 1915, Katherine and her husband, Australianadventurer William Scoresby Routledge, ledthe Mana Expedition to Easter Island, whereKatherine conducted the first ever excavations ofthe island’s world-famous stone statues. Katherinecollected vast quantities of new information, andthrough interviews with dozens of elderly menand women, she was able to save the history ofthe island, whose population was struggling backfrom the brink of extinction. Without Katherine’sextraordinary efforts, Easter Island’s traditionalbeliefs and customs would have been foreverlost. Many of Katherine’s papers were thoughtto be lost until they were discovered by Jo AnneVan Tilburg, the contemporary world’s leadingauthority on the Easter Island statues. In thiscompelling biography, Dr. Van Tilburg bringsher unique expertise to Katherine Routledge’sdiscoveries and to her turbulent life. The result isan exciting personal story, set against the drama ofKatherine’s remarkable exploration of one of themost intriguing archaeological sites in the world.351p, 16p of photos (Simon & Schuster 2003)hardback, 9780743244800, $27.00.Reduced to $12.98Easter Island, two Europeans and statue, c. 1880 (Anonymos photograph)The David Brown Book Co. 31 www.oxbowbooks.com — toll-free 1-800-791-9354

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